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Castle Mountain Lodge

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Leave the fast lane, cross our covered bridge to simple serenity in a cozy cottage, suite, room or vacation home in towering pines along Fall River.

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Castle Mountain Lodge in Estes Park, CO | Located In The Heart Of Rocky Mountain National Park

Our Humble Beginnings
Castle Mountain Lodge came into being sometime in the early to late 1950's when a Russian born successful and well‐known architect from New York and Florida, Igor Polevitsky and his wife Irene bought property on Fall River that had one dwelling; it was called Riverside. This was their start of a part‐time life and business for themselves in Estes Park when not in Miami. Igor, his mother and sister fled the Bolshevik revolution after Igor’s father was killed by the Reds. They fled into Finland during the wintertime and Igor suffered frostbite on his hands leaving them deformed but not limiting his skill as an architect. Igor is famous for designing hotels and the “Bird House”, a design popular in Florida in the early part of the last century. The house had roof lines that extended several feet beyond the exterior walls of the house and that area was screened in. Thus virtually every room had access to an outside shaded airy space, very important in hot humid Florida before the advent of air conditioning.

Castle River was the first new cottage to be built and was rented annually (for many summers) to a Coca‐Cola executive. Within a few years, five cottages were built and became‐‐ Castle View, Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Little Pines and Little Castle. Igor also constructed a high cliff waterfall on the rock face at the west end of the property that could be seen from Fall River Road; it shone spectacularly at night due to Igor’s installation of special lighting.

Igor loved to fish and would rise early to catch and prepare trout for his guests, many of whom were Russian, early on. He was a very hands‐on lodge owner. A few years later, Igor acquired adjacent river cottages from Mrs. Woolworth, a Boulder, CO schoolteacher who operated her cottages in the Summer, and expanded Castle Mountain Lodge’s offering.

Originally the water source came from Fall River but soon that was curtailed and replaced by bottled water until water tanks could be constructed and placed on the mountainside behind the guest cottages. Water was then pumped from the river into the tanks, treated for drinking and then piped to the cottages. Maintaining the tanks and water system was arduous work so Igor, being a leader and keen businessman, led efforts to create city water lines to the local lodges. His commitment to the community also extended to designing plans for and facilitating the building of the Estes Park Aerial Tramway. Igor recognized the need for a hospital in Estes Park and organized a lakeside picnic and invited all the lodge owners and homeowners around Estes . Igor gave a talk about the need for a hospital and presented architects drawing of what such a facility would look like. What impact that had on the eventual construction of the hospital we have not been able to determine.

In the 1970s, tragedy befell Igor; he fell down an escalator and was from then‐on wheelchair bound. This didn’t stop him though from delivering newspapers to his guests. A few years later, he suffered massive burns from a fire in the bedroom and died shortly thereafter.

In the late 1970’s Jim Wenger and his wife Gerry, from Grand Island, NE bought the property. Jim was a successful insurance man in Nebraska and Gerry had a love of antiques. Jim had been an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Congress from his Nebraska district and so was quite well known throughout that area. Consequently, being a good salesman he enticed many friends and business associates to come stay at the Lodge.

In 1984, Warren and Ruth Clinton purchased the lodge. They also owned McGregor Mountain Lodge two miles west of Castle Mountain Lodge. Warren came from a background of Corporate Law, Real Estate development and home building, and banking. Ruth’s background was in computers having been a Systems Engineer with IBM, involved in helping install the PARS reservation system for United Airlines and as a project manager for Hewlett Packard.

Working together for over 20 years operating both lodges and an internet marketing business, eMarketing, LLC started by Ruth, they renovated, expanded, and updated both lodges. Sadly, Ruth passed on in 2009. Warren continues to
operate the lodge with the help of a dedicated staff.

An innkeeper learns that one does not really “own” a lodge like this, one is merely the steward for preserving the good efforts that have been made by many people over the prior years and I hope that when my stewardship of Castle Mountain Lodge comes to an end I will be able to hand it off to others who will carry on what the Polevitzky’s started and the Wenger’s and Clinton’s carried forward.

Warren Clinton

Address: 1520 Fall River Rd, Estes Park, CO 80517, USA
Phone: (970) 586-3664
State: Colorado
Zip Code: 80517


Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM


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Reviews
Great for a quick get away. Rooms are somewhat dated but clean. The view was beautiful with walking areas right out the back door and a large patio with seating, relatively quiet and comfortable as well private. Close to town and as well as a beautiful drive. Staff wad friendly and helpful. Definetly on our list for a return visit. Thank you for a relaxing weekend.
7 years ago (04-02-2018)
Beautiful. Will never stay anywhere else if I can help it. Always exceptionally clean. This last time we stayed at the "Homestead" 3 bedroom cabin with my family for Christmas. They came by daily to take trash, give us fresh towels, garbage bags and firewood. I highly recommend staying there. There is also a public laundry, library (a selection of books and games) and a hot tub on site. And you also get to see wildlife pretty frequently. Elk, coyotes and birds we got to see looking out our windows!
8 years ago (28-12-2017)
I was looking for a quiet retreat for my G/F and I between Christmas and New Years. I found Castle Mountain through a google search. The info on the website was very helpful in making my decision. We stayed in Castle Lodge 7 and was amazed out how large it felt. The price was very reasonable for the amenities and the time of year we stayed. It was essentially a small house that really felt like home. Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, small kitchen, king sized bed, secluded. THe property is very well maintained and the cabin was very clean. I read a comment/review about the interior being "dated". The furniture was comfortable and I think that is what really matters. If you are looking for a quiet, comfortable retreat, THIS is the place. Convenient to town and RMNP but secluded enough to not be disturbed by traffic I would absolutely stay here again. Please note that you need to bring your own food and spices. There is a fridge, stove/oven, toaster, coffee pot with filters, dishes, silverware and cookware.
7 years ago (29-12-2017)
Very comfortable cabins with full kitchen. Well stocked wood for fires. Games and puzzles and books in the lodge if needed. Staff checks daily for any needs.
7 years ago (28-12-2017)
They booked us a one night stay last minute in the Castle Pine hot tub room. We enjoyed the hot tub and fire place. it was a cute little rustic cabin.
8 years ago (06-11-2017)
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