Rocky Mountain National Park announces timed-entry reservation system for 2025
DENVER (KDVR) — The Rocky Mountain National Park announced that it will be using its timed-entry reservation system in 2025 beginning on May 23.
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According to RMNP, the park sees an estimated 4.5 million visits annually.
RMNP will be continuing the timed-entry reservation system for 2025 in order to help address crowding in the park, avoid congestion and limit the impacts on resources around the park.
The system was established through the Day Use Visitor Access Plan which was approved in May 2024 and helps the park staff keep up with daily demands.
Visitors of the park can select from two reservation options which include the Bear Lake Road Corridor permit and the Rest of the Park permit.
Bear Lake Road Corridor permit
This permit gives visitors access to the entire Bear Lake Corridor as well as the rest of the park. The reservation time period for this permit lasts from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rest of the Park permit
This permit allows visitors to access all areas of the park excluding the Bear Lake Road Corridor. The reservation time period for this permit lasts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Those who use the reservation system to receive a permit can enter the park within two hours of availability and have no set time for departure. The reservation system applies to all areas within the park.
Reservations are free to visitors aside from a $2 processing fee that goes to recreation.gov.
The timed-entry reservation system will end at separate times for each permit with the Bear Lake Road Corridor system ending on Oct. 20 and the Rest of the Park system ending on Oct. 14.
Reservation ability
Reservations for each month will be released in a series of rounds. The rounds will be released in this order:
Beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 1. This round of reservations will be available to enter the park from May 24 through June 30.
June 1: reservations will be available for the month of July and any remaining days that have not been booked for June.
July 1: reservations will be available for the month of August and any remaining days that have not been booked for July.
Aug. 1: reservations will be available for the month of September and any remaining days in August that have not been booked.
Sept. 1: reservations will be available through the end of the reservation periods in October and any remaining days in September that have not been booked.
To book your reservation for entry into the Rocky Mountain National Park you can visit the recreation.gov website.
