Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park in Larimer County, Colorado. Entrance is $30 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Rocky Mountain National Park on the managing agency's own page.
Rocky Mountain National Park map
Rocky Mountain National Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One agency fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Oct. 5, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- A Fire Ban (Stage 2 Fire Restrictions) Are In Effect Due to very high fire danger, the extended weather forecast, and current fire activity in the State of Colorado, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are now in effect within Rocky Mountain National Park. When Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in effect, this means that all campfires, including charcoal briquette fires are not permitted anywhere within Rocky Mountain National Park. This ban is effective beginnin
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Rocky Mountain National Park costs $70. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
- Yes. Rocky Mountain National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
- Sites cost $35 a night. Campsites must be reserved ahead.
- Pets are allowed in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Rocky Mountain National Park costs $70. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Rocky Mountain National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Rocky Mountain National Park
Sites cost $35 a night. Campsites must be reserved ahead.
Campgrounds inside the park's Colorado boundary: Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground and Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Green Ridge camping (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Olive Ridge camping (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Pets
Pets are allowed in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Estes Park, 9.8 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Grand Lake fishing (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Rocky Mountain National Park
- Wilderness areaRocky Mountain National Park Wilderness lies inside Rocky Mountain National Park.
- National forestRocky Mountain National Park borders Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
- Wilderness areaRocky Mountain National Park borders Comanche Peak Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaRocky Mountain National Park borders Indian Peaks Wilderness.
- National forestRocky Mountain National Park borders Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
- Wilderness areaRocky Mountain National Park borders Neota Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaRocky Mountain National Park borders Never Summer Wilderness.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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