Rocky Mountain National Park Site Pass

Rocky Mountain National Park

An entrance pass is required to enter Rocky Mountain National Park

•  Do you, or someone who will be traveling in your vehicle, already have an Interagency Annual, Senior, Access, Military, 4th Grade or other valid entrance pass? If so, you do not need to purchase this digital site pass.
• Only one park entrance pass is required per private vehicle (not per person). There are several options available to choose from. Park entrance passes are connected to the passholder, not the vehicle. The person whose name is on the park pass must be present inside the vehicle.

Planning to visit Rocky Mountain National Park between May 24 through Mid-October?

• Rocky Mountain National Park will implement another pilot timed entry permit reservation system during certain hours of the day, beginning on May 24 through mid-October. This system applies to all areas of the park. There are two different timed entry permit options to choose from: Timed Entry or Timed Entry + Bear Lake Road.
• Visitors will need two things to enter Rocky Mountain National Park: a timed entry permit and a valid park entrance pass. 
• For more details and to make your reservation for timed entry permits, visit RMNP's timed entry permit page.

Site Passes purchased on Recreation.gov are non-refundable and non-transferable.

• Are you interested in upgrading your 1-day vehicle pass, 7-day vehicle pass, 1-day motorcycle, 7-day motorcycle, 1-day individual or 7-day individual pass to an annual or lifetime pass? Park entrance passes can be upgraded in person at the park's entrance stations.

Rocky Mountain National Park will be moving to cashless payments at entrances and campgrounds for all fees and payments

• Most credit/debit cards and digital forms of payment are accepted. Traveling only with cash? No problem! Visitors with cash can purchase most park entrance passes from the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Nature Store located at Beaver Meadows, Fall River, or Kawuneeche Visitor Centers. 
• For more information on visit Rocky Mountain National Park's Fees & Passes web page.   

Planning to drive through Rocky Mountain National Park?

• Please be aware that Trail Ridge Road is closed to thru travel during the winter/early spring season. Trail Ridge Road is closed on the east side of RMMP at Many Parks Curve and at the Colorado River Trailhead on the west side of the park.
• Closure points on the road may fluctuate - For the most current information on Trail Ridge Road, call the Trail Ridge Road recorded phoneline at 970-586-1222.
• 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. Winter conditions of drifting snow, high winds and below-freezing temperatures occur above 10,000 feet.
• Trail Ridge Road normally opens the last week in May, weather permitting. 

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 the glistening lakes in the subalpine zone and to the mountain peaks located in the alpine zone, there is something for everyone to discover. Along the way explore over 300 miles of hiking trails and incredible wildlife viewing. 

Planning to visit Rocky Mountain National Park between May 24 through Mid-October?

Rocky Mountain National Park will implement another pilot timed entry permit reservation system during certain hours of the day, beginning on May 24 through mid-October. This system applies to all areas of the park. There are two different timed entry permit options to choose from: Timed Entry or Timed Entry + Bear Lake Road.

Visitors will need two things to enter Rocky Mountain National Park: a timed entry permit and a valid park entrance pass. 

For more details and to make your reservation for timed entry permits, visit RMNP's timed entry permit page.

A park entrance fee is required to enter Rocky Mountain National Park

If you already have an America the Beautiful Interagency Annual, Senior, Access, Military, Veterans, 4th Grade, Volunteer or other valid entrance pass, you do not need to purchase this digital site pass.  

Only one entrance pass is needed per private vehicle.  

You are required to show proof of this pass at the park's entrance gate. It is strongly recommended to print out or download this pass on your mobile device before reaching the park's entrance. Cell phone connectivity in many areas of the park is unreliable and very limited. 

Be ready to present the passholder's ID must each time you pass through the park's entrance station. The passholder must be present in the vehicle.

Over 4 million people visit Rocky Mountain National Park each year. Be prepared for and expect long lines when entering Rocky Mountain National Park. Purchasing this pass does not expedite entry into the park.

Passes are non-transferable, non-refundable, not replaceable if lost or stolen and are void if altered or reproduced.