Map and Directions

Located 120 miles northwest of Denver and bordering Rocky Mountain National Park, Shadowcliff is easy to find, but hard to forget.

Carbon Credits or Off-sets

Shadowcliff is concerned about its own carbon emissions and our impact on climate change. Reducing the amount of energy we use is an important step in the right direction so we use solar lights in our parking areas, compact fluorescent bulbs throughout the property, motion detectors and timing devices, and encourage our guests to be conscious of opportunities for energy reduction.

But it isn't nearly enough. So we have decided to do something that helps to counterbalance or partially compensate for our impacts. Beginning in 2008 we will purchase carbon offsets from NativeEnergy.

By working with NativeEnergy, we can help finance and build new clean and renewable energy projects that help create sustainable economic benefits for Native Americans, Alaska Native villages and other local communities, and that help America's family farmers compete with agribusiness. These projects will displace electricity from fossil fuels and reduce other greenhouse gas emissions, making up for the CO2 emissions we will generate at Shadowcliff in serving our guests.

We encourage Shadowcliff guests and other friends to calculate the emissions created by traveling to Shadowcliff and to consider offsetting them by helping to build new renewable energy projects. You can easily do this by visiting www.nativeenergy.com/pages/shadowcliff/369.php?afc=shadowcliff

Driving instructions from Denver:

Take I-70 west out of Denver, passing through Idaho Springs.
Look for the Highway 40 exit and go north (follow the signs for Empire, Winter Park and Granby).
You'll go over Berthoud Pass, continuing on Highway 40 to Granby.
At far end of town turn right onto Highway 34 to Grand Lake for 16 miles.
Turn right off Hwy 34 into the Village of Grand Lake.
Go less than two blocks and the road forks left before Mountain Food Market.
The right fork goes into the Village.
Take the left fork which is Highway 278, West Portal Road, or Tunnel Road.
Follow West Portal to the stop sign at Garfield Street.
Proceed .2 of a mile past the stop sign (still on West Portal).
On the left you will see the sign for Shadowcliff.
Turn left, proceed up the hill and within 50 yards turn right at the lighted stone sign.

Driving directions from Estes Park:

Take Trail Ridge Road (park entrance fee required) and follow US 34 Highway through Rocky Mountain National Park to the West Park entrance 48 miles away. Proceed on Highway 34 approximately one mile to the town of Grand Lake. Turn left at the Town of Grand Lake sign and continue approximately .2 miles to the "Y" by the Mountain Food Market. Take the left fork and continue .6 miles to the stop sign at Garfield. Continue for .2 miles to the Shadowcliff sign on the left. Turn left up the hill and within 50 yards turn right at the lighted stone sign.

Other transportation options:

Shuttle Service: Home James - 800-359-7536. Always on time, delivers to Shadowcliff or to the Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce office, depending on the driver.

Train: Amtrak provides bus from airport to downtown Denver station and then train to Granby, Colorado. 1-800-872-7245. Limited schedule. Call Shadowcliff in advance to arrange for transportation to Grand Lake. A nominal charge of $10 is requested.

Carpooling and/or public transportation are encouraged to minimize environmental impact. Shadowcliff staff will meet your train in Granby for a nominal charge.
map of Grand Lake
Click map for detail of Grand Lake.