There will be two types of reserva ons available. One permit will be for the Bear Lake Road Corridor, which will include the en re corridor and access to the rest of the park. This reserva on period will be from 5 am to 6 pm. The second permit will be for the rest of Rocky Mountain Na onal Park, excluding the Bear Lake Road corridor. This reserva on period will be from 9 am to 3 pm. Permits issued using the reserva on system will allow park visitors to enter the park within two-hour windows of availability. The reserva on system will apply to all areas of the park. Reserva ons to enter the park will go on sale through www.recrea on.gov at 8 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Saturday, May 1. Reserva ons will be available to enter the park from May 28 through June 30. The next release will be on June 1, for the month of July and any remaining days that have not been booked for June. On July 1, reserva ons will be available for the month of August and any remaining days that have not been booked for July. On August 1, reserva ons will be available for the month of September and any remaining days in August that have not been booked. On September 1, reserva ons will be available for October and any remaining days in September that have not been booked. Ini ally, 25 percent of permits will be held and available for purchase the day prior at 5 p.m. through recrea on.gov. These are expected to sell out quickly and visitors are encouraged to plan ahead when possible. This year’s pilot reserva on system allows for a greater number of reserva ons per day. Reserva ons will be based on approximately 75 percent to 85 percent of the park’s total parking capacity. Last year’s system was based on approximately 60 percent of the park’s total parking capacity. This system spreads use throughout
A slide from the Town Board presenta on, explaining the visita on in 2019 and 2020.
Watch the en re special Estes Park Town of Estes Park mee ng held on March 29, at which Rocky officials explain the pilot visita on access program and long-range plans to manage visita on to the town board.
