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Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, CO


At the heart of the Rocky Mountain National Park is the 45-mile Trail Ridge Road, open from late spring to mid-autumn, when snow forces its closure. Traverse it by car from Estes Park (made famous by the film "The Shining") to Grand Lake, or get out of the car to explore the 265,000 acres on foot, bike and horseback or, in winter, by snowshoe and ski. With more than 350 miles of trails, pick an easy day hike or a strenuous day's hike that requires backpacking. You can also camp out, fish... more » At the heart of the Rocky Mountain National Park is the 45-mile Trail Ridge Road, open from late spring to mid-autumn, when snow forces its closure. Traverse it by car from Estes Park (made famous by the film "The Shining") to Grand Lake, or get out of the car to explore the 265,000 acres on foot, bike and horseback or, in winter, by snowshoe and ski. With more than 350 miles of trails, pick an easy day hike or a strenuous day's hike that requires backpacking. You can also camp out, fish (mostly catch-and-release) or rock- climb. « less
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Winding River Resort

4 of 5 stars
Broomfield, CO
6 Jul 2009

We stayed here for the 4th and it was amazing. Moose and elk walk through camp like they own the place (which they do), and the stables was great. Nice horses, not nags, and nice guides. It's too bad...more

Old Fall River Road

4 of 5 stars
kansas city
6 Jul 2009

Old Fall River Road is a nice fun drive - to really enjoy it you need to stop and look around. If you just drive up it and look around you miss some of the good stuff. Chasm falls is amazing......more

Estes Park Campground

29 Jun 2009

Manager is generally unfriendly plus unaccomodating. We reserved and paid for two sites. Manager wanted to charge us an extra-vehicle fee for parking a family member's vehicle in front of our...more

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Sky Pond or Mills Lake today, 3 replies
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RMNP & Trail Ridge Road late September 06 July 2009, 2 replies
Grand Lake or Estes Park for camping? 02 July 2009, no replies
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