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Rocky Mountain National Park has something for everyone to enjoy, from exploring the park's trails to taking a scenic drive and wildlife viewing.

The National Park Service is committed to ensuring that all people have equal opportunity to benefit from our facilities, programs, services, and activities.

 

Mobility Devices

Mobility devices are allowed anywhere visitors are allowed, including on trails and in wilderness. Mobility devices must be designed for people with disabilities and must be suitable for use in an indoor area. This includes battery-powered wheelchairs.

Mobility Devices Available for Loan

• A mobility scooter is available at Junior Ranger Headquarters at Hidden Valley in summer, first-come, first-served. The scooter can only be used at Hidden Valley. There is no cost.
• All-terrain wheelchairs are available by reservation at no cost. For questions or to reserve the all-terrain wheelchair, please contact Estes Park Mountain Shop at 970-586-6548.

Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs)

These do not meet the legal definition of a wheelchair. Electric OPDMDs used as assistive devices by persons with disabilities are permitted on

• sidewalks and parking areas,
• roads closed to motor vehicles unless otherwise posted,
• Lily Lake Trail,
• Sprague Lake Trail,
• Coyote Valley Trail, and
• Holzwarth Historic Site Access Road.

Gas-powered OPDMDs are not permitted in the park. Rangers may inquire if the device is being used as an assistive device for a disability. Contact the park for information: [e-mail]

 

Shuttle Buses

There are three free shuttle bus routes during the summer:

• Bear Lake shuttle runs every 10–15 minutes.
• Moraine Park shuttles runs every 60 minutes.
• Hiker shuttle (stops only at Park and Ride and Estes Park Visitor Center)

All shuttles are wheelchair accessible. Each bus can accommodate up to two wheelchairs per bus. The buses kneel and have ramps. Please let your driver know if you need assistance.

While the buses are accessible, the bus stops and trailheads along Bear Lake Road have barriers and challenges. For help planning the best places to visit, talk to a ranger at one of our visitor centers.

Visiting Sprague Lake?

Shuttle buses do not typically stop at locations at Sprague Lake that are accessible to those using mobility devices. For those with mobility devices, please let your driver know the desired destination and approximately what time you would like to be picked up.

 

Visitor Centers

Alpine Visitor Center

Elevation: 11,796 feet (3,595 m)
With a small, tactile map of the park, this is a great place to learn about and experience the alpine environment. Emergency medical services available. Nearby Trail Ridge Store has food and beverages. Closed in winter.

Parking

• 4 accessible spaces
• 1 van-accessible space

Restrooms

Vault toilets are available outside, across the parking area from the visitor center

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center

Elevation: 7,840 feet (2,390 m)
Watch the park film in English and with Spanish translation. The large interactive map and theater on the lower level are reachable by lift. Open year-round.

Parking

• 3 accessible spaces
• 1 van-accessible space

Restrooms

Restrooms are located outside the visitor center. Additional restrooms are available on the lower level of the visitor center. All restrooms have flush toilets and running water.

Fall River Visitor Center

Elevation: 8,250 feet (2,515 m)
Learn about the seasons at the park and the animals that call this area home with full-scale bronze models and some taxidermy animals. Open year-round.

Parking

• 5 accessible spaces

Restrooms

Restrooms with running water are available at the gift store next to the visitor center. A sidewalk connects the visitor center with the gift shop.

Moraine Park Discovery Center

Elevation: 8,140 feet (2,481 m)
Moraine Park Discovery Center is open late May through mid-October. Visitors are required to have Timed Entry+ passes for peak hours of the day during summer. The center features interactive natural history displays and exhibits about the flora and fauna. Enjoy photographs and mounted / preserved animals. From the second floor, there are views of the Big Thompson River and surrounding meadows. There is an elevator to the second floor.

Parking

• 4 accessible spaces
• 1 van-accessible space

This area is very popular, and parking can be limited.

Restrooms

Available when the building is open. Each restroom includes an accessible stall, running water, and child-sized changing tables.

Kawuneeche Visitor Center

Elevation: 8,720 feet (2,658 m)
Learn about the natural and cultural history through exhibits, ask questions at the information desk, watch the park movie, or pick up a souvenir at the gift shop. Pick up backcountry permits from the Wilderness Office here.

Parking

• 1 accessible space
• 1 van-accessible space

Restrooms

Restrooms with flush toilets are located outside of the visitor center, next to the parking lot.

 

Campgrounds

For information about campgrounds and reservations, please visit our camping page.

Aspenglen Campground

Elevation: 8,220 ft

Accessible Campsites

• Campsite 5: tent site
• Campsite 30: tent / RV site (max length 24 feet)
• Campsite 31: tent / RV site (max length 21 feet)

These sites have a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad area. The picnic tables have extended tops and there are raised fire rings. Restrooms nearby are accessible.

 

Glacier Basin Campground

Elevation: 8,500 feet

Accessible Campsites

• Campsite B033: tent / RV site (max length 20 feet)
• Campsite B035: tent / RV site (max length 25 feet)
• Campsite B060: tent / RV site (max length 28 feet)
• Campsite B061: tent / RV site (max length 35 feet)

These sites have a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad area. The picnic tables have extended tops and there are raised fire rings. Restrooms nearby are accessible.

 

Longs Peak Campground

Elevation: 9,500 feet

Accessible Campsites

• Campsite 1
• Campsite 10

The ground is uneven with rocks, branches, and other natural features. Some campsites have 3 to 6 steps to reach the tent pad.

 

Moraine Park Campground

Elevation: 8,160 feet

Accessible Campsites

• Campsite A005: tent only
• Campsite A009: tent only
• Campsite A010: tent only
• Campsite A041: tent or RV
• Campsite A049: tent or RV
• Campsite A071: tent or RV
• Campsite A072: tent or van only
• Campsite A077: tent or RV
• Campsite A135: tent or van only
• Campsite B142: electric hook-up, tent or RV
• Campsite B158: electric hook-up, tent or RV
• Campsite B176: tent or RV
• Campsite D235: tent only
• Campsite D242: tent or RV

These sites have concrete parking pads with flat, paved walking paths to a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad area. The picnic tables have extended tops and there are raised fire rings.

 

Sprague Lake Accessible Campsite

Elevation: 8,730 ft

There is an accessible backcountry campsite intended for use by people with disabilities. The campsite is approximately 0.5 miles from the Sprague Lake Trailhead when going clockwise around the lake.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Wilderness Permit Office at 970-586-1242.

The campsite accommodates up to 12 campers including a maximum of 5 wheelchairs. A party may stay at the campsite a maximum of 3 consecutive nights. The campsite is available May through October.

At the campsite, there are:

• 2 picnic tables,
• a vault toilet,
• a bear-proof food storage box,
• charcoal grill, and
• fire ring.

Parking

• 1 van-accessible space

• 4 standard accessible spaces

Restrooms

There are restrooms near the parking lot and one vault toilet by the campsite.

A code for the locked vault toilet will be provided to the Wilderness Campsite Permit Holder when picking up their permit. The vault toilet by the campsite has:

• no running water
• hand sanitizer
• grab bars on the side and rear of the toilet area.

Trail Information

Stunning views of the Continental Divide and an excellent place to view wildlife. Moose are frequently spotted here, especially at dawn and dusk. There are numerous benches along the trail and a fishing pier.

• Length: 0.8 mile (the campsite is 0.5 miles from the trailhead)
• Surface type: Packed gravel, wood bridge, and dirt
• Average trail width: 65 inches
• Minimum trail width: 40 inches
• Average running slope: < 3%
• Maximum running slope: 11%
• Average cross slope: 2–3%
• Maximum cross slope: 14.6

Barriers

• 3-inch rise from the trail to the bridges, fishing pier, and boardwalks
• large puddles after rain
• snow and ice on the trail sometimes through mid-June
• 5-foot section with several protruding rocks and tree roots approximately 0.3 miles from the trailhead when going counterclockwise around the lake.

 

Timber Creek Campground

Elevation: 8,900 feet

Accessible Campsites

• B022: tent or RV (max length 22 feet)
• B024: tent or RV (max length 30 feet)
• B026: tent or RV (max length 26 feet)
• B039: tent or Rv (max length 20 feet)

These sites have a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad area. The picnic tables have extended tops and there are raised fire rings. Restrooms nearby are accessible.