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Rocky Mountain National Park
Visitor Centers and Museums
 

Alpine Visitor Center

Open Daily (May 23-October 8, weather permitting), 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location
At Fall River Pass at the junction of Trail Ridge and Old Fall River roads

Activities
Go for a ranger-led walk in the Land Above the Trees. See exhibits on the alpine tundra. Purchase books. Eat a snack. Buy a gift. Accessible restrooms and vault toilets available.


Beaver Meadows Visitor Center

Open All Year (Closed Christmas Day)

Open daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location
On U.S. Route 36, 3 miles from the town of Estes Park

Activities
Watch a 20 minute film on the park (show times on the hour and half-hour throughout the day). Get oriented with the topographical relief map of the park. Ask a ranger what to do in the park. Purchase books. Reserve backcountry camping sites. Buy a gift. Handicapped accessible and family restrooms available.

Corral Creek Information Station

Closed for the season.

Fall River Visitor Center

Open All Year (weekends only in winter)

Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location
On U.S. Route 34, 5 miles west of the town of Estes Park, near the Fall River Entrance to the park

Activities
Learn about wildlife. Ask a ranger what to do in the park. Buy a book. Help your kids "Discover" Rocky in a special hands-on exhibit. Handicapped accessible and family restrooms available. Next door you can eat a meal and buy gifts.

Holzwarth Historic Site

Closed for the season

Location
On US Rt 34, about 7 miles north of the Grand Lake Entrance Station. The lodge buildings are reached by a half mile walkway from the parking lot. A walking path connects the various buildings. Electric cart provides accessibility to the ranch, which is 1/2 mile from the parking lot.

Special Programs
There are guided tours of the historic guest ranch. Each open building has displays of furnishings, tools, and other equipment used by the dude ranch.

Kawuneeche Visitor Center

Open All Year

Open daily, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location
1 mile north of the town of Grand Lake on U.S. Route 34 at the entrance to the park

Activities
Take a walk with a ranger. Listen to illustrated programs on Saturday night. Watch a 20 minute film on the park (shown on request). Get oriented with the topographical relief map of the park. Learn about the Colorado River and its people. Buy a book. Reserve backcountry camping sites. Handicapped accessible restrooms available.

Lily Lake Visitor Center

CLOSED

Moraine Park Visitor Center (Museum)

Open daily through October 8, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location
Off the Bear Lake Road, 1 1/2 miles from the Beaver Meadows Entrance.

See natural history exhibits. Walk a half-mile nature trail. Buy a book. The museum is handicapped accessible.

Sheep Lakes Information Station

Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

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Did You Know?
You can buy books, maps, and notecards at our visitor centers. Your puchases support the park through our parnter, the Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
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Last Updated: July 02, 2008 at 12:36 EST