Vehicle restrictions may be in place on the Bear Lake Road corridor and the Wild Basin area if full parking lots and congestion warrants. Timber Creek Campground on the west side of the park is first-come, first-served. The three reservation campgrounds in the park are full for the weekend. Park staff expect a busy Memorial Day Weekend throughout Rocky Mountain National Park. ![]() Trail Ridge Road was completed in 1932, and the earliest the road has opened was on the latest June 26, 1943. Plow operators normally encounter drifts from 18 to 22 feet and are accustomed to plowing the same section of road over and over. Crews from the west side of the park and crews from the east side of the park move along the road and eventually meet near the Alpine Visitor Center. Depending on the day and conditions the distance that pedestrians and bicycles are allowed to travel on the road will vary.Įvery year, Rocky Mountain National Park snowplow operators begin plowing Trail Ridge Road in mid-April. It is critical that pedestrians and bicycles adhere to those closures. When plowing is taking place, for visitor safety, park plow operators will post signs that indicate the point on the road where pedestrian and bicycle travel is not allowed. Pedestrians and bicyclists are able to travel on the road. Due to ongoing snow accumulation, winds, and below freezing temperatures at higher elevations, it is too soon to predict when that might be. ![]() Park snowplow operators will continue to plow the road, and it will open as soon as it is safe to do so. Winter storms remain over Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS.ĭue to late spring snowfall and continuing winter-like conditions at high elevations in Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road’s opening will be delayed and will not open to vehicles over the Memorial Day Holiday.
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