Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most spectacular and popular national parks in the United States.
416 square miles in size, encompassing 265,769 acres of wilderness 359 miles of trails, originating from 35 trailheads150 lakes476 miles of creeks and streams, including the headwaters of the Colorado River5 drive-in campgrounds, with 585 campsites200 backcountry camping sites900 species of plants281 types of birds, including the broadtailed hummingbird, mountain bluebird, osprey and peregrine falcon 60 species of mammals, including elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mule deer, black bears and coyote3,000 elk reside in Rocky Mountain National Park during the summer
The highest, continuous paved road in the United States, Trail Ridge Road, connects Grand Lake to Estes Park, and reaches 12,183 feet