Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Enos A. Mills

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 7, 2014

1. Enos A. Mills Marker

Inscription. Father of
the Rocky Mountain National Park
internationally known naturalist, author, lecturer and nature guide
Homesteaded on this site in 1885.

Erected 1982 by NAMAQUA Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 40° 16.795′ N, 105° 32.487′ W. Marker is in Estes Park, Colorado, in Larimer County. It is on South Saint Varain Avenue (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Estes Park CO 80511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trail of Aspens (approx. 5.4 miles away); Measuring Liquid Gold (approx. 6 miles away); Beaver Meadows Visitor Center (approx. 6 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 6.1 miles away); Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Woodpecker Army (approx. 8.4 miles away); Rocky Mountain’s “Parks” (approx. 8.8 miles away); Animals in Flux (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Estes Park.

More about this marker. The Enos A. Mills historical marker is a bronze plaque set in a large concrete block.

Also see . . . Enos Mills. Colorado Encyclopedia (Submitted on February 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 7, 2014

2. Enos A. Mills Marker

Enos A. Mills image. Click for full size.

3. Enos A. Mills

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2026

4. Enos A. Mills Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2014, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2014, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 9, 2014. 4. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.