Rocky Mountain National Park

Pros: Beautiful scenery and wildlife, great hiking and camping
Cons: crowds (always a problems at national parks); bark beetle damage

One reason I really looked forward to living in Colorado was our new home's proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park. It's just an hour away from where I live in Denver's northern suburbs, making it a quick and easy, not to mention, affordable ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery. Wildlife. Mountain peaks everywhere. Camping.
Cons: Elevation sickness threat. Main road through park closed Oct-May.

I first visited Rocky Mountain National Park when vacationing in Colorado a few years ago. It was love at first site!  Now that I am a Colorado resident I visit the park at least once every year.Getting to Rocky Mountain National Park ...

Pros: A real Rocky Mountain High!!
Cons: That I don't live there!!

Just one short year ago (Fall 2000), we were rushing around getting suitcases loaded into the car while my husband was being treated to the sounds of "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver blasting out of the hi-fi set!! He was rather amused by my...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, Amazing Micro Climates, Visitor centers.
Cons: Cost, cold weather year-round in many areas, a little crowded in some places.

Living in the city of Loveland Colorado for almost 2 years from age 19-20 I frequently made trips 'Via a Hyundai Excel' up to Rocky Mountain National Park and its surrounding wilderness areas. I also have visited this park many times since I have...

Pros: A mystical place set in a mountain world.
Cons: Cold, very cold at times. Be ready for that if you go.

The names have an ethereal ring that stays with you. The Never-Summer Mountains. Trail-Ridge Drive. The Fall River Road. And other names. Rocky Mountain National Park is a world unto itself, a world far and away and above our own, and a...

Pros: Virtually indescribable natural beauty, abundant wildlife
Cons: Crowded highway, moderately crowded visitors centers

Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado Established in 1915, this large national park is smack dab in the middle of some of the most rugged Rocky Mountain terrain. Offering gorgeous mountain scenery and abundant wildlife, the park is popular with ...

Pros: Scenery, some wildlife
Cons: Crowded, road system, poor conservation technology

Rocky Mountain National Park provided the scenery I had so desperately been seeking on our road trip. They look quite similar to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and it was nice to have a reminder of what it was like around where I live. However, the number ...

Pros: Fewer visitors, autumn foliage, awesome elk-watching
Cons: Winter might come early at this time of year

I highly recommend visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in the fall. At that time of year, there are far less visitors than in the HIGHLY popular summer months, the leaves are all turning beautiful colors (or already have), the weather's always been...

Pros: Awesome scenery
Cons: Can be crowded

I have traveled extensively going to all states but Alaska and have been to Europe 5 times. Big deal, you say. Well, I say this because of all the places I have been, Rocky Mountain National Park has to be at the top of my list of favorite scenery....

Pros: Beautiful Views, Pristine Wilderness
Cons: None

Rocky Mountain National is located above Estes Park Colorado. The park is 415.2 square miles of forest, wilderness and wildlife. Possibly one of the most beautiful National Parks in the United States. It is also home to one of the highest roads in...

Pros: Beautiful, photogenic scenery, abundant wildlife and many options for exploration.
Cons: Crowded in some parts, difficult to reach the others.

Hikers in Rocky Mountain, one of the crown jewels in America’s park system, will encounter both the best and the worst elements of the national park experience. However you can easily avoid the negatives here by traveling off the beaten path, maximizing...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, variety of activities for the family.
Cons: Can be crowded during the summer.

Estes Park is a busy, tourist town that lies below the mountain peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. It is full of restaurants and shops that are designed to catch the idea of the visiting tourist. It is crowded and busy. There are many places to...

Pros: breathtaking views,
Cons: not being able to travel thru when we wanted to.

Wild life is wonderful, but sometimes it is not always what you expect. My husband an I spent a week in Winterpark Colorado, on our honey moon several years ago. It was the last week of May. We looked forward to the Rocky Mountains, the horseback...

Pros: Wildlife, accessible tundra
Cons: hair-raising adventures

Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park

It was June, it was my first trip to Boulder, and the idea of driving to 12,000 feet held a guilty fascination that could not be denied. Besides, I'd sprained an ankle a few days earlier...

Pros: Magnificent Peaks and Valleys
Cons: Long Entrance Lines on the Estes Park Entrance

Many tourists to Colorado begin their trek to Rocky Mountain National park on the Estes Park entrance. A lovely picturesque town on the cusp of the grand mountain range situated behind it. This is as nice day trip outside of Denver, Ft Collins and other...