Rocky Mountain National Park

One of the highest national parks in the United States, the Rocky Mountain National Park includes the 14,258-foot-high Longs Peak (4,345 metres) and 300 miles of hiking trails.
Much of the park can only be accessed during the summer months, with winter snows closing mountain roads. During peak season of mid-June to Labor Day, consider spending time in the less crowded western side of the park. In that area are opportunities to hike, picnic, and visit the Holzwarth Historic Site, a homestead from the early 1900s.
Be aware of wildlife while hiking on more remote trails. The Rocky Mountain National Park is home to elk, deer, mountain lions and bears, and you are likely to encounter wildlife on your trip. If you see a bear, stand still and stay calm, giving the bear the opportunity to leave. If it doesn't leave, make yourself look as big as possible and throw small rocks to try to scare it away. If the bear charges, the advice from the US National Park Service is to fight back.
Rocky Mountain road trip
Exploring the national parks of the Northern Rockies
The national parks of the northern Rocky Mountains share a few iconic features— snow-capped peaks, shimmering lakes, bright wildflowers—but it's their individual characteristics that give a Rockies road trip its appeal. Elk and bighorn sheep keep things wild at Rocky Mountain National Park while the rugged Grand Tetons are a photogenic showstopper. Yellowstone has its geysers while Glacier National Park keeps it real with grizzlies...read more
Rocky Mountain National Park Tours

Glacier Gorge Day Hike
Alpine Lakes • Waterfalls • High Country
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Odessa Gorge Day Hike
Alpine Lakes • Thru Hike • Wildlife
1 daysFrom $145Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Chasm Lake Day Hike
Alpine Lakes • Classic Views • Waterfalls
1 daysFrom $115Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Continental Divide Trail Day Hike
Peak Climb • Alpine Lakes • Glaciers
1 daysFrom $115Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Longs Peak Day Hike
Strenuous Hike • Alpine Lakes • Glaciers
1 daysFrom $250Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks |

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Personalized day tours of Rocky Mountain National Park
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