The resort rests along The Big Thompson River named for David Thompson, an English engineer, who established fur-trapping camps on the river in 1810.

The area around the resort has always been called Idlewild and is the halfway point between Loveland and Estes Park and rests at the foot of the Union Peaks also known as the Palisade Mountains. A man named Marvin and another named Till Carter were the first white men known to have lived on the land-they were squatters. The next known resident of the area was Mrs. Van Bramer. She homesteaded the land and operated a summer resort --Idle Wild that was on the old toll road. The original buildings of Idle Wild are still standing and are located several houses east of the resort.

Fren Neville purchased a large part of Mrs. Van Bramer’s homestead. He later sold it to Ed Wild who subdivided the land and later sold it to Studebaker. The property became employee housing for employees who were mining mica from nearby rock formations used for windshields in their early cars.

As the popularity of the Big Thompson Canyon spread the area become an even more popular destination for mountain visitors. The Johnson family owned a large portion of the land for many years until they sold it in 1942. Converted into a family resort known as Appleby’s Motel, the friendly, relaxing atmosphere of the resort began attracting even more visitors to the area. The next owners of the motel were Glen and Helen Floyd who changed the name to the Palisade Motel. The Floyd family owned and operated the resort for the next 40+ years until they sold it to a couple who only stayed one season. The next owners were Dick and Pat Nelson who added the word resort to the name. Dick and Pat continued to run the resort much the same as Glen and Helen who had remained in the stone house next door and often helped around the resort.

In October 2000 Dick and Pat sold the resort to Ron and Rhonda Waters and Linden Sharp who changed the name to 2 Eagles Resort. Ron and Rhonda continue to renovate and upgrade the resort and someday hope to bring it back to its original charm.