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

    Rocky Mountain

    National Park Colorado

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  • 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 »

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Butterfly Species List

The parks diversity of elevations and habitat types helps account for the 141 confirmed species of butterflies found here. See the complete park butterfly species list.

 
Mead's Sulphur butterfly on an alpine wildflower.
The alpine tundra, krummholz, and subalpine openings in the park are the normal habitat of Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii).
NPS Photo by Stacy Sink

Did You Know?

a photo of a fisherman in a lake

Volunteers called the Greenback Backers assist the US Fish and Wildlife Service on greenback and Colorado River cutthroat recovery. More...