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

    Rocky Mountain

    National Park Colorado

  • Bear Lake Road Reconstruction Project

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Forest Health: Timber Creek & Glacier Basin Campgrounds

forest health also includes:

Forest Health Home Parkwide Efforts
Mountain Pine Beetle Projects & Closures
News Releases Science Videos
Falling Trees Other Resources
 
Photo Timber Creek Campground after beetle-killed trees were removed.

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Timber Creek Campground
Situated along the Colorado River in the Kawuneeche Valley 10 miles north of the town of Grand Lake on US Hwy. 34, the Never Summer Mountains rise to the west the campground. The recent mountain pine beetle outbreak has resulted in the removal of most trees so there is no shade in the campground.
 
Photo Glacier Basin Campground after beetle-killed trees were removed

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Glacier Basin Campground
Bordered by Glacier Creek with west views to the Continental Divide, the campground is located on the Bear Lake Road. The recent mountain pine beetle outbreak has resulted in the removal of most trees so there is little or no shade in the campground.
 
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Did You Know?

a photo of the mountains at treeline

Temperature causes tree line. Trees need an average growing temperature of about 50 degrees fahrenheit.