06/01/2024
Trail Ridge Road is open to Grand Lake! Yay! Let’s go check it out!
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Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is open for the season!
Due to melting snow on the road and the potential for freezing temperatures, visitors should be prepared for icy conditions.
Weather conditions may change rapidly at higher elevations. Park visitors should be prepared to adjust travel plans accordingly at any time and are encouraged to call the park’s Trail Ridge Road recorded status phone line at (970) 586-1222. Park staff will update the recorded line when/if the road status changes.
Alpine Visitor Center, Trail Ridge Store and the large adjacent parking area are closed to all uses. Visitors must adhere to the barricades. Visitors entering the closure area will be cited.
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞
Rocky Mountain National Park has a timed entry permit reservation system in place during certain times of day. To learn more, visit http://go.nps.gov/romo/timedentry.
Trail Ridge Road historically opens on Memorial Day weekend; last year the road opened on May 26. The earliest the road has opened was on May 7, 2002; the latest on June 26, 1943. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States, climbs to 12,183 feet and connects the towns of Estes Park and Grand Lake. Trail Ridge Road officially closed for the season last year on October 18.
Image Credit: NPS Photo - Trail Ridge Road, taken near Rock Cut