A Timber Lodge at the Fall River Entrance
Ridgehollow Lodge is a 36-room timber lodge on Fall River Road in Estes Park, Colorado, a mile and a half below the Fall River Entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Rooms sit in two log wings and six creekside cabins; eleven cedar soaking tubs on the back deck are fired every afternoon from 4 p.m. From June to September our guides lead morning hikes from the front porch, and from December to March they fit snowshoes at the same door. Denver International Airport is about two hours east by car. Check-in 4 p.m., checkout 11 a.m.
Elk cross the lower meadow most October mornings; the trail starts at the porch
Eight Acres of Ponderosa
The lodge sits on eight acres of ponderosa pine and open meadow along the Fall River, at 7,700 feet. The front porch faces the Mummy Range; the back deck, with its eleven cedar tubs, faces the creek.
One Stove Per Room
Every lodge room and cabin has a cast-iron wood stove, a king or two queen beds, and a window on the meadow or the ridge. Split pine is stacked by each door.
Guided From The Front Door
Our four trail guides lead a morning hike every day from June to September, from a two-mile creek loop to a full-day climb above treeline. From December to March the same guides fit snowshoes at the door and take out groups of eight or fewer. Poles, packs and a trail lunch are included; park entry is paid at the gate.
Rooms & Cabins
Thirty Rooms and Six Creekside Cabins
Log walls, a wood stove, and a window on the meadow or the ridge
Winter Stay
Third Winter Night Free
From December 1 to March 15, book three nights Sunday through Thursday and pay for two. Snowshoes, one guided outing and a tub hour on the back deck come with the stay.
Dining
Supper in the Log Dining Room
Breakfast runs 7 to 10 and comes with every room. Supper runs 5:30 to 9 in the log dining room: Colorado trout, elk chili, roast squash and a skillet cobbler, with a short list of wines and Front Range beers.
Featured Experience
Cedar Tubs on the Deck
Eleven wood-fired cedar tubs line the back deck above the creek. Each is filled fresh and heated from 4 p.m.; book a ninety-minute slot at the front desk, bring the robe from your room, and watch the ridge turn pink at sundown.
Rooms & Cabins
Thirty Rooms and Six Creekside Cabins
Log walls, a wood stove, and a window on the meadow or the ridge
Winter Stay
Third Winter Night Free
From December 1 to March 15, book three nights Sunday through Thursday and pay for two. Snowshoes, one guided outing and a tub hour on the back deck come with the stay.
Dining
Supper in the Log Dining Room
Breakfast runs 7 to 10 and comes with every room. Supper runs 5:30 to 9 in the log dining room: Colorado trout, elk chili, roast squash and a skillet cobbler, with a short list of wines and Front Range beers.
Featured Experience
Cedar Tubs on the Deck
Eleven wood-fired cedar tubs line the back deck above the creek. Each is filled fresh and heated from 4 p.m.; book a ninety-minute slot at the front desk, bring the robe from your room, and watch the ridge turn pink at sundown.
Where we are and how to get here
Ridgehollow Lodge - Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park sits at the east edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, about seventy miles northwest of Denver. From Denver International Airport the drive runs roughly two hours by way of US-36 through Boulder and Lyons.
Ridgehollow Lodge
Follow Elkhorn Avenue west through town onto Fall River Road (US-34). The lodge drive is on the left, a mile and a half before the Fall River Entrance station. Call (970) 555-0148 or write stay@ridgehollow-lodge.example.
Getting here