I camp every year in Rocky Mountain National Park. The campgrounds and toilets are always so clean! Trash is emptied, food lockers taken care of. And the staff and camp hosts are always friendly and helpful! A few years ago, the campground was overrun with mice! They somehow made their way into my car and devoured some left-over trail mix I had forgotten to store in the bear box. The mice chewed up my tissues to make a nest. When the camp hosts found out, they kindly loaned me a couple of mouse traps, which solved my problem.
Sincerely,
Rocky Mountain National Park
This dramatic landscape of towering mountains and alpine lakes encompasses more than 265,000 acres - 95% of which are designated wilderness. With this intentional focus on protecting this unique landscape, there are few developed infrastructure areas in the park, which leads to traffic problems in areas including the Bear Lake Road Corridor and right off Trail Ridge Road. Alpine tundra also encompasses approximately 1/3 of the park. Alpine tundra is a fundamental and fragile resource, which requires park managers to give this ecosystem increased attention for protection.
State(s): Colorado
Established: 1915
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Last year about this time, my husband and I were planning an autumn trip to CO. Rocky Mountain NP was to be among our first stops but we had never visited a park where reservations were required. I called the number at RMNP to get some advice. The man who…
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