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Trail Ridge Road, in Rocky Mountain National Park, becomes treacherous and difficult to keep open at this time of year. Ultimately we are forced to close it each year because it is no longer safe to drive or to plow.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Last updated: March 31, 2012
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Contact Info
Mailing Address:
1000 US Hwy 36
Estes Park,
CO
80517
Phone:
970 586-1206
The Information Office is open year-round: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily in summer; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mondays - Fridays and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturdays - Sundays in winter.
Recorded Trail Ridge Road status: (970) 586-1222.