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Trail Ridge Road

America's highest continuous paved road, 12,183 feet up, with 11 miles above the tree line, and elk and marmots on the tundra.

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Open
About Memorial Day to mid-October
Price
Park entrance fee
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO 80517Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
From either side of the park.

Why Go

It runs 48 miles from Estes Park to Grand Lake, with pullouts at Many Parks Curve and Forest Canyon. The Alpine Visitor Center is the park's highest stop, and the air's thin, so take it slowly.

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