Directions:

From Denver and close by destinations from the south take I-25 north to Exit 243. 

From Denver's Airport: Departing Denver International Airport get on Pena Blvd.  Take the E-470 N exit- Exit 6B and follow for 17.4 miles ($3.50 toll cost).   Merge onto I-25 N - Exit 47 toward Fort Collins -15.5 miles. Take the CO-66 exit; Exit 243- toward Lyons.  Turn left (west) onto CO-66 and follow through Longmont to Lyons -16.4 miles.  CO-66 W becomes HWY 36 at the intersection east of Lyons. On the west side of Lyons Hwy 36 will bear to the right and wind through the canyon to Estes Park- 19.8 miles. Your first glimpse of Estes Park will be breathtaking views of the mountains surrounding the town as you descend into the Estes Valley.  There is a pull off by the Welcome Center to Estes Park sign for photos.  Follow the causeway across Lake Estes. (Lake Shore Lodge is the large lodge and stone structure on the far side of the lake.) Go through the first light and at the second light take the right turn lane on to Big Thompson Ave/Hwy 34.  Take Hwy 34 east about two miles.  Look for the Lake Estes Inn & Suites sign on the right hand side of the road. If you get to The Chop House you have just barely gone too far.