My favorite webcams: Estes Park, Rocky Mountain NP, Denver, Boulder, Pikes Peak
Ypsilon Mountain gleams on a bluebird day in January
These are my favorite Colorado webcams from Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Nederland, Boulder, Denver, and Pikes Peak. They are my way of previewing the scenery, weather, traffic, or foliage if I’m planning a trip … or if I just want to revisit the places I love without leaving home.
Some of these cameras are live streaming and the others update at various intervals. All carry date/time stamps so you can see how recent the images are.
If you know of a great webcam in this area that I’ve missed, please let me know. Thanks!
I’ve compiled a map to show the approximate locations of these cameras:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK (National Park Service webcams) (Links to cameras are in the captions.)
October 24, 2020: Fire officials cut off the power in much of western Estes Park as part of their efforts to defend against the advancing East Troublesome wildfire. As a result, some of these webcams are still offline.
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- Alpine Visitor Center, Trail Ridge Road (elev. 11,796 ft, facing east; only 3 views a day in winter)
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- Longs Peak (elev. 14,259 ft, highest peak in RMNP)
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- Continental Divide (from Glacier Basin)
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- Fall River/ US 34 Entrance (Labor Day traffic)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, WILD BASIN (Allenspark webcam with full view and seven closeups) (Links to cameras are in the captions.)
Click links in captions below for current camera views.
WEBCAMS IN ESTES PARK (update intervals vary) (Links to cameras are in the captions.)
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- Truta’s weather cam & current weather conditions (looking SW from north of Lake Estes)
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- Old Church Shops (looking west along Elkhorn Ave., live streaming)*
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- Ypsilon Mt from Windcliff (live streaming)
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- Glen Haven Firehouse (live streaming, looking southwest toward Estes Park on Highway 43)* Despite the date stamp, this camera appears to be active again
CDOT WEBCAMS NEAR ESTES AND SOUTH ALONG THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY (for more views click any camera icon on CDOT’s map; CDOT cameras are often offline) (Links to cameras are in the captions.)
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- Lily Lake (Hwy 7, elev. 8,930 ft, looking north)
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- Lily Lake (looking SW; the perfect cam for checking fall foliage)
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- Highway 72 (looking north toward Hwy 7 intersection at top of hill)
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- Highway 72 (looking south toward Peaceful Valley)
SOUTH TO NEDERLAND, BOULDER, DENVER, AND PIKES PEAK (Links to cameras are in the captions.)
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- Niwot Ridge TundraCam (located NW of Nederland at 11,000 ft.; controllable, but subject to the vagaries of high altitude weather) Longs Peak, center horizon
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- Louisville and the Boulder Flatirons (scroll down for series of time-lapse photos)
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- Superior, Boulder Valley (scroll down for series of time-lapse photos)
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- Boulder cam (This live streaming cam rotates every 20 seconds to show multiple views around Boulder)
CAMERAS LOVED BUT LOST (These cameras are currently unavailable but may return in the future)
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- Longs Peak (live streaming from Prospect Mountain)*
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- Little Valley (looking north across Estes Valley from near Twin Sisters)
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- Cedarmont, Big Thompson River (looking west on Hwy 34)
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- Cedarmont, Big Thompson River (east of Estes on Hwy 34, looking east)
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- Continental Divide (view from YMCA Conf. Center)
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- Glen Haven Downtown (live streaming)*
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- Highway 7 (looking north from Village Square toward Stanley Hotel on the hill)*
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- Highway 7 (looking south from Village Square)*
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- YMCA Conference Center (view from mountainside above)
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- Aerial Tramway (looking west)*
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- Aerial Tramway (looking north; zoom in to see traffic on Estes streets)*
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- McGregor Mountain Lodge (scroll down to live streaming cam, looking west toward RMNP)
YOUTUBE SUGGESTIONS
Estes Park
Indian Peaks Wilderness
James Peak Wilderness
Niwot Ridge Research Station
Old Fall River Road
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park hikes
Trail Ridge Road
ROAD CONDITIONS
National Park Service (includes local roads inside park: call 970-586-1222 for recorded message)
Colorado Department of Transportation (best for current highway conditions; click its blue/white “i” for legend)
If you are approaching Estes Park from the south on Hwy 7 and are headed to the park, I strongly suggest you take Marys Lake Road (map) to avoid the congestion in downtown Estes.
WEATHER
National Weather Service RMNP Weather Decision Support
Estes Park Weather
*Webcam used with permission
Great news! Have really been missing my daily visit with the Alpine VCtr cam– forgot about CDOT views, and thanks for researching these new options!
I visit some of these cameras so often that I feel like a stalker.
YEA! I’ll stalk along!
🙂
AH, all listed in one place!
(Snow on Pikes Peak last week? Early winter? Need one of those mosquito killer ones this year fo sure)
Trying to make this page a one-stop shopping list for everyone. Afraid I might be overdoing it, but I’m sort of committed now.
One of the ranges on the western slope got snow on all its peaks last week. Trying not to get too excited. After all, it’s still August.
Please – a bit of hope. HA HA
Always hopeful. Remember, some of those little snowfields up on Trail Ridge Road last all summer.
These webcams are great. I watched falcons living on the tower of Lincoln Cathedral for a long time. Great if the catch other things too. Love Estes Park. thanks for sharing this.
Thank you. It’s my pleasure. I visit most of these cams every day.
Would love to see “LIVE” video streaming of the Aerial Tram in Estes Park instead of a still picture that refreshes ever 5 seconds. It says sound on that one too and there is not sound.
Apparently the camera owner made some changes since I last checked. I’ll correct that listing right away. Thanks for the heads up.
Both Aerial Tram cams are streaming properly now, but without sound.
Too bad the Estes Park Tram cam and cam looking West is gone.
I took them down because they aren’t working now. If the owner gets them started up again, I’ll bring them back. They were two of my favorites.
They’re back!
Okay your page is my new distraction. and it gave me another idea. All around Guam Webcams.
Glad you like it. But I warn you, webcams can be addictive! Not a day goes by that I don’t check one or more of these webcams to see what’s going on elsewhere, usually in the mountains. And they’re always changing, depending on the weather or time of day.