Cascade Cottages

I really enjoyed my stay at the cottages. We occupied cabin 9 (which is by the roadside). These are SPARTAN cabins, do not come here if you expect hotel standards. You will not find that here. These are OLD cabins, not without charm, not insulated or well sealed (i.e. crickets, moths, flies, bees and other small insect enter freely from the cracks in the walls, doors and windows. However, if you are looking for a great experience, one step up in comfort from camping, this is your place. The amenities are many. A rustic but fully functional bathroom with hot shower, sink and toilet. A fully furnished kitchenette where to prepare your meals. Pots and pans, dishes, silverware, fridge, stove, coffee maker, toaster, and all the necessities you could need… down to the dish soap and coffee filters are there. The only thing we saw missing was a microwave and some paper towels. All the rest was there waiting for us. The cabins also have small weber grills. Towels (both bath and kitchen, down to washcloths) and a soap bar are ready for you when you arrive. There is a propane stove for you to warm up at night… use it! Even in summer time! Instructions for stove and anything else are in the cabin affixed on the walls for your convenience. They provide extra pillows and blankets as well on shelving in the bedrooms. The futons are pull out beds. Bed linens are provided as well. The beds are queen size. Cabins have different number of rooms and beds. The maximum capacity seems to be 7 people per larger cabin. There is so much wildlife all around the cabins. Wild turkeys, MILLIONS OF HUMMINGBIRDS (go get juice from main office, feeder is in the cabin) chipmunks, owls, and much more. Almost every cabin has parking up front. YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT THEM THE OLD FASHION WAY: VIA PHONE! They don’t offer any type of discounts for weekly stays nor for high/​low season. They are open approximately from Memorial Day Weekend to Labour Day Weekend. Prices are as follow (same for ANY cabin) $ 125 for 2 people, $ 140 for 3, $ 155 for 4, $ 170 for 5, $ 185 for 6 and $ 200 for 7 guests. Only 3 cabins fit 7 guests, They have one cabin for 2. Most of the other cabins fit 4 ppl. Pets are allowed only if previous arrangements have been made. They do charge a daily fee. They must be leashed on the properties and ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE PARKS TRAILS. They do not accept credit cards but do take personal checks.

(Written originally for Google Reviews)
Cascade Cottages are unique, and for those who can appreciate that fact, staying there will be both a great experience and a nostalgic connection to a time when people came to the park without all the amenities that we now seem to expect. The cottages, clustered on Fall River Road just inside the Rocky Mountain National Park boundaries, have been in the Davis family since 1941. They are now the only rental units available inside the entire park and very close to the Sheep Lakes, Horseshoe Park, the Alluvial Fan and the start of the Old Fall River Road. Cascade Cottages, it should be added, still owns and makes available two cottages – Wind River #1 and Wind River #2 south of Estes Park on County Rd 66 just across from the YMCA of the Rockies. These were the original home of L.V. Davis before he purchased the Cascade Cottages property.
The cottages are rustic, and anyone renting a unit should consider that going in. The linens and towels are hand washed and ironed the old-​fashioned way. The kitchens have the basic needs and each cottage has a bathroom. Also a propane heater (along with a fireplace) is in each unit. They are only open between Memorial Day and Labor Day; there is no TV, no Wi-​Fi, and cell phone service is very iffy. To make up for that, every cottage gets a hummingbird feeder for the copious hummers around. Cascade Cottages may not be what some modern tourists demand, but what the Cottages are is, in a word, charming, and most people staying there have done so year-​after-​year or even generation-​after-​generation. Thus getting a cottage may be a matter of luck. I will add that I stayed there in 1953 and 1955 as a child and just recently made a kind of pilgrimage back. Nothing much had changed except the rocks my cousins and I played on as kids seemed a little smaller. But this is where I learned to love the Rockies, and if you have never been there before, you will too.