Rocky Mountain National Park
Home to Long’s Peak which is from where Longmont got its name.

Rocky Mountain National Park is approximately 38-miles from downtown Longmont.  

Longmont is recommended because of the value in staying here and taking your day-trip to RMNP.  

Turn west on Highway 66 and go about 16 miles to the town of Lyons. At the first traffic light U.S. Highway 36 will come in from the left. Continue to the right - west - (now being on U.S. Highway 36) all the way to Estes Park, about 22 miles. U.S. Highway 36 intersects with U.S. Highway 34 in Estes Park. Either highway leads to the national park, west of the town.

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee National Grassland

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP) is located in north central Colorado (see map). The forests and grassland encompasses 1.5 million acres and extends north to the Wyoming border, south of Interstate 70 to Mount Evans, west across the Continental Divide to the Williams Fork area and includes short grass prairie east of I-25.

St. Vrain State Park
Park Office
3525 State Highway 119
Firestone, CO  80504

Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Park Hours
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Fax: 303-776-7320
Phone: 303-678-9402
Email

Formerly named Barbour Ponds, this nature and people-friendly park offers 604 acres of land and 152 acres of water split among several ponds. It’s a great place for anglers, campers, photographers, birders, walkers and anyone who loves nature.