Tag: rocky mountain national park
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Venturing to a sandy beach above 10,000 feet in Colorado’s mountains
Imagine laying out your beach towel, digging your toes in the sand and catching some rays while serenading water laps against the shore above 10,000 feet near treeline in Colorado’s Rockies. You can imagine this ー or you can hike to Sandbeach Lake. Yes, high in a secluded pocket of Rocky Mountain National Park is…
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Full fire ban implemented in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park was under a full fire ban as of Monday due to fire activity across the state and weather conditions. Also Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued an emergency closure for all public access and downstream recreation on the Colorado River from Fruita to Utah. The national park is always under Stage…
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Trail Ridge Road officially open for the summer, giving visitors access across RMNP
It’s starting to feel like summer in the high country. Officials with the National Park Service on Friday announced that Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous paved road in the United States, has reopened for the season. The road climbs 12,183 feet, connecting visitors between the Estes Park entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park to…
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Rocky Mountain falls out of top 5 list while visitation drops at Colorado’s other national parks
Colorado has long been home to one of America’s top five most-visited national parks ー but not in 2025. According to National Park Service data for the year recently released, Rocky Mountain National Park fell to the sixth spot behind Great Smoky Mountains, Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Yosemite national parks. Rocky Mountain National Park…
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Rocky Mountain National Park to continue reservation system while other parks won’t
While some of America’s most popular national parks are dropping reservations this summer, they will still be required at the most popular one in Colorado. Rocky Mountain National Park has announced its timed-entry reservation system for the peak season from May 22 through mid-October. The system returns a crowd control measure that debuted five years…
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Ranger-led snowshoe, ski tours return to Rocky Mountain National Park
The best way to appreciate one of Colorado’s premier winter wonderlands? Perhaps with a ranger leading the way. And via snowshoes or skis. Rocky Mountain National Park is returning guided tours beginning this month as weather and conditions allow. While details for the park’s east side closer to Estes Park had yet to be posted…
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Rocky Mountain National Park at ‘tipping point’ with moose
Moose’s impact on one of Colorado’s most cherished landscapes has been a concern over the years. Now, Rocky Mountain National Park officials are launching an effort to address it. A recent webinar marked “the very beginning of this planning process,” Will Deacy – the park’s large mammal ecologist – emphasized to the virtual audience. This…
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Rocky Mountain to charge foreign visitors higher entrance fees starting Jan. 1
Foreign visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park will have to pay $100 more in entrance fees than United States residents starting Jan. 1, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced. The federal agency made the announcement about fee changes in national parks on Tuesday, saying nonresidents without an annual parks pass will pay $100 per…
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Colorado pays to keep Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open
Colorado is picking up the tab to keep two visitor centers of the Rocky Mountain National Park, a key economic driver for the state, open as the federal shutdown entered its third week. The state will pay $3,200 per day to keep the Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche visitor centers operating starting on Oct. 24. The…
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Rocky Mountain National Park open with limited visitor services amid government shutdown
Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado remains open during the federal government shutdown, which started Wednesday, though visitor services are limited. With prime leaf-peeping season in full swing, the national park’s popular Glacier Gorge Trailhead crawled with visitors on Oct. 1. A lone park ranger answered visitor questions at the trailhead, many of which…