Rocky Mountain National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
National park in Colorado, United States
About Rocky Mountain National Park
Evidence of Native American peoples visiting the park date back almost 10,000 years, mainly from the Ute and Arapaho communities. Several expeditions visited the area in the early to mid-19th century, including one by Joel Estes in 1859 after which he and his family established a homestead that would soon becomeEstes Park, the resort town on the east side of the park. After a small mining rush on the western side of the park in the early 1880s, a 14-year-old boy by the name of Enos Mills moved to the area and began to extensively document the region's geography and ecology through essays and books. He began to lobby Congress to establish a national park in the area surrounding Longs Peak, a mountain he had climbed over 40 times by himself. On January 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson sign
Top Attractions in Rocky Mountain National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Rocky Mountain National Park:
- ★Bierstadt Lake
- ★Bluebird Lake
- ★Continental Traverse
- ★Emerald Lake
- ★Fern Odessa Loop
- ★Flattop and Hallett
- ★Holzwarth Historic Site
- ★Lily Mountain
Where to Stay in Rocky Mountain National Park
- 🏨Aspenglen Campground
- 🏨Glacier Basin Campground
- 🏨Glacier Basin Group Sites
- 🏨Grand Lake Lodge
- 🏨Longs Peak Campground
- 🏨Moraine Park Campground
Rocky Mountain National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: