Fuel is a planning problem in a town where winters are long and cold and the nearest big stores sit down the canyon. Four businesses are listed here for firewood and propane, and the good news is that all four are based in the valley, so nobody has to drive up from the plains.
Out where I live, the fuel arrangement matters more than the stove. Set up propane delivery in the fall and find your wood supplier before the first snow, because both get hard to arrange when everybody wants them at once.
Based in Estes Park
Ethanol-free gas is the quiet selling point at the Safeway pumps on Big Thompson Avenue, a short way from the Visitor Center. Anyone running a generator or a chainsaw knows why.
When the check engine light comes on halfway up the canyon, this is the counter that will read the code for free. The NAPA store on South St.
Come the first real cold, propane is on every cabin owner's mind, and winter is when this office hears from most of them. Ferrellgas runs its Estes delivery operation from Highway 66, at the same address as Estes Flame Works, but the location is not open to the public; the trucks come to you.
Out on Highway 66, a bit under two miles from downtown, Silver Peaks Inc is listed as a firewood supplier. Its web link points to the Colorado State Forest Service's Colorado Forest Products database, which lists businesses selling wood products made at least half from Colorado forests.
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None of the four lists firewood by name, so call before you assume. Napa Auto Parts Feed & Ranch Supply stocks wood shavings plus smoker and heating pellets, which is the closest thing in the input to a heat product you can pick up off a shelf. Ask any of them who sells split wood by the cord, or who knows someone that does.
Propane is better covered. Ferrellgas delivers to homes and businesses, installs tanks and offers auto-fill, but its Highway 66 location is not open to the public. Napa runs a propane fill and exchange station. Safeway Fuel Station on Big Thompson Avenue sells propane too, and its pumps are open on weekends.
Silver Peaks Inc is listed with no description, so it is a phone call, not a plan. For a cabin outside town, delivery is usually a better fit than hauling tanks yourself, and a standing delivery arrangement beats finding out in January that the tank is low. Because all four are in the valley, a quick call or a stop in town is usually enough to sort out supply before a storm closes the road.
None of the four listings here names firewood as a product. Napa Auto Parts Feed & Ranch Supply carries wood shavings and heating pellets, which is not the same thing. Call the four listed businesses and ask who sells split wood, or who they would send you to.
Yes. Ferrellgas delivers propane to homes and businesses in Estes Park and the surrounding area, installs tanks and offers auto-fill service. It works by delivery, since its Highway 66 location is not open to the public, so arrange service by phone.
Napa Auto Parts Feed & Ranch Supply has a propane fill and exchange station on site. Safeway Fuel Station on Big Thompson Avenue also lists propane, and its pumps are open on weekends. Call ahead to confirm tank sizes and hours before you haul one in.
All four listed businesses are based in the valley, and none comes up from the Front Range. Three are shown as based in Estes Park. That makes them easier to reach in winter than companies that have to make the drive up.
