Rocky Mountain National Park Information

Rocky Mountain National Park

from National Geographic
Set atop the Continental Divide, Rocky Mountain National Park draws nearly as many visitors as the much larger Yellowstone. It includes the headwaters of the Colorado River and dozens of peaks above 12,000 feet (3,658 meters). Lower-elevation meadows and evergreen forests give way above 11,000 feet (3,353 meters) to a brutal Arcticlike climate where trees cannot survive. Tundra wildflowers do, though, and they cover the rolling landscape. Within the park bighorn sheep, moose, marmots, and muskrats range, while golden eagles and hawks soar overhead.

Headquarters Estes Park, Colorado 80517. Phone +1 970 586 1206. Fax +1 970 586 1338 or +1 970 586 1256.
Seasons & Accessibility Park open year-round. Trail Ridge Road closes mid-Oct. to late May, depending on snow. Old Fall River Road closes Oct. to early July. In summer, free shuttle bus service on Bear Lake Road.
Visitor & Information Centers Headquarters Visitor Center, on US Hwy. 36 at east entrance to park, and Kawuneeche Visitor Center, on US Hwy. 34, open all year. Alpine Visitor Center, open June through Sept. Moraine Park Museum and Visitor Center open May to Oct. Call +1 970 586 1206 for visitor information. From May 2000 the Fall River Visitor Center on US Hwy 34 will be open from late May to October every year.
Entrance Fee $10 per car for 7 days; $20 annual.
Pets Not permitted on trails or in backcountry. Must be on 6-foot [1.8-meter] leashes at all times in parking lots and campgrounds.
Facilities for Disabled Visitor centers and museums are wheelchair accessible, as are amphitheaters in campgrounds, but not all rest rooms. Also accessible, the Bear Lake and Sprague Lake nature walks, the boardwalk at Hidden Valley Creek beaver ponds, and Coyote Valley Trail. Handicamp, at Sprague Lake, accommodates wheelchair backcountry campers—call +1 970 586 1242.
Overnight Backpacking Permits required, obtainable by mail or in person from headquarters or the Kawuneeche Visitor Center. Call +1 970 586 1242. Fees charged for backcountry permits in summer.
Campgrounds Five campgrounds. Longs Peak has 3-day limit, others 7-day limit June through Sept. Additional days permitted other times of year. Glacier Basin and Moraine Park open June through Sept.; reservations required late May through Labor Day. Other campgrounds open all year—first come, first served. Fees $16 per night in summer; and $10 per night in winter, when water is not available. No showers. RV sites except at Longs Peak; no hookups. Reservations required at Glacier Basin Group Campground. Cafeteria in Trail Ridge store (summer only).
For more information go to : National Geographic

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