Rocky Mountain National Park

Around The Parks: Compendium Changes, Fire Management, And Rocky Mountain Research Projects

Just because it’s winter and many trails, areas, and facilities within the national parks are closed for the season doesn’t mean a shutdown of the parks’ news. Below are a few items that have come to the Traveler’s attention and are now brought to your attention.

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By Compiled From N... - January 26th, 2022 12:12pm

Rocky Mountain National Park's Backcountry Campsite Reservations On Recreation.gov

Rocky Mountain National Park's wilderness backcountry campsite reservation system is moving to recreation.gov in March.

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By Compiled From N... - January 21st, 2022 2:30am

Reservations Again Will Be Needed To Visit Rocky Mountain National Park

Reservations again will be needed this year to visit Rocky Mountain National Park for much of the day, with one reservation providing access to the Bear Lake and the rest of the park, and another providing access to the rest of the park separate from the Bear Lake corridor.

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By Compiled From N... - January 13th, 2022 2:45am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #44: January Notables

Are you ready for another National Parks Traveler quiz and trivia piece? First one of the New Year, so it’s all about January Notables.

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By Rebecca Latson - January 8th, 2022 4:00am

Ranger Exchanges Shots With Suspects At Rocky Mountain National Park

A ballistic vest protected a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger from serious injury Wednesday morning during an exchange of shots with two suspects who were involved in a vehicular pursuit outside the park.

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By Compiled From N... - December 8th, 2021 2:59pm

Camping, Daily Fee Hikes Proposed For Rocky Mountain National Park

Fee increases likely are coming for some visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park, where staff is proposing a $5 hike in daily entrance fees as well as for camping.

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By Compiled From N... - November 19th, 2021 1:45am

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Traveler's View | Poor Park Housing, Dealing With Climate Change

If Charles Sams, who is waiting for the Senate to confirm him as National Park Service director, is serious about his top priority being to lift the morale of the agency's workforce, seeing better, and more, housing for the field staff should be in tandem with better pay.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 15th, 2021 2:15am

In Search Of Reasonable Housing For National Park Service Employees

Yellowstone National Park in 2020 embarked on what Superintendent Cam Sholly calls "the largest housing improvement project in the National Park Service since Mission 66" for park employees, but not all parks are so fortunate.

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By Lori Sonken - August 27th, 2024 12:12pm

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #40 – September Notables

Canyonlands, Great Sand Dunes, Sequoia, and Guadalupe Mountains national parks were all established during the month of September. It’s also the birthday month for notable George Bird Grinnell. So, guess what this latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece is all about?

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By Rebecca Latson - November 6th, 2021 2:00am

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Skeletal Remains Seem To Solve Nearly Four-Decades Old Missing Person Case At Rocky Mountain

Nearly four decades after a West German mountaineer disappeared in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park, officials believe they've found his skeletal remains.

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By Compiled From N... - November 4th, 2021 12:54pm

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