Rocky Mountain National Park Mileages and Elevations

BMVC = Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
MPVC = Moraine Park Visitor Center
BL = Bear Lake
FRVC = Fall River Visitor Center
SLIS = Sheep Lakes Information Station
AVC = Alpine Visitor Center
KVC = Kawuneeche Visitor Center

 

Destination (To)	Elevation	Starting Point (From)
		BMVC	MPVC	BL	FRVC	SLIS	AVC	KVC
Allenspark Trailhead	8880	16.5	19.1	26.8	21.8	23.9	39.5	60.1
Alluvial Fan	8610	6.9	6.7	14.6	3.3	1.2	21.2	41.8
Alpine Visitor Center (AVC)	11796	23	22.8	30.7	23	20.9	0	20.6
Aspenglen Campground turnoff	8220	8.2	8.0	15.9	0.4	1.7	26.9	47.5
Bear Lake (BL)	9475	10.5	7.9	0	16.3	14.2	30.7	51.3
Bear Lake Road Junction	8200	1.4	1.2	9.1	7.2	5.1	21.6	42.2
Beaver Meadows Entrance	8200	1.2	1.4	9.3	7.4	5.3	21.8	42.4
Beaver Meadows Visitor Center (BMVC)	7840	0	2.6	10.5	8.6	6.5	23	43.6
Bierstadt Trailhead	8850	8.0	5.4	2.5	13.8	11.7	28.2	48.8
Bowen/Baker Trailhead	8864	39.4	39.2	47.1	39.4	37.3	14	6.6
Colorado River Trailhead	8990	33.7	33.5	41.4	33.7	31.6	10.7	9.9
Coyote Valley Trailhead	8840	37.5	37.3	45.2	37.5	35.4	14.5	6.1
Cub Lake Trailhead	8080	4.4	1.7	9.6	10.2	8.1	24.5	45.1
Deer Ridge Junction	8930	4.3	4.1	12.0	4.3	2.2	18.7	39.3
Denver International Airport	5300	76.3						119
Dunraven Glade Road turnoff (+2.2 mi to TH)	7000	11.8	14.4	22.3	13.2	15.3	36.2	56.8
East Inlet Trailhead	8391	49.8	47.2	55.1	47.4	45.3	24.4	3.8
Endovalley Picnic Area	8660	8	7.8	15.7	4.4	2.3	22.3	42.9
Estes Park (Downtown)	7522	2.5	5.1	13.0	4.4	6.5	27.4	48
Fall River Entrance	8280	8.3 thru park 6.0 thru town	8.1	16.0	0.3	1.8	22.7	43.3
Fall River Visitor Center (FRVC)	8250	8.6 thru park 5.7 thru town	8.4	16.3	0	2.1	23	43.6
Farview Curve	10120	29.5	29.3	37.2	29.5	27.4	6.5	14.1
Fern Lake Trailhead	8155	5.3	2.5	10.4	10.9	8.8	25.3	45.9
Forest Canyon Overlook	11716	16.8	16.6	24.5	16.8	14.7	6.2	26.8
Glacier Basin Campground turnoff	8500	6.3	3.7	4.2	12.1	10	26.5	47.1
Glacier Gorge Trailhead	9240	9.4	6.7	1.1	15.1	13	29.5	50.1
Gore Range Overlook	12010	22	21.8	29.7	22	19.9	1	21.6
Granby	7935	60.4	60.2	68.1	60.4	58.3	37.4	16.8
Grand Lake (Town) (145 mi via Peak-to-Peak)	8367	49.3	44.8	52.7	45	42.9	22.3	1.4
Grand Lake Entrance	8715	43.2	43	50.9	43.2	41.1	20.2	.4
Green Mountain Trailhead	8794	40.6	40.4	48.3	40.6	38.5	17.6	3
Hermit Park	8200	6.8	9.4	17.3	8.5	10.6	29.8	50.4
Hidden Valley	9240	6.8	9.4	14.5	6.8	4.7	16.2	36.8
Hollowell Park turnoff	8300	5.0	2.4	5.5	10.8	8.7	25.2	45.8
Holzwarth Historic Site	8884	35.7	35.5	43.4	35.7	33.6	12.7	7.9
Kawuneeche Visitor Center (KVC)	8720	43.6	43.4	51.3	43.6	41.5	20.6	0
Lake Irene Picnic Area	10748	27.8	27.6	35.5	27.8	25.7	4.8	15.8
Lava Cliffs Parking Area	12000	20.9	20.7	28.6	20.9	18.8	2.1	22.7
Lawn Lake Trailhead	8540	6.2	6	13.9	2.6	.5	20.6	43.4
Lily Lake / Twin Sisters Trailhead	8880	6.4	9.1	17	12.2	14.3	29.4	50
Lion Gulch / Homestead Meadows Trailhead	7380	10.9	13.5	21.4	12.6	14.7	33.9	54.5
Longs Peak turnoff (+1 mile to Ranger Station & Campground)	8975	9.0	11.6	19.5	14.8	16.9	32	52.6
Lumpy Ridge turnoff (+.3 mi to Trailhead)	7750	4.2	6.8	14.7	5.6	7.7	27.2	47.8
MacGregor Avenue	7540	4	6.6	14.5	4.3	6.4	27	47.6
Many Parks Curve	9640	8.3	8.1	16.0	8.3	6.2	14.7	35.3
McGraw Ranch turnoff (+2.2 mi to ranch/Trailhead)	7890	6.3	8.9	16.8	7.8	9.9	29.3	49.9
Medicine Bow Overlook	11660	23.4	23.2	31.1	23.4	21.3	.4	20.2
Meeker Park Campground (overflow)	8650	11.1	13.7	21.6	16.4	18.5	34.1	54.7
Milner Pass / Poudre Lake	10758	27.3	27.1	35	27.3	25.2	4.3	16.3
Moraine Park Campground	8160	3.2	.6	8.5	9.0	6.9	23.4	44
Moraine Park Visitor Center	8140	2.7	0	7.9	8.4	6.3	22.8	43.4
North Inlet Trailhead	8540	46.4	46.2	54.1	46.4	44.3	23.4	2.8
Old Fall River Road/Endovalley turnoff	8540	6.1	5.9	13.8	2.5	.4	20.5	41.4
Olive Ridge Campground (USFS)	8600	13.6	16.3	24.2	18.9	21	36.6	57.2
Onahu Creek Trailhead	8765	47.2	47	54.9	47.2	45.1	24.2	3.6
Park & Ride turnoff	8770	6.3	3.7	4.2	12.1	10	26.5	47.1
Rainbow Curve	10829	12.1	11.8	19.7	12.1	10	11	31.6
Rock Cut	12050	18.8	18.6	26.5	18.8	16.7	4.2	24.8
Sheep Lakes Information Station (SLIS)	8520	6.5	6.3	14.2	2.1	0	20.9	41.5
Specimen Mountain Trailhead	10800	19	20.4	24	25.0	22.9	4.1	16.1
Sprague Lake turnoff (+.3 mi to lake/parking)	8690	7.0	4.4	3.5	12.8	10.7	18.9	34.8
Timber Creek Campground	8900	38	33	40	33	37	12	8.2
Timber Lake Trailhead	9000	37	32	39	32	29.9	11	7.2
Tuxedo Park Picnic Area	8120	4.0	1.4	6.5	9.8	7.7	24.1
Upper Beaver Meadows turnoff (+1.1 to picnic)	8290	2.0	1.8	9.6	6.7	4.6	12	45
Wild Basin Entrance/Sandbeach Lake Trailhead	8390	13.2	15.8	23.7	18.5	20.6	36	59