• View from the Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Jeff Kochevar

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    National Monument Colorado

  • Fire Restrictions in effect

    Smoking is prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle. Charcoal fires are permitted only in provided grills in the campground and picnic areas. No wood fires. Gas stoves are permitted only in campground and picnic areas. All fireworks are prohibited.

Rim Rock Drive Timeline

Rim Rock Drive timeline (18.6 KB pdf)

 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
John Otto on the trail
Trailblazer John Otto.
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
Preparing the road cushion
Preparing the road cushion.
 
Rim Rock Road timeline
 
Masonry workers
Masonry work from the 1930s still exists today.
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
Workers on Rim Rock Drive
Rock work on Rim Rock Drive.
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
The fence crew
The fence crew.
 
The bison fence
The bison fence.
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
Cold Shivers crew
The crew at Cold Shivers.
 
Serpents Trail
The road becomes Serpents Trail.
 
Rim Rock Drive timeline
 
Trail of the Serpent
Trail of the Serpent.

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