Pros: Beautiful scenery. Wildlife.
Mountain peaks everywhere. Cons: Elevation sickness threat.
Main road through park closed Oct-May.
When visiting Colorado in July 2002 I was deterred from seeing Rocky Mountain National Park due to forest fires in the area. To alleviate my deep disappointment at not seeing the park, my friends in Denver simply suggested that I come back the following ...
Pros: Beautiful scenery, Amazing Micro Climates, Visitor centers. Cons: Cost, cold weather year-round in many areas, a little crowded in some places.
Living in the city of Loveland Colorado for almost 2 years from age 19-20 I frequently made trips 'Via a Hyundai Excel' up to Rocky Mountain National Park and its surrounding wilderness areas. I also have visited this park many times since I have...
Pros: A mystical place set in a mountain world. Cons: Cold, very cold at times. Be ready for that if you go.
The names have an ethereal ring that stays with you. The Never-Summer Mountains. Trail-Ridge Drive. The Fall River Road. And other names.Rocky Mountain National Park is a world unto itself, a world far and away and above our own, and a...
Pros: A real Rocky Mountain High!! Cons: That I don't live there!!
Just one short year ago (Fall 2000), we were rushing around getting suitcases loaded into the car while my husband was being treated to the sounds of "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver blasting out of the hi-fi set!! He was rather amused by my...
Rocky Mountain National is located above Estes Park Colorado. The park is 415.2 square miles of forest, wilderness and wildlife. Possibly one of the most beautiful National Parks in the United States. It is also home to one of the highest roads in...
Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado Established in 1915, this large national park is smack dab in the middle of some of the most rugged Rocky Mountain terrain. Offering gorgeous mountain scenery and abundant wildlife, the park is popular with ...
Pros: Fewer visitors, autumn foliage, awesome elk-watching Cons: Winter might come early at this time of year
I highly recommend visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in the fall. At that time of year, there are far less visitors than in the HIGHLY popular summer months, the leaves are all turning beautiful colors (or already have), the weather's always been...
Rocky Mountain National Park provided the scenery I had so desperately been seeking on our road trip. They look quite similar to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and it was nice to have a reminder of what it was like around where I live. However, the number ...
I have traveled extensively going to all states but Alaska and have been to Europe 5 times. Big deal, you say. Well, I say this because of all the places I have been, Rocky Mountain National Park has to be at the top of my list of favorite scenery....
Pros: breathtaking views, Cons: not being able to travel thru when we wanted to.
Wild life is wonderful, but sometimes it is not always what you expect. My husband an I spent a week in Winterpark Colorado, on our honey moon several years ago. It was the last week of May. We looked forward to the Rocky Mountains, the horseback...
Pros: Beautiful, photogenic scenery, abundant wildlife and many options for
exploration.
Cons: Crowded in some parts, difficult to reach the others.
Hikers in Rocky Mountain, one of the crown jewels in America’s park system, will encounter both the best and the worst elements of the national park experience. However you can easily avoid the negatives here by traveling off the beaten path, maximizing...
It was June, it was my first trip to Boulder, and the idea of driving to 12,000 feet held a guilty fascination that could not be denied. Besides, I'd sprained an ankle a few days earlier...
Growing up most of my life in the rather flat terrain of Texas, I visited Rocky Mountain National Park for the first time at the age of 13. I remember Dad unfolding the maps, and plotting our course through Texas, New...
Pros: Beautiful scenery, variety of activities for the family. Cons: Can be crowded during the summer.
Estes Park is a busy, tourist town that lies below the mountain peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. It is full of restaurants and shops that are designed to catch the idea of the visiting tourist. It is crowded and busy. There are many places to...
Pros: Breath taking beauty Cons: traffic in to the park is rough
Rocky Mountain National Park is truly a beautiful place and it is cursed for it. RMNP is located near two 'major'(for Colorado) Cities, Denver and Ft. Collins, and this means that there is a lot of traffic that hits the park every weekend. But don't...
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