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

    Rocky Mountain

    National Park Colorado

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Operating Hours & Seasons

Cars lined up at the Fall River Entrance in 1940.
Cars lined up at the Fall River Entrance in 1940.
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Rocky Mountain National Park is open 24 hours a day year round. Visitors can enter or exit at any time. If they are planning to stay overnight, park visitors must be in a designated campground site or a backcountry campsite reserved by a valid permit. From time to time, the superintendent implements area closures to protect resources or for safety. When necessary, park rangers will issue court citations to persons violating the terms of a closure.

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Did You Know?

a photo of a butterfly researcher looking through binoculars

The Nerd Herd (aka research volunteers) gave more than 4,500 hours to the park in 2009. These citizen scientists help monitor the health of our resources including bears, elk, plants, hummingbirds, glaciers, and butterflies. More...