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The seasonal closure of the paved road that takes millions of tourists through the heart of the park came after intermittent closures the past week. Trail Ridge Road is closed for the season, but ...
The byway consists of the 48-mile (77 km) Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) and the connecting 6.9-mile (11 km) Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highway 36). With a high point at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in North America. The higher portion of Trail Ridge Road is closed from October to May.
Together with the connecting 6.9-mile (11 km) Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highway 36), Trail Ridge Road forms the 55-mile (89 km) Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway, an All-American Road. With a high point at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in North America.
The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at 12,183 ft (3,713 m) [2] east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around Memorial Day.
Ridge to Rivers closed several trails that have sustained serious damage during cold, wet weather. Time to try these 7 popular Boise hiking trails, now reopened after winter closures Skip to main ...
The visitor center in late May. Rocky Mountain National Park's Alpine Visitor Center is located at 11,796 feet (3,595 m) above sea level at Fall River Pass, one mile west of the highest point on Trail Ridge Road and four miles east of the Continental Divide at Milner Pass in the U.S. state of Colorado.
A rockslide closed the road in 1953 and it was not re-opened until 1968 when the National Park Service cleared the rocks and paved the lower third of the route. [2] Both the one-way Old Fall River Road and the paved Trail Ridge Road are maintained and open to motor vehicles from Memorial Day weekend through the first major autumn snowstorm.
Deer Ridge Junction: 0.000: 0.000: US 34 (Trail Ridge Road) – Grand Lake, Horseshoe Park, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park: Western terminus: Rocky Mountain National Park: 2.900: 4.667: Bear Lake Road – Moraine Park, Glacier Basin, Bear Lake: 3.089: 4.971: Beaver Meadows Entrance Station Rocky Mountain National Park entrance fee ...