Historic Fall River Hydroplant - Estes Park, Colorado

Address: 1754 Fish Hatchery Rd, Estes Park, CO 80517.
Phone: 9705866256.
Website: estes.org
Specialties: Museum, Tourist attraction.
Other points of interest: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking lot, Restaurant, Good for kids.
Opinions: This company has 18 reviews on Google My Business.
Average opinion: 4.7/5.

📌 Location of Historic Fall River Hydroplant

☎️9705866256

⏰ Open Hours of Historic Fall River Hydroplant

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 1–4 PM
Thursday: 1–4 PM
Friday: 1–4 PM
Saturday: 1–4 PM
Sunday: Closed

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👍 Reviews of Historic Fall River Hydroplant

Historic Fall River Hydroplant - Estes Park, Colorado

Ryan M.

5/5

Very informative hour-long presentation & tour. It's free! Quite fascinating to learn about what the town was like over 100 years ago, and the history of the Stanley brothers. A good chunk of the presentation is dedicated to the Flood of 1982, in which the Lawn Lake Dam failed, creating the Alluvial Fan inside Rocky Mountain NP, and sending just a tiny bit of water down the Roaring River, into the Fall River, breaching the Cascade Dam (which was constructed for the hydroplant), flooding the hydroplant and continuing into Estes Park (as luck would have it, Lake Estes was abnormally low that year, and was able to accommodate the flood waters that made it that far).

Scott H.

5/5

My grandparents lived there in the little house rigrlyht next to the to the plant. My grandpa George And grandma Kathren ran the plant from 1945 till 1982 when flood nearly wiped it away. Some of best times of my childhood happened there.

Lyndee D.

5/5

This museum may be small but its how Estes Park became Estes Park of today. This hydroelectric plant was built in 1909 by F O Stanley to power his then new hotel. One of the first hotels in the country to have electricity. Some of the original equipment can be seen at the museum. This hydroelectric plant generated electricity until 1982 when the failure of Lawn Lake flood took it out of commission. The two docents here the day I visited were very educational and knew their history. I enjoyed! By the way it is free but donations are accepted.

Chris M.

5/5

Very interesting tour if your into hydropower, and Estes Park history. Our guide was quite knowledgeable and able to answer random questions from the tour group we were with.

Ken C. (.

5/5

This museum was definitely one of the highlights of our 7 day stay. Amazing story. I would highly recommend it to anyone in the area.

Thomas K.

4/5

Good example of turn of the century electrical and mechanical engineering. Good information on the 1982 Lawn Lake flood and the damage it did to the town and the hydroelectric plant. Very small parking lot.

Di G.

5/5

Beautiful, historic spot! Lovely place to have a picnic with breathtaking scenery while picking up historical tidbits and facts. Be sure to pack out what you bring in; this is bear country.

Dave R.

5/5

Closed.