Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Looking for the best hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Rocky Mountain National Park. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.
Top Hiking Spots in and near Rocky Mountain National Park
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Golden, Colorado
South Table Mountain (Private Property)
4.03.3 mi / 1500 ft gainThis adventure crosses private property. Please do not attempt this adventure without permission from the property owner(s). Learn more JeffCO.US/1430/South-Table-Mountain-Park. You can do this one-hour hike in every season, every temperature and at any time. The best part about this hike is th...Read more -
Dillon, Colorado
Hiking Mount Sniktau
5.04 miMount Sniktau is a great beginner 13er. This hike offers a fun ridge walk with amazing views! Make sure you come prepared, the wind can be pretty relentless. Parking is limited so make sure you arrive early.This hike will get your blood pumping from the moment you exit your vehicle. You will cli...Read more -
Golden, Colorado
Lookout Mountain via Buffalo Bill Trail
4.01.94 mi / 488.19 ft gainLookout Mountain sits just above Golden and provides one of the best easy-access viewpoints near Denver. The mountain provides numerous vantage spots along the road up, with the best at a rock outcropping just below Buffalo Bill's Gravesite & Museum (with easy parking). If you're hoping to ...Read more -
Evergreen, Colorado
Bristlecone Loop
5.00.29 mi / 73 ft gainOn the way to the summit of Mt. Evans sits a small 160 acre preserve of some of the world's oldest living trees. The Mount Goliath Natural Area protects a rare site of Bristlecone Pines that make excellent photographic subjects. Immediately after parking you're surrounded by a miniature forest f...Read more -
Coalmont, Colorado
Camp at Dumont Lake, CO
4.5Dumont Lake is 22 miles southeast of Steamboat Springs, just minutes off of U.S. Highway 40 (Rabbit Ears Pass). As you turn off the highway and drive down the dirt road, you get great views of Rabbit Ears Peak.The campground is made up of 14 sites. Almost all of the sites have a view of the meado...Read more -
Wellington, Colorado
Climb Table Mountain in the Red Mountain Open Space
4.05 mi / 1200 ft gainTable Mountain sits smack dab in the middle of Red Mountain Open Space, an area known to geologists (and settlers) as "The Big Hole", a singular and unique landform that peaks into the "basement" rocks that underly northern Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming. Soapstone cliffs and bright red Dakota...Read more