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Rocky Mountain National Park

United States of America Colorado Estes Park

Rocky Mountain National Park
Photo: Andrew Russell, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alpine scenery above Estes Park in Colorado, where Trail Ridge Road climbs to 3,713 m, the highest continuous paved road in the USA, across tundra with elk and marmots. Walk to Bear Lake, Dream Lake and Emerald Lake.


A timed entry permit is needed in summer. Denver is about 1.5 hours away.

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