Rocky Mountain National Park Travel Guide

 goingsolo Says:  There are many reasons not to visit this park in the winter. Most trails and sights are located above 10,000 feet and there is only a brief period of summertime when they are passable. In the fall, winter and spring, the majority of Trail Ridge Road is closed due to heavy... 

 caffeine_induced78 Says:  Okay - not really. I am standing on a ridge that's maybe a mile from the divide.So I think it looks stupid when young teenage girls wear really short shorts with something like "angel" written on their arse.But it took the cake when a teenage girl got out of her parents car... 

 Jehcekah Says:  We debated the summit to Longs Peak. After our hike to Odessa Lake and the night we spent there, I had some trepedations about intense hikes. We wanted to do a day hike that was challenging, scenic, but also would not kills us. We just happened to pick the most perfect trail... 

 caffeine_induced78 Says:  Just north of the village of Allenspark, a road leaves west from Highway 7. Follow this road and you will find yourself in one of the quieter corners of Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the Wild Basin Area of the park. The hikers come here, not the drive-through... 

 bowdoc Says:  Mills Lake and Black Lake are gorgeous lakes and easy to get to in a single day hike.Start at Glacier Gorge Trail Head and enjoy! Every body and their dog (!) goes to Alberta Falls but once you get past there, you can enjoy increasing solitude and beauty. Mills Lake is first... 

 Yorick12 Says:  There are birds everywhere! Keep your peeled. We spotted a Stellier's Jay, a magpie and a hawk. Pretty cool. If you're really interested in birds, the rangers offer a free bird walk (check their paper for times and meeting places). 

 Basaic Says:  As always, one of my favorite things to do is meet the people. I met a nice family from Iowa and another from Nebraska (with twins). I also met and talked to several rangers. Take some time to meet the people as you travel. 

 Basaic Says:  There are a number of places in the park to have a picnic, however, many of the stops along the Trail Ridge Road do not have picnic sites. This one is near the entrance to the Holzwarth Historic Site. 

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 caffeine_induced78 Says:  It's going to be a bad Summer. I will tell you this already. Late April and the winter has been very dry, adding to a series of drought years over Colorado. It gives myself - a child of the western US an uneasy feeling in my stomach when I think about it.It's going to be... 

 goingsolo Says:  The mountains are the big scenic draw in this park, but equally popular are the sprawling alpine meadows, teeming with wildflowers and elk in the summertime. As the road climbs to the tundra, wildflowers and wildlife are scarse. But in the relatively lower lying areas, both... 

 goingsolo Says:  Moraine Park is located on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is actually a valley and the Big Thompson river runs through it. Best of all, the road is open year round (Trail Ridge Road, which runs through RMNP, is closed during the winter.) 

 Basaic Says:  There are around 350 miles of hiking trails in Rocky Mountain National Park. I only hiked a few short trails that coincided with stops along the Trail Ridge Road. This was the most challenging; although it really wasn't a difficult trail. It was one of the longest of the... 

 Basaic Says:  The Rocky Mountains stretch from Alaska to Mexico, some 2700 miles, forming "the backbone" of North America. This makes the Rockies the longest mountain barrier in the world. It forms the Continental Divide which divides the area that drains into the Atlantic from the area...