Rocky Mountain National Park Passes
Every Rocky Mountain National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
Rocky Mountain National Park protects a high-altitude stretch of the Colorado Front Range, with alpine lakes, tundra passes, and hundreds of designated wilderness camp areas. A wilderness camping permit is required for overnight backcountry trips, and one reservation covers your whole party at a specific camp area. Popular camps and summer weekends sell out fast, so competitive dates can be hard to secure.
Top Rocky Mountain National Park entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- (Bivy Retired) Petit-Sharkstooth-Cathedral Spires - Very high demand
- (Bivy Retired) Spearhead - Very high demand
- (Bivy Retired) Taylor-Powell Peaks - Very high demand
- (Cabin) Fern Lake Cabin Retired - Very high demand
- Boulderfield 2 (Two 2-person tents) (Snow-free average: June 19) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Box Canyon (Snow-free average: July 8) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
- Cascade Falls (Snow-free average: May 25) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
- Cats Lair (Snow-free average: May 31) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Cub Creek (Snow-free average: May 13) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
- Desolation (Snow-free average: July 4) - Very high demand - 4.4 on AllTrails
- Foot Bridge (Snow-free average: June 19) - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
- Green Mountain (Snow-free average: June 13) - Very high demand - 4.4 on AllTrails
All Rocky Mountain National Park passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Andrews Creek [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: July 2)
- Arch Rock (Snow-free average: May 13)
- Aspen Meadow Group (Snow-free average: May 31)
- Battle Mountain Group (Snow-free average: June 18)
- Beaver Mill (Snow-free average: June 2)
- Big Meadows Group (Snow-free average: June 13)
- Big Pool (Snow-free average: June 10)
- Bighorn Mt Group/Stock (Snow-free average: June 25)
- Boulder Brook [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Boulder Brook Group (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Boulderfield 1 (One 2-person tent) (Snow-free average: June 19)
- Boulderfield 2 (Two 2-person tents) (Snow-free average: June 19)
- Boulderfield 3 (Three 2-person tents) (Snow-free average: June 19)
- Boundary Creek (Snow-free average: June 2)
- Box Canyon (Snow-free average: July 8)
- Cache (Snow-free average: July 11)
- Campers Creek (Snow-free average: June 5)
- Cascade Falls (Snow-free average: May 25)
- Cats Lair (Snow-free average: May 31)
- Chapin Creek Group (Snow-free average: July 8)
- Cub Creek (Snow-free average: May 13)
- Cutbank (Snow-free average: May 21)
- Desolation (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Ditch Camp (Snow-free average: June 26)
- Ditch Camp Group/Stock (Snow-free average: June 26)
- Dutch Town (Snow-free average: July 7)
- East Meadow (Snow-free average: May 22)
- Fern Lake [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 10)
- Fern Lake Group (Snow-free average: June 10)
- Finch Lake (Snow-free average: June 11)
- Finch Lake Group/Stock (Snow-free average: June 11)
- Flatiron (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Foot Bridge (Snow-free average: June 19)
- Glacier Gorge [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 19)
- Goblins Forest (Snow-free average: June 7)
- Golden Banner (Snow-free average: May 24)
- Granite Falls [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 18)
- Gray Jay Group (Snow-free average: June 11)
- Green Mountain (Snow-free average: June 13)
- Grouseberry (Snow-free average: June 12)
- Hague Creek (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Hague Creek Group/Stock (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Halfway [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 31)
- Happily Lost [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 4)
- Haynach (Snow-free average: July 7)
- Hitchens Gulch (Snow-free average: July 7)
- Hole-in-the-Wall (Snow-free average: May 31)
- Hunters Creek (Snow-free average: June 14)
- Jackstraw (Snow-free average: July 3)
- July [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: July 14)
- July Group [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: July 14)
- Kettle Tarn (Snow-free average: May 25)
- La Poudre Pass (Snow-free average: June 24)
- Lake Verna (Snow-free average: July 9)
- Lawn Lake (Snow-free average: June 26)
- Little Rock Lake (Snow-free average: July 15)
- Lodgepole (Snow-free average: May 29)
- Lost Falls (Snow-free average: June 11)
- Lost Lake (Snow-free average: July 6)
- Lost Meadow (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Lost Meadow Group/Stock (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Lower East Inlet (Snow-free average: May 23)
- Lower Granite Falls (Snow-free average: June 23)
- Lower Tileston (Snow-free average: June 17)
- McGregor Mountain (Snow-free average: May 30)
- Mill Creek Basin (Snow-free average: May 18)
- Mirror Lake (Snow-free average: July 13)
- Moore Park (Snow-free average: May 28)
- Mummy Pass Creek (Snow-free average: July 10)
- North Inlet Falls (Snow-free average: June 26)
- North Inlet Group/Stock (Snow-free average: June 19)
- North Inlet Junction (Snow-free average: June 11)
- North St. Vrain (Snow-free average: June 1)
- Odessa Lake (Snow-free average: June 28)
- Old Forest Inn [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 13)
- Onahu Bridge (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Onahu Creek (Snow-free average: June 13)
- Opposition Creek (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Ouzel Lake (Snow-free average: June 16)
- Over the Hill (Snow-free average: May 17)
- Paint Brush [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: June 9)
- Pear Creek (Snow-free average: June 28)
- Pear Lake (Snow-free average: July 12)
- Peregrine (Snow-free average: May 10)
- Pine Marten (Snow-free average: July 6)
- Pine Ridge (Snow-free average: May 21)
- Porcupine (Snow-free average: June 25)
- Ptarmigan (Snow-free average: June 14)
- Rabbit Ears [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 13)
- Red Gulch Group (Snow-free average: July 7)
- Renegade (Snow-free average: July 19)
- Rockslide (Snow-free average: July 6)
- Sandbeach Lake (Snow-free average: June 18)
- Sandbeach Lake Group (Snow-free average: June 18)
- Silvanmere (Snow-free average: June 4)
- Siskin (Snow-free average: June 1)
- Skeleton Gulch (Snow-free average: July 8)
- Slickrock (Snow-free average: June 22)
- Snowbird [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: July 6)
- Solitaire (Snow-free average: June 28)
- Sourdough (Snow-free average: July 7)
- South Meadows (Snow-free average: June 13)
- Sprague Lake Accessible Site [WF] (Snow-free average: June 1)
- Spruce Lake (Snow-free average: June 24)
- Stage Road (Snow-free average: June 17)
- Stormy Peaks (Snow-free average: July 8)
- Stormy Peaks Group (Snow-free average: July 8)
- Stormy Peaks South (Snow-free average: July 5)
- Sugarloaf (Snow-free average: June 7)
- Summerland Park [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 19)
- Summerland Park Group (Snow-free average: May 19)
- Sunrise (Snow-free average: June 11)
- Sunset Group (Snow-free average: June 15)
- Tahosa [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 24)
- Thunder Lake (Snow-free average: July 5)
- Thunder Lake Group (Snow-free average: July 5)
- Tileston Meadows (Snow-free average: June 24)
- Timber Creek (Snow-free average: June 27)
- Timberline Group (Snow-free average: July 9)
- Tonahutu Group/Stock (Snow-free average: July 5)
- Tonahutu Meadows (Snow-free average: July 3)
- Twinberry Group [Waste Bag] (Snow-free average: May 25)
- Upper Chipmunk (Snow-free average: June 30)
- Upper East Inlet (Snow-free average: July 4)
- Upper Mill Creek (Snow-free average: May 22)
- Upper Onahu (Snow-free average: June 13)
- Upper Ouzel Creek (Snow-free average: July 6)
- Upper Wind River (Snow-free average: May 14)
- Valley View (Snow-free average: June 22)
- Wind River Bluff (Snow-free average: May 15)
- Ypsilon Creek (Snow-free average: May 24)
Popular trails
- Sky Pond via Glacier Gorge Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Odessa Lake via Bear Lake, Flattop Mountain, and Fern Lake Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- The Keyhole and Longs Peak via Longs Peak Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Finch Lake and Pear Lake Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Ouzel Lake Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Lone Pine Lake via East Inlet Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Lost Lake via North Fork Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Lawn Lake Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
Rocky Mountain National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov