RMNP 2026 Drive -

FROM TRAIL RIDGE ROAD SUMMIT

Rocky Mountain National park 2026

NATIONAL PARK PAGE 2021 WEBSITE

MARMOT ENCOUNTER

Every year we drive through the park soon after Memorial day.

In 2026 there had been almost no snow until May 6, 2026.

Then RMNP got over 2 feet of snow.

Granby Lake was very low on
June 1, 2026.

The west side of the park
burned in 2021 with new
tree growth returning.

The view to the north 4 miles into the park from the west entrance.

The view in August, 2003
before the Pine Beetle.

The same view in May 28, 2009.
Note the many brown trees dead from the Beetle.

The same view on June 1, 2026.
Green returning as the dead
trees have fallen.

The view in 2026. The trees killed by the Pine Beetle were falling.

The snow in 2026.

Twenty feet of snow in 2009.

The Visitor Center at the summit in 2026. The snow was the lowest we have experienced on our Memorial drives.

The normal midwinter scene at the Alpine Visitor Center.

Leaving the Alpine Visitor Center go left or right but not straight.

Typical view along the highest points of the drive.

The best view point on
High Ridge Road.

The view on June 1, 2026.

Near the east exit we see
a herd of buck deer.

After our drive we always have dinner at Pasta Jays in Boulder.

On 5/28/2009 it was
springtime in the Rockies.