If you love snow, winter is an ideal time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. Not only is it beautiful, but “there’s a diversity and var…
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, CO – NOVEMBER 3: People hike along the trail around Bear Lake on November 3, 2019 in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Bear Lake is an easy hike from the parking lot with a multitude of longer hikes in the area. The couple were visiting from Maryland. If you love snow, winter is an ideal time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson.
Despite the cold, Patterson said the park’s east side, especially the Bear Lake area, can be crowded on winter weekends, and parking lots may be full. She recommends visiting on weekdays or driving to the western entrance. Only 15% of the park’s annual visitors enter from the Grand Lake side. And don’t assume because there are tracks through the snow that the person ahead of you knew where they were going.Visitors of all ages enjoy sledding at Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s the only area of the park where sledding is allowed. . Hidden Valley had two lifts and 2,000 vertical feet of skiing. Competition from the larger resorts and a meager snow year doomed it.
“Pack a shovel. Be prepared to dig out your own campsite,” Patterson said. “It’s a whole different adventure, but people enjoy it.”
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