SNOW CLOSING ROADS: On October 1, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park was temporarily closed at Rainbow Curve on the east side of the park and Colorado River Trailhead on the west side of the park due to snow and ice on the road at higher elevations. The paved road opened in 1932, because Old Fall River Road, which opened in 1920, the original road to the tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park, was narrow, dirt and difficult to maintain. On December 1, the road will revert to trail status and bicycles and leashed pets will not be allowed on the road. Leashed pets and bicycles are only allowed on the road, not on side trails. On Saturday, October 15, the road will reopen to bicycles, leashed pets and walkers through November 30. Starting, Tuesday, October 11, Old Fall River Road closed again to all uses for continued road maintenance through Friday, October 14. The road closed to all uses for park staff to conduct road maintenance. Old Fall River Road closed for the season to vehicles on Monday, October 3. Many credit the large numbers to the pandemic limiting choices of vacation destinations.įor more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please visit call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206. 2019 was the park’s busiest year on record with 4.6 million total visits, and 2021 which was second with 4.4 million. Visitation to the park in July and August was approximately one million! It was about 10 percent down from 2020, same months. Tundra snow covered 6/13/21 in Rocky Mt National Park – Photo by DeAnna Chrestman-Rivera Rocky Mt National Park, Colorado
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