This is what snow plow operators in Rocky Mountain National Park were faced with this week, icy, snow drifted roads. Crews have been hard at work trying to get Trail Ridge Road open for the season by this Friday, May 24 and weather permitting, the park is hoping to have the road open by then. Rocky Mountain National Park has the highest paved roads in any National Park in the United States. Trail Ridge Road ...

Bear Necessities: Black Bears in Rocky Mountain National Park On Saturday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. join park ranger Sue Langdon to explore Rocky’s black bears and their lifestyles. Rocky has a relatively small population of black bears compared to many other national parks. Yet, these forest roaming bears still make an impression to visitors in the most surprising places throughout the park! Bears can completel ...

In May the Estes Park Lions Club donated $1,500 to the Rocky Mountain National Park. This is an annual donation in memory of Estes Park Lion Bob Bastilla. This donation is used to provide transportation for the students of the Estes Park School to the National Park for educational programs. Pictured are members of the Lions Club, Rocky Mountain Staff and the 4th grade students from the Estes Park school. ...

On Tuesday, May 7, work is scheduled to begin on the surface of the Roaring River Bridge near the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. This work will take place from Tuesday through Thursday for three weeks, weather permitting. It will be completed by Thursday, May 23. Access will be allowed to the east Alluvial Fan parking lot but the road will be closed beyond that point Tuesdays, Wednesdays and ...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to run a park like Rocky? Here is your chance to find out the secrets of how the employees of the Park work to keep Park operations running smoothly for visitors like you. May 10th, on this Rocky Mountain Nature Association (RMNA) seminar, participants will stroll along paved pathways to experience the “behind the scenes” functions of the backcountry office, volunteer of ...

Beginning on April 30 through May 20, Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park will close for a major repaving project. Aspenglen Campground will open early for the season on April 30 to accommodate campers. Aspenglen Campground will be first-come, first-served until May 22, when it will revert to the reservation system. Loop B in Moraine Park Campground, which consists of 77 sites, will reop ...

Rocky Mountain National Park staff are considering making improvements at four locations in the Wild Basin area located in the southeast part of the park. These four locations include the picnic area located just west of Copeland Lake, the winter turn-around located midway along the road that leads to the Wild Basin Trailhead, the Wild Basin Trailhead located at the terminus of the road and the provision of ...

Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees. The park’s priorities for mitigation of the effects of beetles are focused on removing hazard trees and hazard fuels related to the protection of life and property. For several years, Rocky Mountain National Park has had a proactive bark beetle management program. In recent years, bark beetles h ...