• Illustrated cover in a vintage screen-print style: a snow-capped mountain rises above a turquoise mountain lake with two small forested islands, between steep forested slopes, with a tall spruce in front and a dark band of firs below, under a teal sky. The banner reads Brian Russ's Guide to National Parks; the title reads Rocky Mountain National Park, History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures, by Brian D. Russ.
  • Sample page from the Rocky Mountain National Park guide, wildlife chapter. Entry: American pika, with how to recognize it, where and when to see it, and a photograph.
  • Sample page from the Rocky Mountain National Park guide, a day itinerary with times, distances, and a photograph: The Loch.
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Brian Russ Guides

Rocky Mountain National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Rocky Mountain National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

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Rocky Mountain National Park rewards the visitor who plans ahead, and this guide shows you how. It turns the park's timed-entry reservations, shuttles, and summer storms into simple one-, two-, and three-day plans, from the lakes below Hallett Peak to the tundra on Trail Ridge Road.

What's inside

  • Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from Bear Lake, Dream and Emerald lakes, Sprague Lake, and Moraine Park to Sky Pond, Flattop Mountain, Chasm Lake, Old Fall River Road, the Kawuneeche Valley, and Wild Basin, each timed around the reservation system and with a weather backup
  • The park's history, from the Ute and Arapaho homeland to the homesteaders, Enos Mills, and the building of Trail Ridge Road
  • Sightseeing highlights area by area, with notes on reservations, shuttles, parking, and seasons
  • A wildlife chapter profiling 14 commonly seen animals, from elk, moose, and bighorn sheep to marmots and pikas, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
  • Trip planning for timed entry, altitude, lightning, campgrounds, lodging, pets, and accessibility
  • 34 photographs and 3 orientation maps

What you'll receive

  • EPUB ebook (Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 12 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
  • PDF (Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 98 pages including the cover, about 26 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Reservation rules, hours, and road openings change every year, so check the park's current alerts and timed-entry page before you travel.

Start early, and be off the tundra before the afternoon thunder.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
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