Park visitors will now need to show proof of U.S. citizenship or residency to purchase an annual pass or day pass at 11 national parks, including Rocky Mountain National Park. List of companies being ...

More than four million visitors make the journey each year. They come for the peaks. The wildlife. The thin mountain air that makes every breath feel earned. Rocky Mountain National Park spans 415 ...

International visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park will have to pay a $100 premium to get into the park, starting in January. Entrance fees for the park currently range from $15 to $35 for ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. (KDVR) — The cost to enter Rocky Mountain National Park will more than triple for some visitors beginning Jan. 1, 2026. On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced it will ...

The outdoor recreation industry has been abuzz about a press release published by the U.S. Department of the Interior on November 25, which announces several big changes coming to the country’s ...

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On the road again? Not if you’re hoping to go through Trail Ridge Road any time soon. Rocky Mountain National Park is closing the scenic 48-mile road to all through-traffic for the winter season. The ...

BRIGHTON, Colo. — The spirit of the American Quarter Horse is alive and well in Colorado, where Bally’s Arapahoe Park continues to showcase the speed, athleticism and heart of this legendary breed.

It’s a perfect fall afternoon in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and a guided hike of 15 strangers just a few miles beyond the park’s eastern entrance is under way. As the hikers click away ...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK (KOAA) — The state of Colorado plans to continue funding the two visitor centers at Rocky Mountain National Park until November 13 as the government shutdown is set to ...

Is Cades Cove open now? What about Sugarlands Visitor Center? Do you need a parking tag to visit the country’s most-visited national park? Visitors have lots of questions surrounding Great Smoky ...