Discover Colorado’s stunning landscape on a small-group tour of Estes Park’s Lower Valley. Meet at the visitors center and grab a 2-way radio to communicate with your tour guide. Then, follow along in your vehicle passing key areas like Sheep Lakes, Alluvial Fan Waterfall, and Moraine Park. Keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife and admire the stunning alpine views throughout the drive.

Explore the region in the comfort of your own car
This tour is ideal for those who are scared of heights
Enjoy several photo stops throughout the tour
Learn about the area’s ecology from your tour guide

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
2 way radios to communicate with your guide
National Park Entry Fee

Snacks
We do not provide any transportation.
Gratuity

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

500 Big Thompson Ave
500 Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517, USA
We pick up directly in front of Visitors Center

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Sheep Lakes

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
This is a follow the tour guide tour. Customer must have their own car.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Operated by Estes Park Guided Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Mundi_K

Julie was a fantastic tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and showed us sites that we probably wouldn’t have known about.

Reviews

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76 reviews

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Great tour

Valerie_P, Nov 2022

Our tour guide was wonderful. She knew so much history about the park from founders to wildlife to flowers to unfortunate fires. We were able to stop at various spots and get out and explore. I would highly recommend this tour.

Super Afternoon

Nicola_K, Oct 2022

Wonderful experience, excellent guide, brought the park and the history of Estes Park so much more alive, than just doing it solo. Highly recommend 😊☘

Julie was a fantastic...

Mundi_K, Oct 2022

Julie was a fantastic tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and showed us sites that we probably wouldn’t have known about.

Spectacular

Tim_B, Sep 2022

Only way to see the Rockys in my opinion. Tour was excellent and just long enough. Tour guide was spectacular

Gorgeous lower RMNP

Wendy_W, Jun 2022

The history & knowledge that Michael shared about RMNP & Estes Park was informative. It brought the whole adventure of RMNP together. I would highly recommend taking a few tours.

Recommended

Michele_H, Jul 2021

Great way to start our trip! Matty was a great guide. Very informative and you can tell he is passionate about the park and natural surroundings. He gave us great advice for the rest of our stay.

awesome

Dean_B, Jul 2021

JJ was an excellent tour guide . He had a lot of important information and stopped when we saw something to take pictures of.

Great time with Matty

Rodney_L, Jul 2021

Matty was a great guide and we had a really nice time. We didn't realize it was a "follow along" tour because of COVID (we drove behind him and communicated via two-way radio when we weren't at the stops) and we were apprehensive about that, but it was fine. He is a very knowledgeable and engaging guide and clearly loves his work and RMNP.

Tour and Tour Guide Awesome

Phillip_B, Oct 2020

JJ was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Although the tour offers breathtaking scenic views having an awesome tour guide enhances the experience. Ask for JJ

Upper Valley

Kimberly_L, Jul 2020

Our guide was excellent. He allowed us to stop along the way for a short hike and pictures. He knew a lot about the area and we really enjoyed him!

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