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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
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Accommodations and Services

The summer season permits considerable choice of the type of lodging or meals desired. Some prefer to camp out in some of the six free campgrounds in the park. Others prefer the smooth comfort of the many fine hotels and lodges of the region. Western-style guest ranches, with the usual facilities, modern motels, and modest housekeeping cabins are all abundant. Several lodges are located within Rocky Mountain National Park; many others are located outside the park boundaries but within easy driving distance of the park. Prices for comparable accommodations are about the same throughout the region.


WINTER SNOW LIES DEEP IN THE HIGHER ALTITUDES OF THE PARK.

Medical services are available at Estes Park and Grand Lake where there are well-equipped clinics. At Estes Park, several doctors maintain offices during the summer, and three remain the year round.

Summer telegraph offices are operated in Estes Park and Grand Lake, providing service for all hotels and lodges in and near the park. Telegraph and telephone services are available throughout the year.

Catholic and Protestant religious services are conducted each Sunday in Estes Park, at the YMCA conference grounds, and at Grand Lake village.

Mail arrives and departs several times a day at Estes Park and is on a daily schedule at Grand Lake.

Saddle horses may be rented by the hour, day, week, month, or season at prevailing rates from numerous livery stables in and near the park.


NATURALISTS CONDUCT FIELD TRIPS DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.

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