Located along Trail Ridge Road, this is the highest elevation visitor center in the National Park System at 11,796'. Alpine Visitor Center is closed for the season.

A long rectangular building with large logs on the roof.

Alpine Visitor Center

Visitors hike a trail above the Alpine Visitor Center.

Alpine Visitor Center from Alpine Ridge Trail

Staff dig out Alpine Visitor Center from feet of snow.

Digging Out the Alpine Visitor Center

Alpine Visitor Center is closed for the 2023 season.

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center is located west of Estes Park on U.S. Highway 36. The Rocky Mountain Conservancy Nature Store is located inside the visitor center building.

A brown angular building in the trees below snowy Longs Peak

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and Longs Peak

Visitors and rangers stand in a modernist building lobby.

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Lobby

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center

Open year-round. During the winter season Beaver Meadows Visitor Center is open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Closure

The Fall River Visitor Center is located west of Estes Park on U.S. Highway 34. Due to a significant winter storm, Fall River Visitor Center is closed on Friday, March 14, 2024.

a wide angle of the visitor center - a staircase, museum panels, and a ram statue are visible

Fall River Visitor Center

Bighorn Sheep at Fall River Visitor Center

Fall River Visitor Center is located along U.S. Hwy 34 in Estes Park, Colorado and near the Fall River Entrance to the park.

Have you ever wondered what life as a homesteader and rancher in the 1920s would have been like? Take a step back in time and visit the Holzwarth Historic Site. The historic buildings are closed for the 2023 season. The grounds are open to visitors 24-hours a day.

A sign reading "Holzwarth Historic Site" with a cabin in the background

Fleshut Cabin

Cabin at Holzwarth Historic Site

Visitors at Holzwarth Historic Site

Holzwarth Historic Site

The historic buildings are closed for the season. However, the grounds are open 24-hours a day, year-round.

Passport Stamp is available when the buildings are open: Memorial Day to Labor Day, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Kawuneeche Visitor Center is located north of Grand Lake on U.S. Highway 34.

Kawuneeche Visitor Center

The Kawuneeche Visitor Center has transitioned to its winter schedule.

The Moraine Park Discovery Center is closed for the 2023-2024 winter season.

Moraine Park Discovery Center

Aspen trees with with leaves changing color with snow-capped mountains behind.

View of Moraine Park from Moraine Park Discovery Center

Sheep Lakes, located in Horseshoe Park, is a great place to view wildlife. Sheep Lakes Parking Lot is open year-round 24 hours daily. The Sheep Lakes Information Station is open and staffed during the summer season from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily.

A bighorn sheep ram stands by a shallow lake

Bighorn Sheep Ram at Sheep Lakes

View of Horseshoe Park from Sheep Lakes

A ranger presenting information to a group of visitors

Ranger at Sheep Lakes

Sheep Lakes Information Station

The Sheep Lakes Information Station is closed for the season.

Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover. Along the way explore over 300 miles of hiking trails and incredible wildlife viewing.