Rocky Mountain National Park is one of North America’s most amazing outdoor displays. Its isolated biodiversity includes numerous species of plants and animals that are found nowhere else. Plus only here can you meet peaks like Shark’s Tooth, Cathedral Spires, or Long’s Peak.
Thanks to conservationists (who also recognize the lack of any other route), Trail Ridge Road takes you to incredible heights starting in June, usually. It takes on the order of 55 days and almost $36,000 to open the road each year from snow drifts that can reach up to 25 feet!
Here a tiny spring beauty flower in the alpine zone may have a three-foot-long root, and a tiny pincushion bloom may be up to 50 years old! Backcountry campsites are nicely spread around, and five drive-in campgrounds are maintained so you can be here to see this most austere and spellbinding sanctuary.
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Things to know:
Region: Estes Park
Longest run/trail/road etc. : The road is 48 miles long.
Elevation: Its highest elevation is 12,183 feet.
Fun facts: Trail Ridge Road's grade never surpasses 7%!
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