Lake Trailhead, and from the Park & Ride area. The two sec ons of trail that drop into the Mill Creek Basin will remain closed. The Upper Beaver Meadows Trail has reopened to the Moraine Park area. However, the Beaver Mountain Trail and the Ute Trail from Upper Beaver Meadows remain closed. The trails between Upper Beaver Mountains Road and Deer Mountain have reopened. For the most current status of trails, including maps, please visit h ps://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/fireinforma on-and-regula ons.htm On Wednesday, October 21, 2000, the East Troublesome Fire ran approximately 18 miles before it moved into the west side of Rocky Mountain Na onal Park, and then spo ed approximately 1.5 miles from the head of Tonahutu Creek on the west side of the Con nental Divide to the head of Spruce Creek on the east side of the Con nental Divide. Rapid evacua ons took place in Grand Lake on October 21. Evacua ons for the majority of the Estes Valley were implemented on October 22, as weather predic ons forecast major winds on the night of October 23 through October 24 pushing the fire further to the east. Firefigh ng ac ons and favorable weather on October 24 and 25, helped halt the major movement of the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak Fires.
The devasta on on the west side of Rocky Mountain Na onal Park as observed by HIKE ROCKY correspondent Marlene Borneman in early January.
Approximately 30,000 acres or 9 percent of Rocky Mountain Na onal Park has been impacted by the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak Fires. Rocky Mountain Na onal Park’s non-profit partner, The Rocky Mountain Conservancy, is accep ng dona ons to support the park’s future restora on efforts from this season’s fires h ps://rmconservancy.org/join-orgive/donate/ Looking west into RMNP from Grand Lake. Photo by Marlene Borneman.
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