Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
headwaters to Timber Creek Campground. The main centers of visitor activity on the
park's east side are the Alpine Visitor Center, high on Trail Ridge Rd, and Bear Lake Rd,
which leads to campgrounds, trailheads and the Moraine Park Museum.
North of Estes Park, Devils Gulch Rd leads to several hiking trails. Further out on
Devils Gulch Rd, you pass through the village of Glen Haven to reach the trailhead entry
to the park along the North Fork of the Big Thompson River.
Getting Around
A majority of visitors enter the park in their own cars, using the long and winding Trail
Ridge Rd (US 34) to cross the Continental Divide. There are options for those without
wheels, however. In summer a free shuttle bus operates from the Estes Park Visitors
Center multiple times daily, bringing hikers to a park-and-ride location where you can
pick up other shuttles. The year-round option leaves the Glacier Basin parking area and
heads to Bear Lake, in the park's lower elevations. During the summer peak, a second
shuttle operates between Moraine Park campground and the Glacier Basin parking area.
The second shuttle runs on weekends only from mid-August through September.
