Skip nav to main content.
elk-herd-with-bull

Photo Credit: Jared Gricoskie - Yellow Wood Guiding

Estes Park Wildlife Watching

Wildlife watching in Estes Park happens everywhere,  even in town, and especially during Fall & Winter!

Observing wildlife in Estes doesn’t entail a trip into the backcountry — view Elk and Bighorn Sheep as you drive through town!  The golf course is a favorite spot for a grass snack.

During the Fall Elk Rut majestic bull elk challenge each other for breeding rights to the females.  Their bugling call echoes across meadows – it’s a haunting and primeval sound.

Wildlife of Rocky Mountain National Park   66 species of mammals, 260 species of birds

Visit the Rocky Mountain Channel App Wildlife Videos by Nick Molle, Emmy nominated filmmaker.  His latest film will be shown on 250 PBS stations nationwide starting summer of 2019.  Titled  “Nature of the Beasts”, it addresses change in Rocky Mountain National Park.

To Top »