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Ute Meadow

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Fern Lake Trailhead
Fern Lake TrailheadTrails & trailheads

The Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, runs 4.8 miles (7.7 km) from Moraine Park in the eastern part of the park westward to Fern Lake, the first portion of the trail following the course of the Big Thompson River. The trail was first informally established in the late 1880s as a way to get to "The Pool," a wide spot in the Big Thompson where a small lodge predated the 1915

0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Beaver Mountain (3,200 m)
Beaver Mountain (3,200 m)Summits & peaks

Upper Beaver Meadows is a montane meadow and visitor attraction in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The area is known as a good bird-watching spot and its trail leads to a number of other trails within the park. The trails may be used for hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing.

0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Windy Gulch CascadesWaterfalls0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Fern Falls
Fern FallsWaterfalls

The Fern Lake Patrol Cabin in Rocky Mountain National Park was designed by National Park Service landscape Daniel Ray Hull and built in 1925. The National Park Service Rustic cabin was used for a time as a ranger station. It was destroyed by the East Troublesome Fire in 2020. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and was delisted in 2022, after being destroyed by the

0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Steep Mountain (2,908 m)Summits & peaks0.2 km · ~2 min walkDirections ↗
Fern Lake Winter Parking TrailheadTrails & trailheads

The Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, runs 4.8 miles (7.7 km) from Moraine Park in the eastern part of the park westward to Fern Lake, the first portion of the trail following the course of the Big Thompson River. The trail was first informally established in the late 1880s as a way to get to "The Pool," a wide spot in the Big Thompson where a small lodge predated the 1915

1.1 km · ~14 min walkDirections ↗
Cub Lake TrailheadTrails & trailheads1.4 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Bond Park
Bond ParkParks & play

The Park Theatre is a historic movie theater building in Estes Park, Colorado. Built in 1913, the theatre is the oldest operating cinema in the western United States.

12.8 km · ~23 min driveDirections ↗
Many Parks Curve
Many Parks CurveAttractions17.2 km · ~27 min driveDirections ↗
Mount Wuh (3,269 m)Summits & peaks17.4 km · ~33 min driveDirections ↗
Marguerite Falls
Marguerite FallsWaterfalls

Les chutes Marguerite (en anglais : Marguerite Falls) sont des chutes d'eau du comté de Larimer, dans le Colorado, aux États-Unis. Ces chutes formées par la Fern Creek relèvent du parc national de Rocky Mountain.

17.4 km · ~33 min driveDirections ↗
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National ParkParks & play

Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park of the United States located approximately 55 mi (89 km) northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern and western slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park with th

17.5 km · ~33 min driveDirections ↗

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Are campfires allowed at Ute Meadow?

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