Tours

Green Jeep Tours. From the back of an open-air, neon-green Jeep on these tours, you can enjoy the majestic scenery while your experienced guide points out wildlife along the way. Green Jeep Tours also offers a three-hour tour in September and October that focuses on finding elk. Admission includes the cost of the one-day pass into the park. 157 Moraine Ave., Estes Park, Colorado, 80517. 970/577--0034. From $90.

Wildside 4x4 Tours. This company's most popular tour, the "Top of the World," takes visitors in an open-top vehicle all the way to Old Fall River Road and back down Trail Ridge. A waterfall tour and sunset valley tour offer great wildlife spottings at lower elevations. 212 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park, Colorado, 80517. 970/586--8687; www.wildside4x4tours.com. From $80.

Yellow Wood Guiding. Guided photo safaris, offered year-round, ensure visitors leave the Rocky Mountain National Park with more than just memories. Customized for either beginners or experts, the tours offer the use of professional digital cameras for visitors who don't have their own. 404 Driftwood Ave., Estes Park, Colorado, 80517. 303/775--5484; www.ywguiding.com. From $175.