Rocky Mountain National Park
Alpine tundra above 11,000 feet, reached by the highest continuous paved road in the country.
- 233named trails
- 537trail miles mapped
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Popular hikes in Rocky Mountain
- Bear Lake Loop · about 0.8 mi · Easy
- Alpine Ridge Trail · about 0.6 mi · Moderate
- Alberta Falls · about 1.6 mi · Easy
- Bierstadt Lake · about 3.2 mi · Moderate
- Gem Lake · about 3.4 mi · Moderate
- Emerald Lake · about 3.6 mi · Moderate
- Lake Haiyaha · about 4.2 mi · Moderate
- Cub Lake · about 4.6 mi · Moderate
- Mills Lake · about 5 mi · Moderate
- Ouzel Falls · about 5.4 mi · Moderate
- Deer Mountain · about 6 mi · Moderate
- Chasm Lake · about 8.4 mi · Strenuous
- Flattop Mountain · about 8.8 mi · Strenuous
- Sky Pond · about 9 mi · Strenuous
- Longs Peak · about 14.5 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- July: Trail Ridge Road crosses the tundra at 12,000 ft with alpine wildflowers at their peak. Longs Peak and the high lakes are typically snow-free enough to reach.
- September: Elk rut season. Bull elk bugle in Moraine Park and Horseshoe Park at dawn and dusk, and aspen groves peak gold in the second half of the month. This is RMNP's most spectacular month.
Permits and reservations
Timed-entry reservations are required in summer and fall: May 22 – Oct 12, 2026, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. for most of the park and 5 a.m.–6 p.m. for Bear Lake Road.
- Timed entry / Timed entry + Bear Lake Road: Released on the 1st of each month at 8 a.m. MT for the following month (May 1 for late May–June, June 1 for July, and so on). Additional reservations release at 7 p.m. MT the night before. $2 Recreation.gov fee.
- Campgrounds: In summer, Moraine Park, Glacier Basin, Aspenglen and Timber Creek campgrounds must be reserved ahead on Recreation.gov. Reservations cannot be made at the campground or visitor centers.
- Backcountry camping permit: Overnight camping outside the campgrounds needs a backcountry permit. See the park's permits page for how to get one.
Entrance fees
- Private Vehicle: $30
- Private Vehicle: $35
- Per Person: $15
- Motorcycle: $25
Official park site: nps.gov
All 233 trails in Rocky Mountain
- Abandoned Beaver Colony Boardwalk · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Access To Finch Lake Trail · 1.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Adams Falls Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Allenspark - Confusion Junction Trail · 3.36 mi round trip · Moderate
- Allenspark - Finch Lake Trail Connector · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Alluvial Fan Trail · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
- Alpine Ridge Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Andrews Glacier Trail · 1.92 mi round trip · Moderate
- Aspen Brook Trail · 4.48 mi round trip · Moderate
- Aspenglen Campground Trail · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Aspenglen Trail · 0.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Babcock Drive · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Baker Gulch Trail · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Balanced Rock Trail · 1.94 mi round trip · Easy
- Baldpate - Wind River Pass Trail · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Batman/Checkerboard Rock Climbing Access · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lake - Dream/Haiyaha Junction Trail · 1.94 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lake - Glacier Gorge Junction - Loch Mills Junction Trail · 4.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Bear Lake Loop Trail · 1.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lake Stock Trail · 1.1 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lake To Bierstadt Junction Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lake-Bierstadt Trail · 3.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Beaver Meadows - Deer Ridge Parking Trail · 2.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Beaver Meadows / Moraine Park Complex Trail · 30.14 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Bierstadt Lake Trail · 5.88 mi round trip · Moderate
- Bierstadt Moraine Trail · 5.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Black Canyon / Cow Creek Connector Trail · 3.28 mi round trip · Moderate
- Black Canyon Tr · 1.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Black Canyon Trail · 15.72 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Black Lake Trail · 5.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Bluebird Lake Trail · 6.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Book End Climbing Access · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
- Boulder Brook Trail · 4.18 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Boulder Field Trail · 2.78 mi round trip · Moderate
- Boulder-Grand Pass Trail · 2.3 mi round trip · Moderate
- Bowen / Baker Usfs Access Trail · 1.22 mi round trip · Easy
- Bowen Gulch Connector Trail · 1.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Bowen Gulch Trail · 4.1 mi round trip · Moderate
- Box-Eagle Lakes Route · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Bridel Veil Falls Trail · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Buck Creek Trail · 3.62 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cache la Poudre Trail · 15.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Calypso Cascades - Confusion Junction Trail · 2.52 mi round trip · Easy
- Camp Timberline Trail · 0.82 mi round trip · Easy
- cdt · 2.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Chapin Creek Trail (south section) · 1.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Chapin Pass Climbers Access Trail · 1.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Chapin Pass Trail - Lower Fork · 2.04 mi round trip · Easy
- Chasm Falls Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Chasm Lake Trail · 8.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Chiquita Mountain Bypass · 1.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Circle C - Eugenia Mine Trail · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Colorado River Trail · 6.76 mi round trip · Moderate
- Columbine Ranch - Moore Park Trail · 1.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Comanche Peak Trail · 4.64 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Confusion Junction - Pear Lake Trail · 7.96 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Confusion Junction - Pear Lake Trial · 7.96 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Connector Trail Between Wb-22 And Wb-23 · 1.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Bowen Gulch Connector Trail · 5.9 mi round trip · Moderate
- Continental Divide Trail · 1.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Cony Lake Trail · 3.98 mi round trip · Moderate
- Copeland Falls side trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Copeland Lake - Wild Basin Trail · 4.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Cow Creek Trail · 6.1 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Coyote Valley Trail · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Crater Trail · 2.04 mi round trip · Moderate
- Crystal Lake Trail · 1.88 mi round trip · Easy
- Dark Mountain Trail · 3.3 mi round trip · Moderate
- Deer Mountain Trail · 15.88 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Dream Lake - Lake Haiyaha Trail · 3.14 mi round trip · Moderate
- East And West Deer Mountain Trail · 12.34 mi round trip · Strenuous
- East Inlet Tr · 3.04 mi round trip · Easy
- East Inlet Trail · 18.3 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- East Longs Peak Trail · 11.46 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- East Shore Tr · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- East Shore Trail · 17.38 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Emerald Lake Trail · 3.12 mi round trip · Moderate
- Estes Cone Junction - Moore Park Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Estes Cone Tr · 1.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Estes Cone Trail · 2.52 mi round trip · Moderate
- Eugenia Mine Trail · 2.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Fall River - Little Horseshoe Park Complex Trail · 7.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Fern Lake Trail · 14.74 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Fern Lake Trailhead - The Pool Trail · 3.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail · 10.8 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Finch Lake Trailhead - Confusion Junction Trail · 4.52 mi round trip · Moderate
- Flattop Mountain Trail · 8 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Flattop Mountain Trail Junction - Cub Lake · 7.1 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Forest Canyon Overlook Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Gem Lake Trail · 8.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Gem Lake, West Access Trail · 1.22 mi round trip · Easy
- Glacier Basic C. G. - Sprague Lake Trail · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Glacier Creek Stables Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Glacier Creek To Storm Pass Trail · 7.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Glacier Creek Trail · 5.32 mi round trip · Moderate
- Glacier Gorge Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
- Grace Falls Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Grand Ditch Trail · 29.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- Green Mountain Trail · 4.86 mi round trip · Moderate
- Green Mtn Trailhead to Onahu Trailhead Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Haynach Lake Trail · 2.88 mi round trip · Moderate
- Hidden Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Hidden Valley Accessible Trail · 0.35 mi loop · Easy
- Hitchens Gulch / Lake Of The Clouds Trail · 2.76 mi round trip · Moderate
- Horse Trail (south section) · 0.78 mi round trip · Easy
- Horsetooth Peak Trail · 4.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Husted Trail · 5.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Jims Grove - Granite Pass Trail · 2.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Keyhole Route · 2.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lake Haiyaha To Mills/Loch Junction Trail · 5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lake Haiyaha Trail · 3.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Lake Irene Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Lake Irene Trails · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Lawn Lake Trail · 13.88 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Left Book Climbing Access · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Lily Lake Trail · 2.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Lily Ridge Trail · 1.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Lion Lake Junction - Thunder Lake Trail · 3.7 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lion Lake Trail · 4.34 mi round trip · Moderate
- Little Horseshoe Park - Lawn Lake Trailhead Trail · 3.1 mi round trip · Easy
- Little Horseshoe Park Trail · 8.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Little Yellowstone Trail · 3.44 mi round trip · Moderate
- Livery Tr · 1.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Livery Trail (northwest section) · 1.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Livery Trail (southeast section) · 3.56 mi round trip · Easy
- Livery Trail To Copeland Falls Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Lock/Mills Junction To Andrews/Sky Pond Junction Trail · 2.92 mi round trip · Moderate
- Long Meadows Trail (northwest section) · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Long Meadows Trail (southeast section) · 3.58 mi round trip · Moderate
- Longs Peak Ranger Station - Jims Grove Trail · 6.64 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Longs Peak Trail (The Boulderfield) · 14.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lower Black Canyon Trail · 4.56 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lower Cow Creek Trail · 3.86 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lower Crystal Lake Trail · 1.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Lower East Inlet Trail · 10.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lower Gem Lake Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Lower Lawn Lake Trail · 11.02 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Lower Lost Lake Trail · 6.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lulu City Network Trail · 1.77 mi loop · Easy
- Lumpy Ridge Climber Access · 3.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lumpy Ridge Climber Access Trails (east section) #1 · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Lumpy Ridge Climber Access Trails (east section) #2 · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Lumpy Ridge Climber Access Trails (west section) · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Lumpy Ridge Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Macgregor Falls · 1.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail · 1.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Mill Creek Basin Trail · 3.48 mi round trip · Moderate
- Mirror Lake · 2.94 mi round trip · Easy
- Moraine Park · 5.4 mi round trip · Easy
- Moraine Park - Mill Creek Basin · 8.18 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Moraine Park Museum Trails · 0.38 mi loop · Easy
- Mount Ida · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Mummy Pass Trail · 19.9 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Mummy Pass, Lower · 5.98 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Mummy Pass, Upper · 6.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Nanita/Nakoni · 6.16 mi round trip · Strenuous
- New Storm Pass · 5.8 mi round trip · Strenuous
- North Boundary, Upper · 11.42 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- North Deer Mountain · 9.16 mi round trip · Moderate
- North Fork Trail · 10.32 mi round trip · Strenuous
- North Gem Lake/Cow Creek · 5.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- North Inlet-Flattop Junction · 17.64 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- North Longs Peak - Lower · 4.4 mi round trip · Moderate
- North Longs Peak - Upper · 6.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
- North Longs Peak Trail · 10.76 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- North St. Vrain Campsite · 2.68 mi round trip · Moderate
- Odessa Lake - Flattop Mtn. Junc. · 5.9 mi round trip · Moderate
- Old Bear Lake Road · 0.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Old Entrance Livery Trails · 1.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Old Ute Trail · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Onahu Creek · 5.64 mi round trip · Moderate
- Ouzel Lake · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
- Pear Lake-Lower Hutcheson Lake · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Poudre River, Lower · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Poudre River, Middle · 7.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Red Mountain · 5.24 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Saint Vrain Mountain Trail · 3.84 mi round trip · Moderate
- Sandbeach Lake · 8.56 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Sewerline/Snowmobile Access Trail · 1.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Shadow Mountain · 6.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Shelf and Solitude Route · 1.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Skeleton Gulch · 2.9 mi round trip · Moderate
- Sky Pond · 9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- South Tonahutu/Big Meadows/Onahu Creek · 12.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Specimen Ditch Trail · 3.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Spectacle Lakes · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Sprague Lake Connector Trails · 4.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Sprague Lake Loop · 1.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Sprague Lake Stable Trail · 0.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Spruce Lake/Loomis Lake · 1.48 mi round trip · Easy
- St. Vrain Mountain · 0.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Storm Pass Trail · 13.8 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Stormy Peaks Trail · 14.3 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Stormy Peaks, South · 7.66 mi round trip · Strenuous
- The Pool - Cub Lake Trailhead · 6.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
- The Pool/Odessa Lake · 6.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
- The Saddle · 2.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Thunder Lake - Timberline · 2.82 mi round trip · Moderate
- Thunder Lake Trail · 8.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Thunder Pass · 5.32 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Timber Creek Cmpgnd-Beaver Ponds Picnic Area · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Timber Lake · 9.76 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Toll Memorial Trail · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Tonahutu Creek Trail · 27.12 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Tonahutu Creek-Flattop Junction · 17.34 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Tundra Communities Trail · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Tuxedo Park - Ymca Camp · 3.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Tuxedo Park Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Twin Owls Climbing Access West · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Twin Sisters Tr · 6.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Upper Beaver Meadows Trail · 10.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Upper Black Canyon Trail · 9.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Upper Crystal Lake Trail · 1.04 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper East Inlet Trail · 3.04 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper Gem Lake Trail · 2.4 mi round trip · Moderate
- Upper Lawn Lake Trail · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper Lost Lake Trail · 3.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Ute Trail (West) · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Ute Trail East · 9.34 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Ute Trail West · 6.8 mi round trip · Moderate
- Utility Area Trails · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
- V.T.S. Lot To Bierstadt Trail · 2.72 mi round trip · Moderate
- V.T.S. Lot To Bierstadt Trailhead · 2.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Valley And River Network · 11.84 mi round trip · Moderate
- West Creek Falls · 1.34 mi round trip · Easy
- West Glacier Creek · 4.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Wild Basin R.S. - Lion Lake Junction · 9.7 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Wind River · 4.42 mi round trip · Moderate
- Wind River Pass Trail · 1.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Ymca Camp - Glacier Basin C.G. · 2.98 mi round trip · Easy
- Ypsilon Lake · 5.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Ypsilon Summit Route · 2.38 mi round trip · Easy
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