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Rocky Mountain National Park's Old Fall Road Closed For the Winter

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October 8, 2024
Old Fall River Road Closed Sign / NPS

Where the road begins...and ends / NPS

Old Fall River Road, a windy gravel track that leads up to some of Rocky Mountain National Park's stunning Colorado high alpine country, is closed for the season to vehicles as of October 8. 

The road will be closed to all uses through Thursday, October 10, for park staff to conduct road maintenance. Old Fall River Road will reopen temporarily to bicycles, leashed pets and walkers for Friday, October 11 through Monday, October 14. Starting, Tuesday, October 15, Old Fall River Road will close again to all uses for continued road maintenance through Friday, October 18. On Saturday, October 19, the road will reopen to bicycles, leashed pets and walkers through November 30.

Leashed pets and bicycles are only allowed on the road, not on side trails. On December 1, the road will revert to trail status and bicycles and leashed pets will not be allowed on the road.

Old Fall River Road opened in 1920. It's 11 miles of a mostly gravel road, with tight switchbacks, and one-way uphill traffic. The route climbs to nearly 11,800 feet, at Fall River Pass. 

For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please visit www.nps.gov/romo or call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.

 

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