#TRAIL RIDGE ROAD OPEN FOR 2019 FREE#

Trail description: This trail extends north from Eagle Lakes to Sawmill Lake, providing a north-south route through the Grouse Lakes area. The road is not recommended for low clearance vehicles. After traveling three and three-tenth miles, turn right on Faucherie Lake Road and go one and three-tenth mile to the trailhead. You will be following the road along Bowman Lake. The Sawmill Lake Trailhead, on the north end of Grouse Ridge Trail, is best reached by taking Bowman Lake Road from Highway 20 to the Graniteville Road, County Road 843, and bearing right. The right fork leads to Carr Lake (seven-tenth mile) and the left fork leads to Lindsey Lake (two miles). After traveling two miles, the road forks. To reach Carr or Lindsey Lakes, travel eight and four-tenth miles on the Bowman Lake Road and turn east. The trailhead is five and three-tenth miles east near the Grouse Ridge Campground. To reach Grouse Ridge Lookout, drive six miles on the Bowman Lake Road and turn east on the Grouse Ridge Road. Trailheads at Carr Lake, Lindsey Lake and the Grouse Ridge Lookout may be reached by driving north on the Bowman Lake Road, which is four miles west of Interstate 80 off State Highway 20.

If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, you may drive to Eagle Lakes, but two-wheel-drive vehicles should be parked at the point where the rough road begins. Proceed north past the Indian Springs Campground.

The Eagle Lakes trailhead is reached from Interstate 80 at the Eagle Lakes exit. Trailhead Access: There are several points of access to the Grouse Lakes trails.

#TRAIL RIDGE ROAD OPEN FOR 2019 FREE#

On December 1, both of these roads will revert to 'winter trail status' which means that bicycles and leashed pets are no longer permitted beyond the closed gates but pedestrians, snowshoers and skiers are.įor more information about Rocky Mountain National Park, please visit or call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.Snow free until about ~7,000 ft consitent snowpack above. Leashed pets and bicycles are only allowed on the road, not on side trails. Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road will remain open to bicycles and leashed pets through November 30. Old Fall River Road closed for the season to vehicles on October 3. This year Trail Ridge Road opened on May 27. Trail Ridge Road normally opens the last week in May, weather permitting.

Closure points on the road may fluctuate this fall, however the road is closed to through travel for the season. Trail Ridge Road is currently closed at Many Parks Curve on the east side and Colorado River Trailhead on the west side. Winter conditions of drifting snow, high winds and below- freezing temperatures occur above 10,000 feet. Trail Ridge Road is not designed to be an all-season road, with 11 miles above 11,500 feet, few guard rails and no shoulders. Many popular driving destinations for this time of year including Bear Lake Road, Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and the section of Trail Ridge Road along the Kawuneeche Valley, are all open. Today, Monday, October 24, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel.

Trail ridge road open for 2019