Winter / Spring Private Rocky Mountain National Park Guided Tour
- 4–5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join us for a guided snowy experience in our 3-row Subaru Ascent through Rocky Mountain National Park on a 4 - 5 hour private tour with only your party & your guide! On our tour, you'll see a frezzing waterfall, we'll drive up the famous Trail Ridge Road as far as it is opened for the season, if conditions allow, walk around a frozen Bear Lake or Sprague Lake (both flat & less than a mile), and you'll also visit the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at the end of your tour. You can even add up to an hour of sledding! This tour is NOT a hiking tour, and focuses more on driving in the National Park with small strolls throughout. Minimum of 2 guests. *Micro spikes will be used instead of snowshoes and are included for your tour to keep you safe while walking on icy surfaces. We are only able to offer hotel pickup for guests in Estes Park or the small surrounding towns. If you're not staying near Estes Park, we can meet you at the free parking garage for the Estes Park Visitor Center.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Ankle gaiters to keep your shoes dry
- Bottled water
- Hiking Poles
- Binoculars / Spotting Scope with 4K video
- Traction Chains for walking on icy surfaces
- Sled (add-on)
- Explore Estes covers up to $15 per guest for RMNP entry. Any remaining fees for non-US residents must be paid by the traveler at the park entrance
- Heated front and second row seats
- Disposable Hand Warmers
What's not
- Fees for international travelers / non-US residents into RMNP is not included. An additional $100 per traveler for a day pass, or $250 for an annual NPS pass.
- Lunch
- Infant Car Seat
Itinerary
See the historic and famously haunted Stanley Hotel on your drive towards Rocky Mountain National Park with history and stories of this iconic location.
Our winter tour, starting in Estes Park, is all about taking a beautiful drive into the snow-covered Rocky Mountain National Park with a small snow / icy hike around Bear Lake (if conditions allow). We'll take you as high up Trail Ridge Road as the weather allows. You'll see frozen lakes, beautiful meadows, and wildlife. Your entrance into the Rocky Mountain National Park is included!
On your tour, you'll stop for a guided walk around the Alluvial Fan to see a frozen Horseshoe Falls and learn the history of this unique feature in the National Park.
During the winter months, the famous Trail Ridge Road is usually closed past Many Parks Curve, but your guide will take you as far up the road as possible to see parts of the National Park from above.
If conditions allow, the main destination of your guided tour is the popular Bear Lake. This beautiful area is much more peaceful during the winter off-season months. Your guide will "snowshoe" with you around a frozen Bear Lake, where there are many beautiful photo spots.
If conditions do not allow for snowshoeing at Bear Lake, your guide will instead take you to "snowshoe" around the equally beautiful Sprague Lake.
At the end of your guided tour, you'll make a stop at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center to purchase souvenirs and get your National Park Passport stamped!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Best guided tour of RMNP!
Riley provided us the best tour we could have imagined! Was able to provide us all kinds of information and facts about Estes Park and RMNP…..plus some folk lore plus some true crime stories! He was great at pointing out all sorts of wildlife. Best of all he took all the pictures we wanted of us in the park. For 2 non-hikers, this was the best way to visit the park without having to study maps forever to make sure we were going the right way. We could just sit back and enjoy the tour! I highly recommend this tour!!
5Amazing
We booked a private tour and Riley was just fantastic! We learned so much about the history of Estes Park and he took us to the best spots in RMNP. We were able to borrow microspikes and gaters from him which were very useful in the short hikes we did. We spotted coyotes too thanks to Riley and his binoculars! The car ride was also very comfortable - there were bottles of water and even hand warmers ready for us. Highly, highly recommend!!! ⭐️
5Amazing trip. Full...
Amazing trip. Full indepth knowledge of the park. Riley went out of his way to look for elk for us. He was awesome.
5Local transportation
Explore Estes Manager - Mariah (just like the song!) - was extremely helpful and professional. I would highly recommend Explore Estes for your transportation needs.
5Explore Estes was a great experience! 5 Stars!
Riley was an excellent tour guide! We enjoyed the history of Estes and RMNP, the educational info of the wildlife and the trees! Loved having the private tour because he tailored it to what we wanted to see! He had a great eye for wildlife and we saw a moose, elk, deer, pika, and magpies! He had a spotting scope that helped to see the wildlife up close, but stay at a safe distance. His car was super clean, and comfortable. You have your own controls in the backseat, including heated seats! I would definitely suggest Explore Estes and Riley to anyone!
5Rocky Mountain National Park guided driven tour with optional very short walks
Riley was great. He was very nice, knowledgeable. He took some beautiful photos for us and showed us some hidden gems in the park. We really had a great experience. This tour was a driven tour with optional short walks. Perfect for families or if the weather is iffy.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Explore Estes
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that you need to bring your own infant seats if you are with an infant during the tour.
How it compares in Estes Park
- Its from-price is 40% above the median of the 81 experiences we list in Estes Park.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 18 of 81.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Estes Park
Estes Park is a mountain town at the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, known for elk, alpine lakes and a historic hotel.
Estes Park lies at about 2,300 metres in a valley of the Colorado Rockies, along the Big Thompson River and beside Lake Estes. It is the main eastern entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The town centre has timber-fronted shops, a riverwalk and the Stanley Hotel, a white Colonial Revival hotel on a hill that opened in 1909 and inspired Stephen King's novel The Shining.
Top-ranked sights in Estes Park: Downtown Estes Park.
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