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Estes
Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. A popular
summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain
National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Estes Park
had a population of 5,413 at the 2000 census, and an estimated population
of 6,006 in 2006. The town is named after Missouri native Joel
Estes, who founded Estes Park in 1859.
 The town's
outskirts include The Stanley Hotel. Once a fine example of
Edwardian opulence, the 1909 building had Stephen King as a guest, inspiring
him to change the locale for his novel The Shining from an amusement park
to the Stanley's fictional stand-in, the Overlook Hotel. Estes Park was
also the site of the organization of the Credit Union National
Association, an important milestone in the history of American credit
unions. Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous highway in the United
States, runs from Estes Park westward through Rocky Mountain National
Park, reaching Grand Lake over the continental divide. The town suffered
severe damage in July 1982 from flooding caused by the failure of Lawn
Lake Dam.
Estes
Park sits at an elevation of 7,522 feet on the front range of the Rocky
Mountains at the eastern entrance of the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Its north, south and east extremities border the Roosevelt National
Forest. Lumpy Ridge lies immediately north of Estes Park.
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