Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park are preparing to conduct prescribed burns in the South Lateral Moraine area. This area is located south of Eagle Cliff Mountain and adjacent to Bear Lake Road. Burning will only occur if favorable weather and fuel conditions permit. The South Lateral Moraine burn is approximately 135 acres of[continue reading...]

Celebrate the park’s new wilderness status through the images taken by nationally renowned nature photographer, publisher, teacher, and preservationist John Fielder in 1993 and 1994. John enjoyed unique access to the park’s high country on a special use permit. Hear John’s stories about his 50 nights and 50 days spent in the park’s most remote[continue reading...]

Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the Lumpy Ridge and Sheep Mountain areas of the park. To ensure that raptors can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed temporarily to public use during nesting season and monitored by wildlife managers. All closures went[continue reading...]

For many visitors, winter is their favorite season to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations – even with hiking boots! Elk, coyotes, deer, snowshoe hares, and other wildlife remain[continue reading...]

Join a Park Ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park for a kid-friendly snowshoe adventure on the west side of the park. Snowshoeing is a fun way to experience the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park and is a great family activity! The programs will be held on Saturday; February 6 and March 6 at 10:30[continue reading...]