Gas in Estes Park is often 20-30¢ more per gallon than it is in larger towns in Colorado, and close to the most expensive in the US. YIKES!
If you can, fill up your tank before you get here… Lyons and Loveland are the last cheap places to buy gas. (If coming from the west, your best bet is probably somewhere along the Interstate. Gas is available in Grand Lake, but it ain’t cheap there either.)
So, if you can avoid it, don’t buy gas in Estes Park!
That said, however, if you are planning on driving over Trail Ridge Road, you shouldn’t leave Estes without a tank that’s at least half full. The nearest gas via Trail Ridge Road is in Grand Lake, and that’s two hours away with the potential for lots of stops and starts in between for scenic overlooks, critter watching, slow motor homes – you get the idea. There is no gas available inside Rocky Mountain National Park.
If you have to buy gas in Estes Park, the Shell and Safeway stations downtown tend to be cheaper than the ones closer to the National Park.
| Rank | Name | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|
 | Safeway Fuel Center | |
 | Shell Tiny Town One Stop | |
 | Shell – Schrader’s Country Store | |
 | Conoco-Phillips National Park Village South | |
 | Murray and Sons | |
 | Shell | |
 | Conoco-Phillips B&B |