Sight · Rocky Mountain National Park
Park once for free shuttles to Bear Lake Road stops.
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Plan your stop
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Rocky Mountain Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Rocky Mountain National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Bear Lake Road Park and Ride: Leave the Car Here“The Park and Ride on Bear Lake Road is coming up, across from Glacier Basin Campground. When the seasonal shuttles are running, I'd use this to reach Bear Lake or Glacier Gorge without hunting for another parking space.”
Plays as you drive up to Park & Ride Transit Hub in the Parkwolf Rocky Mountain Tour Guide.
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“…No cell service for majority of the day but had continuous access to the app - the maps, the tour guide as you drive is amazing. Highly recommend purchasing the subscription.”
Guide
Park & Ride Transit Hub is a surface parking area and shuttle transfer point on Bear Lake Road, across from Glacier Basin Campground. Leave your car here and take a free in-park shuttle to places such as Bierstadt Lake Trailhead, Glacier Gorge, or Bear Lake; another route connects to stops in Moraine Park. It’s a practical choice if you’re heading up Bear Lake Road and don’t want to compete for trailhead parking when the corridor is busy.
The Estes Park Hiker Shuttle also drops passengers here to transfer onto the in-park buses. Shuttle service is seasonal, and the routes serve different stops at different intervals, so check the current route map and schedule before you travel.
There are public restrooms, but no store, food service, or water service at the hub or anywhere along Bear Lake Road. Bring food and a full water bottle before boarding if you’re spending the day on the trails.
Wildlife
3,124 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
1,601 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
19 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
19 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
30 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
270 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Rocky Mountain. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasySprague Lake Nature Trail0.8 mi · 30 min · 0.7 mi awayA nearly level loop with lake and Continental Divide views.
ChallengingHollowell Park Loop10.2 mi · 6 hr · 0.8 mi awayA long loop through Moraine Park, Cub Lake, and Mill Creek Basin.ModerateMill Creek Basin Loop3.7 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.9 mi awayA creekside Hollowell Park loop with a meadow start and aspen return.
ChallengingStorm Pass Trail7.3 mi · 5.5 hr · 1.2 mi awayCross a high pass and finish beside Lily Lake.
ChallengingBoulder Brook Loop8.6 mi · 5 hr · 1.2 mi awayClimb beside cascades, then loop back past Alberta Falls.
ModerateSprague Lake via East Portal4.6 mi · 3 hr · 1.2 mi awayRocky switchbacks and aspen open onto Sprague Lake’s mountain reflections.
ModerateEast Portal Loop5.8 mi · 3.5 hr · 1.2 mi awayA forest loop starts beside an unusual mountain tunnel outlet.
ModerateBierstadt Lake Trail2.8 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.4 mi awaySteady moraine switchbacks end at a lake beneath the Continental Divide.
Campground · 0.3 mi awayGlacier Basin CampgroundA handy base for Bear Lake corridor starts.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayGlacier Creek StablesThe park's lone stable pairs guided rides with mountain scenery.
Sight · 0.7 mi awaySprague LakeA gentle lake loop for Divide views and possible moose sightings.
Picnic area · 0.9 mi awayHollowell ParkA meadow picnic with Longs Peak across the basin.Sight · 1.3 mi awayBierstadt LakeMountain reflections reward the steep walk in.
Picnic area · 1.4 mi awayTuxedo Park Picnic AreaA quiet creekside picnic, reached by steps from the road.
Sight · 2.1 mi awayMoraine ParkAn open glacial meadow with elk beneath Longs Peak and the Divide.
Campground · 2.1 mi awayMoraine Park CampgroundElk bugles sometimes carry across camp on autumn nights.Parkwolf’s Rocky Mountain ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
