Enos Mills Cabin Museum

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6760 State Highway 7
Estes Park, CO 80517
Open year round. Tours are by appointment only. $20 per adult, $10 per child (age 6-10). The Enos Mills Cabin is the original homestead cabin of Enos A. Mills, generally considered the "Father of Rocky Mountain National Park". As well as an author, guide, photographer, and innkeeper, he was instrumental in the creation of the field of Interpretation in the National Park Service. Tours are private and guided, and feature photographs, documents and other exhibits pertaining to Mills' life and work in Colorado. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it is privately owned and operated by two decendants, Elizabeth and Eryn Mills. The museum also has items for sale, including Mills' books. Cash or check is preferred, but credit cards are also accepted via PayPal either through the website or in person. The trail to the museum is not handicapped accessible and there are no public restrooms. Pets may remain in the vehicle.

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Wonderful stop on our way through RMNP
10/1/2024

Very interesting and informative about the Enos Mills family and the beginning of RMNP. I think it n...

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Informative tour and museum
6/24/2021

Really enjoyed the tour, Eryn Mills is very knowledgeable about Enos, her great grandfather, and she...

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Reality Check
7/28/2020

Who knew? Some of the history is available through research, but nothing brings it to reality like v...

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