The town of Estes Park is 8 mi/13 km east of Rocky Mountain National Park and serves as its main commercial center. In addition to hotels and restaurants, it has the Estes Park Area Historical Museum and an aerial tramway that runs to the top of Prospect Mountain.
The town hosts the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in early September. It includes all things Celtic, including bagpipes and whiskeys from both Ireland and Scotland, as well as such traditional Scottish athletic events as the caber toss and the hammer throw.
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