• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

    Rocky Mountain

    National Park Colorado

There are park alerts in effect.
show Alerts »

  • Bear Lake Road Reconstruction Project

    Major construction work on Bear Lake Road in 2012 & 2013 includes changes to park shuttle routes, significant delays, and some night closures. More »

  • Fern Lake Fire

    Get the latest information on the fire and how to safely explore the burned area. More »

Fall Leaves

a photo of fall leaves
Aspen leaves turn golden in the fall due to their carotene accessory pigments while Fremont geranium (Geranium caespitosum) leaves have turned red because of their anthocyanin accessory pigments.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.


  

Did You Know?

A photo of a volunteer giving a camera to a visitor for a research project.

Rocky Mountain National Park volunteers give more than 100,000 hours a year to the park. That equals approximately 48 full-time employees. More...