The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day684

Day 684 — Free Day — Rocky Mountain National Park

Free day
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

More trails, the Stanley, or rest. Options below.

  1. All day· unscheduled

    Rest — the time is yoursFree / Rest Days

    Nothing is booked, on purpose. Sleep in, do laundry, wander, or pick something from the list below. The pace of this trip depends on time like this.

If you want it — the free time

All day · all optional, pick none or all

A longer hikeNational Parks & ForestsBonus

Sky Pond or the Longs Peak area for the ambitious.

5h

Estes Park, CO

The Stanley HotelLandmarks & MonumentsBonus

Tour the grand, reputedly haunted 1909 hotel that inspired 'The Shining.'

1h 30m

333 E Wonderview Ave, Estes Park, CO

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1
  • Landmarks & Monuments1

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