Trail Ridge Road has 11 miles above 11,500 feet, cresting at an elevation of 12,183 feet above sea level. Snow on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park on Oct. 16, 2023.

Trail Ridge Road typically opens the last week in May, weather permitting. In 2024, Trail Ridge Road opened on May 31, Patterson added. Old Fall River Road closed to vehicles for the season on Oct. 8.

Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States - reaching 12,183 feet in elevation. Park plow operators normally encounter drifts from 18 to 22 feet, officials said.

Trail Ridge Road, which connects the towns of Estes Park and Grand Lake, is the highest continuous paved road in America, with a high point of 12,183 feet. The road has few guardrails and no ...

Trail Ridge Road historically opens in late May, according to the national park. The road's earliest opening was May 7, in 2002, and its latest was June 26, in 1943. And 2025 has 2024 beat by one ...

Trail Ridge Road, a high-alpine byway in Rocky Mountain National Park, is closed to through travel for the season, according to a Monday news release. With 11 miles of the road above 11,500 feet ...

Trail Ridge Road closes each year when wintery weather ramps up, with 11 miles of the road located above 11,500 feet of elevation. This area is subject to strong winds and deep snow, with few ...

Crews are working feverishly on snow removal on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, racing to open the popular, well-traveled, sight-seeing highway by Friday, in time for Memorial Day… ...

By Dawn Y. Wilson On July 15, 1932, the first section of Trail Ridge Road – the 17.2 miles from Deer Mountain Junction to Fall River Pass – opened to the public. This year marks 90 years since ...

Trail Ridge Road, the high altitude roadway that traverses Rocky Mountain National Park, crossing the Continental Divide, opened for the season Friday afternoon. “Due to melting snow on the road ...

The Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store atop the road at nearly 11,800 feet above sea level, are scheduled to open Saturday, May 29. In the timed reservation system that launched Friday ...

Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the U.S., climbing to 12,183 feet and connecting Estes Park and Grand Lake. The earliest the road has opened is May 7 in 2002, while the ...