42% off (Sale price $69.00, Reg. Price $120.00) :: Hotel at a Glance: Gateway InnLocated 1 mile from the western entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Gateway Inn occupies a tranquil spot in Colorados high-country wilderness. The inn is a true family-run business—owners Tom and Debi designed and built the wooden lodge in 1999. With Rocky Mountain National Park surrounding the inn on three sides, its easy to connect with the great outdoors during your visit. Handmade log furniture can be found in each individually decorated guest room. Snuggle up: Select rooms come with cozy fireplaces. Go snowmobiling: Snowmobiling is permitted on many city streets in Grand Lake, and Rocky Mountain National Park contains hundreds of miles of wilderness trails. When its warm outside, you can go hiking, biking, fishing, or golfing. Watch the sun set over nearby Shadow Mountain Lake from the inns back porch. Getting there US Highway 34 (from Estes Park to Grand Lake) through the Rocky Mountain National Park is closed during the winter months; guests should check road closures prior to travel.Grand Lake, Colorado: Western Gateway to Rocky Mountain National ParkNestled beneath snowcapped peaks, the town of Grand Lake is known as the Western Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. The charming village, dotted with quaint cabins and summer homes, sits adjacent to Trail Ridge Road, a 43-mile route that winds through the park, providing glimpses of mountain wildlife and dazzling views that stretch to Wyoming.Grand Lake was named after the largest natural body of water in Colorado, which hugs miles of shoreline just north of the hotel. Here you can angle for brown trout and mackinaw, or take to the waters on a pontoon boat. Grand Lakes historical boardwalk evokes the Old West with rustic saloons, art galleries, and horse-drawn taxicabs.
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