Scenic driveHidden gem
Old Fall River Road
Estes Park, Colorado
A narrow gravel road that climbs 9.4 miles one-way to the Alpine Visitor Center.
- Price
- Rocky Mountain National Park entry applies
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
The original route over the Divide, built before Trail Ridge Road. It switchbacks past waterfalls and above the treeline, taking over an hour at gravel-road pace. It runs uphill only, then you come back down Trail Ridge Road.
Good to know
- Uphill one-way only
- Vehicles over 25 ft and anything towing a trailer are banned
- Timed-entry reservations can apply in peak season, check the park site first
- Typically opens around the start of July once the snow is cleared
- Best time
- July to September, morning
- Open
- Roughly early July to early October
- Getting there
- Unpaved, narrow, steep switchbacks; the park season is short and weather dependent
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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