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Rocky Mountain National Park is a protected natural reservation spanning three ecosystems, montane (which is made up of grasslands, shrublands, and forests), subalpine, and alpine tundra. The park owes its ecological diversity to its unique topography, which includes the impressive Rocky Mountains, a series of lakes, and even some small glaciers. Rocky Mountain National Park is located in northern Colorado and is a popular location for hiking, camping, and wildlife watching. Trail Ridge Road, which runs throughout the park, allows visitors to enjoy the beauty from the comfort of their cars as well.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Boulder (40 min)
Garden of the Gods (1 hour 20 min Day Trip from Denver)
Aspen (3 hours)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (20 min Day Trip from Denver)
Mount Evans Scenic Byway (1 hour 40 min)
Rocky Mountain National Park (1 hour 40 min)
Buffalo Overlook (30 min)
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre (25 min)
Vail (1 hour 40 min)
Fairplay (1 hour 40 min)
Dinosaur National Monument (4 hours 50 min)
New Belgium Brewing (1 hour 10 min)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (3 hours 40 min)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (3 hours)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (1 hour 50 min)
Pikes Peak (2 hours 10 min)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (1 hour 20 min)
Colorado National Monument (4 hours)
Hanging Lake Trail (2 hours 30 min)
Fish Creek Falls (3 hours)
United States Air Force Academy (1 hour)
White River National Forest (1 hour)
Beaver Creek Ski Area (1 hour 50 min)
National Museum of World War II Aviation (1 hour 20 min Day Trip from Denver)
Pawnee National Grassland (2 hours)
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