News Release

Rocky Mountain National Park Celebrates National Park Week, National Volunteer Week, Earth Day, and National Junior Ranger Day

Visitors creations during National Park Week.

Courtesy RMNP

News Release Date: April 10, 2025

Contact: Park Information Office, [phone]

Celebrate National Park Week, National Volunteer Week, Earth Day, and National Junior Ranger Day at Rocky Mountain National Park. What is National Park Week? This is a week-long celebration of our national parks that takes place annually in the month of April. This year, National Park Week begins on Saturday, April 19 and continues through Sunday, April 27, 2025. Rocky Mountain National Park will be celebrating in person and online.   

On Saturday, April 19: 

National Park Week kicks off with a fee free day. All park entrance fees will be waived on this date. Camping, overnight wilderness backpacking, and all other administrative fees remain in effect.  

Join us at Rocky’s Earth Day & National Junior Ranger Day Events!  
On the east side of the park near the town of Estes Park, join NPS and Rocky Mountain Conservancy staff at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Explore booths and fun interactive activities for visitors of all ages. This event is free and open to the public.     

• Earn your Junior Ranger badge 
• Learn about different plants and wildlife that call Rocky home 
• Learn about hiking safety
• Participate in an interactive Rocky Lab activity
• Decorate a tree cookie
• and more!

On the west side of the park near the town of Grand Lake, join NPS staff at Kawuneeche Visitor Center for a Junior Ranger Day celebration. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. enjoy fun activities for visitors of all ages. This event is free and open to the public. Family-friendly activities will include:

• Earn your Junior Ranger badge 
• Participate in Animal Olympics and other fun games
• Learn about wildlife at the Discovery Table 
• Enjoy storytime and crafts from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Juniper Librarian Sue Luton
• and more!

   Additional park ranger-led programs and activities will be happening all week long!    

On Sunday, April 20:
Join us on the east side of RMNP at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at 2 p.m. for the program “Efforts to Restore Boreal Toad Populations in RMNP,” presented by Jonathan Lewis, Conservation Biology Program Manager for Rocky Mountain National Park. This special program is the final presentation in Rocky Mountain National Park and Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s 2025 Winter Speaker Series. To learn more, visit https://rmconservancy.org/    

For RMNP’s full National Park Week program schedule, visit the park’s webpage at https://go.nps.gov/romo/npweek        

Unable to visit in person? Join Rocky’s digital celebration! Visit our webpage and check out RMNP’s page on the NPS App. Follow us @RockyNPS on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We’ll be sharing fun and interesting facts and stories related to this year’s program theme “Your National Park Playlist.”   

To learn more about Rocky Mountain National Park and to plan for your next trip, visit our website at www.nps.gov/romo, download the NPS App, or call the park’s Information Office at [phone].