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Day682

Day 682 — Trail Ridge Road — Rocky Mountain National Park

Full day5h planned
1FORT COLLINS2ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK3BOULDER4DENVER5COLORADO SPRINGS6GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK7MESA VERDE & DURANGO8TELLURIDE9BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON10GLENWOOD SPRINGS11ASPEN, VAIL & BRECKENRIDGE
679Old Town & Ales680Free Day681Into the Rockies682Trail Ridge Road683Bear Lake684Free Day685South to Boulder686Flatirons & Pearl Street687Free Day688South to Denver689Downtown & the Capitol690Museums & Red Rocks691Free Day692South to the Springs693Garden of the Gods & Pikes Peak694The Academy & the Caves695Free Day696South to the dunes697The Dunes698West to Mesa Verde699Cliff Palace700The Silverton Train701Free Day702North to Telluride703Box Canyon704Free Day705North to the Black Canyon706The Rim707North to Glenwood708Hot Springs & Caves709Free Day710East to the ski towns711Aspen & the Maroon Bells712Vail & the Back Bowls713Breckenridge714Free Day715Out to the plains

Above the tree line.

  1. 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM· 5h

    Trail Ridge RoadNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Drive to 12,183 ft across the alpine tundra — the highest continuous paved road in the U.S. — with marmots and endless views.

    Bring: warm layers · water

    Trail Ridge Rd, Estes Park, CO

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here