The Glacier Creek Trail, which is used as a stock trail for part of the distance, runs through the forest on the south side of Bear Lake Corridor in Rocky Mountain National Park.

With Rocky Mountain National Park’s largest campground shutting down this summer for a modernization project, reducing available campsites on the eastern side of the park by more than half ...

The out-and-back trail to Chasm Lake is 8.4 miles and requires a steady climb through a subalpine forest and into the alpine tundra. Coyote Valley . ... western side of Rocky Mountain National Park.

What to know before you go. Rocky Mountain is a high elevation park, with its lowest point sitting at a peachy 7,630 feet. If you’re traveling in from sea level, it’s important to spend one to ...

Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, which spans 415 square miles, offers endless recreation opportunities. From watching the trees change colors in the fall to cross-country skiing in the ...