Eat, sleep, shop in Estes Park By Estes Park Trail-Gazette
ne great thing about Estes Park is the lively main street downtown, the great restaurants and incredible lodging options. Either highway from the East ends up on Elkhorn Ave. where a wide-variety of shops line the road, starting at the intersection of U.S. 36 and U.S. 34. Downtown parking can be difficult, so consider stopping at the parking garage on the southeast side of the intersection and take the free trolley downtown. Walking from the garage to downtown is not a far hike by any means, in fact, just across the street is Kind Coffee, a local coffee roaster who has been on the river’s end since 2004, with Ed’s Cantina just a
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There is plenty to see and do in downtown Estes Park.
few doors down. Also close by are amazing galleries of artwork by painters, photographers, sculptures and woodworkers. Among these is Sticks N’ Stones. Owner, Chris Jeffries creates custom furniture out of twisted pines and aspen
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trees. He has also started working with Teak wood from Indonesia which is extra water-resistant and great for the outdoors. Find your next read at McDonald’s Books, an institution in Estes Park. There are a few fine jewelers along Elk-
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horn. Pure gold can be found in the form of ring with the shape of the RMNP’s mountain range — at Village Goldsmith. And at Fall River Antiques Jewelry there are documents signed by presidents, old Indian treaties, and See shop, pg. 24
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