Take a Gondola Ride

How to feed a chipmunk

When you get to the top of the gondola ride, youll want to feed the chipmunks. Heres a few tips to make it a great experience for both you and the little critters.

  • Chipmunks have diets similar to that of hamsters. They eat a variety of dry foods, including fruits and vegetables. Chipmunks are natural hoarders, which is why they store food in their cheeks during mealtimes, but overfeeding them can be potentially dangerous to their health.
  • Choose the right foods to feed the chipmunk. They enjoy a variety of foods such as nuts, seeds, grains, fruits and vegetables. Although chipmunks like sunflower seeds and peanuts, you want to limit the amount you feed them because they are high in calories and the chipmunk may overindulge and become ill. 
  • Choose healthy foods like grapes, cut-up apples, pieces of avocado, pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, oats and dry raisins.

Want a beautiful view of the whole mummy range and beyond?  Everyone will love feeding the chipmunks at the top but be careful, they are aggressive little buggers.

The tram typically opens Memorial Day weekend and runs through the summer.  They’re open from 9am-6pm.

Estes Park Aerial Tramway

420 E. Riverside Dr.
Estes Park, Co. 80517