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Northern Rockies
Lake towns, river walks and national-park country around Estes Park, Steamboat Springs and Grand Lake.
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Northern Rockies, a little closer.
Lake towns, river walks and national-park country around Estes Park, Steamboat Springs and Grand Lake. Mountain roads and winter closures make these separate bases, rather than a quick three-town loop.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Colorado photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Olympus Dam, which turns a portion of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado, into Lake Estes, east of downtown in the town of Estes Park — Carol M. Highsmith. Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Activity at the lodge of the Steamboat Ski Resort, just outside Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Most skiers and snowboarders, and many residents, refer to the town by its first name alone — Carol M. Highsmith. Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Grand Lake, just outside Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County, Colorado. It is the state's largest body of water — Carol M. Highsmith. Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Colorado FIPS08. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.