Getting Here

​Denver International Airport is the 15th-busiest airport in the world and the fifth-busiest airport in the United States. To see what airlines service the airport, visit www.flydenver.com.

International Travelers

• Papers to bring and where to get them
• Currency Exchange: There are three currency exchange locations in the airport. More information.

DENVER AIRPORT SHUTTLE

​Need a shuttle service from Denver International Airport? We recommend the Estes Park Shuttle. They offer one-way and round-trip service between Estes Park and the Denver International Airport (DIA).

• Round-trip: $85 per person
• One-way: $45 per person

For a shuttle schedule, and for more information, visit their website http://www.estesparkshuttle.com/DIA-airport-shuttle, or call Estes Park Shuttle at 970-488-9950.

Driving Directions

Driving Directions to Estes Park Center from Boulder, Colorado (approx. 1.5 hours)

• Take HWY 36 (Broadway) all the way through Lyons and eventually into downtown Estes Park.  About 2 miles out of town, you will come to another traffic light, at the intersection of HWY 36, and Mary’s Lake Road. Continue straight through that intersection. Immediately past that intersection, get into the left lane, this will take you off of HWY 36 and onto HWY/spur 66.
• Once you are on spur 66 (also known as Tunnel Road) you only have another 2.5 miles. Our entrance is on the right side of the road. Look for the large sign that reads: Estes Park Center, YMCA of the Rockies.
• Check in at the Administration Building – the large brown building with the flagpole in front if it, just past the Chapel.
• If you need additional help, call our switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately press 0 to reach one of our operators.
• If you need additional help, call the YMCA switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately press 0 to reach one of their operators.

Driving Directions to Estes Park Center from Loveland/Fort Collins

• Yippee! The Colorado Department of Transportation will be opening Hwy 34 (Big Thompson Canyon) for all traffic for the holidays during the following times: Thursday Dec. 22 at 4pm – Tuesday Dec. 27 at 8:30am.  Additionally, the road will be open for travel on Friday, Dec. 30 at 4pm – Monday Jan. 2 at 7pm.
• Note* Over the coming months, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin reconstructing US Highway 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon between the Dam Store and Estes Park. This stretch is the main traffic connection between Loveland and Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park.
  • Major construction and the associated closure of the highway to through traffic will begin after the first weekend in October. Additional details on this closure and the construction project can be found on CDOT’s website www.us34canyon.codot.gov
• The additional travel time for the recommended detour route via U.S. 36 through Lyons during the winter closure is very minimal:
  • Only 11 additional minutes from central Loveland.
  • Only 14 additional minutes from I-25 east of Loveland
• From Loveland, follow Hwy 287 south to Hwy 66. Follow Hwy 66 west through Lyons. Turn onto Hwy 36 northwest towards Estes Park.
• About 2 miles out of the town of Estes Park, you will come to another traffic light, at the intersection of HWY 36, and Mary’s Lake Road. Continue straight through that intersection. Immediately past that intersection, get into the left lane, this will take you off of HWY 36 and onto HWY/spur 66.
• Once you are on spur 66 (also known as Tunnel Road) you only have another 2.5 miles. Our entrance is on the right side of the road. Look for the large sign that reads: Estes Park Center, YMCA of the Rockies.
• Check in at the Administration Building – the large brown building with the flagpole in front if it, just past the Chapel.
• If you need additional help, call our switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately press 0 to reach one of our operators.
• If you need additional help, call the YMCA switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately press 0 to reach one of their operators.

Driving Directions to Estes Park Center from Denver International Airport 

• Exit airport via Pena Blvd.
• Merge onto I-70 W
• Merge onto I-270 N/W
• Which becomes HWY 36
• Stay on HWY 36 through the town of Lyons and eventually through downtown Estes Park.
• About 2 miles out of town, you will come to another traffic light, at the intersection of HWY 36, and Mary’s Lake Road. Continue straight through that intersection. Immediately past that intersection, get into the left lane, this will take you off of HWY 36 and onto HWY/spur 66.
• Once you are on spur 66 (also known as Tunnel Road) you only have another 2.5 miles left to go. Our entrance is on the right side of the road. Look for the large sign that reads: Estes Park Center, YMCA of the Rockies.
• Check in at the Administration Building – the large brown building with the flagpole in front if it, just past the Chapel.
• If you need additional help, call our switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately, press 0 to reach one of our operators.
• If you need additional help, call the YMCA switchboard operator at (970) 586-3341. When you hear the electric attendant answer immediately press 0 to reach one of their operators.