It can be crowded. Really crowded.
Weekends have gotten to be quite popular, and multiply that a time or two if it is a holiday weekend. So be prepared for a long wait to actually enter the park, especially in the morning or early afternoon.
If you didn't have much time to see the area, you can spend some happy hours in the jumping off point to the park, Estes Park. And, a way to see the high peaks is via the Aerial Tramway.
The facility opened after World War II and heads for the top of a nearby mountain - about a five-minute ride, one way. There you can see some of the Rockies' biggest peaks as well as the city of Estes Park. It's all quite spectacular, actually.
Each car holds about nine adults, and I'd bet the lines can be long. We waited about 40 minutes for our turn to go up. By the way, there is a good souvenir shop, etc. at the top. It's much more down-to-earth than the one at the bottom, which is more "arty." You can even get a drink and look over the countryside; there are worse ways to spend part of an afternoon.
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