Estes Park, Colorado

Everything Estes Park is known for

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Music in Estes Park

Songs About Estes Park

When I Was a Girl in Colorado
Judy Collins
44%
"Watch the sunset over Long's Peak"
The Blizzard
Judy Collins
20%
"One night on the mountain I was headed for Estes"

Artists From Estes Park

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Estes Park

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Estes Park.

Colorado River 6 songs Canadian River 2 songs

Musical Heritage

The Stanley Hotel — King's Overlook RoadyGoat

1909

The Stanley Hotel at 333 East Wonderview Avenue opened on July 4, 1909, built by Freelan Oscar Stanley of Stanley Steamer fame. In late September 1974, Stephen King and his wife checked in just as the hotel was closing for the season; nearly empty, room 217, an off-season hush — and King left with the seed of 'The Shining' and its haunted Overlook Hotel. Here's the common mix-up: Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film did NOT shoot here. Kubrick used Oregon's Timberline Lodge for the exterior and British soundstages for the rest. The Stanley got its on-screen turn in King's own 1997 TV miniseries, filmed on location to match his vision. It's on the National Register of Historic Places and leans hard into its spooky fame today.

History of Estes Park

The Stanley Hotel

1909

Freelan Oscar Stanley, co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer automobile, built this grand hotel in Estes Park in 1909. In 1974, Stephen King spent one night here and it inspired The Shining.

Everything Near Estes Park

11 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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