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RMNP's Trail Ridge Road Will Not Open over Memorial Day Weekend Due to Weather
- On May 21, 2025, Rocky Mountain National Park officials announced that Trail Ridge Road will remain closed over the Memorial Day weekend because weather conditions, including ongoing snow, have hindered efforts to clear the route.
- Snowplow crews faced setbacks from heavy winds that caused snow to drift over cleared areas and created thick ice beneath the snow layer.
- Trail Ridge Road, which reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet and connects Estes Park with Grand Lake, is the highest paved road that remains open year-round in the U.S., but it is usually accessible by late May and remains closed this year.
- Park officials reported that strong winds over the past week have created difficulties by reducing visibility, blowing snow back onto cleared paths, and forming a thick layer of ice beneath the accumulated snow.
- No reopening date has been announced, so the route connecting Estes Park and Grand Lake, as well as entry to the Alpine Visitor Center, remain closed for the time being.
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It’s still winter on Trail Ridge Road. The RMNP pass will likely stay closed for Memorial Day weekend.
Memorial Day travelers looking to unofficially kick off the summer season in Rocky Mountain National Park may have to re-route their plans — it’s still winter along Trail Ridge Road. The highest continuous paved road in the U.S. likely won’t be open over Memorial Day weekend as snow plow operators continue to try to clear drifted snow from the road that tops out at 12,183 feet, Kyle Patterson, a spokesperson from the park said Thursday evening.…
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park reopening delayed amid snow
Trail Ridge Road will likely remain closed through Memorial Day, as lingering winter weather continues to challenge snowplow drivers along the Rocky Mountain National Park segment of U.S. 34. Winds causing low visibility, ice and drifting snow have stymied the past week of work to reopen the roadway, whose crest at 12,183 feet makes it the highest continuous paved road in the country, according to the National Park Service. Trail Ridge Road clos…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteColorado's Trail Ridge Road at 12,183 feet to remain closed during Memorial Day weekend
The highest continuously paved road in the United States, U.S. Highway 34 Trail Ridge Road, is not anticipated to open over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to Rocky Mountain National Park officials.
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