Traveling in to Estes from Loveland
From North bound Interstate 25 and the Hwy 34 exit you will travel West into the town of Loveland, CO. - continue West through town staying on Hwy 34
Once
you begin to enter the Big Thompson Canyon you will travel
approx. 17 miles to a little town called Drake, CO. It
has a post office and a little store (really just a spot
on the road). We are located 9 miles further up the canyon
on Hwy 34 on the Left hand side of the road. Our address
is 2462 Big Thompson Canyon Hwy 34. You will see a 5'
carved bear that stands in front of the Cabin.The cabin
has log siding on it. The
River Cabin is the golden wood sided cabin next door.
The Romantic Cottage
is in the back yard.
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Traveling in to Estes from Hwy 36
You
will pass the junction of Hwy 7 and Hwy 36. There is a stop
light there - continue on 36 till you come to the next light,
which is the junction of Hwy 36 and Hwy 34. Take a right
onto Hwy 34. Travel East on Hwy 34 past lake Estes. Once
you start to enter the canyon (towards Drake / Loveland).
You will pass Loveland Heights cottages on the right and
then Big Bend Motel. You will see a mile marker 67 sign
-- start to signal and slow down. We are in the next grouping
of cabins. We are on the Right hand side of the road. You
will first see a Gold- sided cabin with green trim, next
to that is a wood sided cabin which is the
River Cabin- The Mountain
Cabin is next door. Our address is 2462 Big Thompson
Canyon Hwy 34. There is a 5' carved bear out in front of
the Cabin. The Cabin has log siding on it. The Romantic
Cottage is located in the back yard. To access it you
just go thru the wooden gate and head straight back
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Upon entering Estes Park either through Hwy 36,34, or 7..........all three highways intersect at ELKHORN AVE (McDonalds on corner). If you are coming in from Hwy 34 (from Loveland) continue straight on Elkhorn Ave. If you are coming in from Hwy 36 or Hwy 7 turn left at the light onto Elkhorn Ave. The fourth stop light will be Moraine Ave. which also turns into Hwy 36 again. Turn left on Moraine, stay in the right hand lane. This lane will take you up the hill, follow the curve around to the right.There is a stop sign on the left hand lane but you dont need to stop. That is only if you were going straight. You will be on Moraine for about 2 miles. You will come upon another stop light which is MARYS LAKE ROAD. Once you pass thru that stop light immediately get into the left hand lane. You will see the Hwy 66 sign and YMCA sign. You are going to veer off the left hand side of the two lane hwy to the stop sign which is about one to two blocks distance from the MARYS LAKE ROAD STOP LIGHT. (You will be turning off of Hwy 36 to the left). The road you will be crossing is the road that takes you from Rocky Mountain National Park. You will be traveling about .6 miles when you will see a wooden sign on the left hand side of the road.........it will say Rock Mount Cottages. Immediately to your right will be a big sign that will say Valhalla Resort and Machins Cottages in the Pines. Turn right on the road which is EAGLE CLIFF ROAD.You will travel approx. .5 miles. You must drive thru Valhalla Resort to get to our place. There is a 10 mile an hour sign and speed bumps by their office. Please obey this speed limit and watch for their guests crossing the road or cars pulling out on either side of the road. You will continue STRAIGHT on this road. DO NOT TURN OFF THIS ROAD! The road will switch from road base to asphalt and our house and Carriage House is on the right hand side of road.There is a circle driveway with our house no. of 2375 on the upper circle drive. During the season when there may be ice or snow on the road you need to accelerate up the road after passing Valhalla's office and do not stop on the hill. Enter thru the upper circle drive in the winter time so you don't have to slow down on the part of the hill that has more of an incline to it.
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Whether traveling from Hwy 34,36, or 7 they all meet at the first stop light in town (McDonalds on the corner). You will take the 34 bypass that is the road going past the Historic Stanley Hotel. You will see the white colored hotel on the hill from that first stop light. Go past the Stanley Hotel to MacGregor Ave(first turn off to the right). You make a right hand turn onto MacGregor Ave and travel approx. .7 miles. You will pass the Black Canyon Inn on the right hand side at about .3 miles. Straight ahead you will see the MacGregor Ranch Museum sign that hangs from two big posts. Veer slightly to the left off the main road, going through the Posts.. You will continue on that road where you will see a brown building and a sign by the side of the road that says MUSEUM, RANCH OFFICE and CLARA DRIVE. Take a right at that sign and travel approx. .2 miles. The cabin's private driveway is the second driveway on the left hand side of the dirt road. Do not stop at the RANCH OFFICE. The address is 1331 Clara Drive. The cabin is brown in color.
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