Getting Oriented

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• Moraine Park. This area offers easy access to several trailheads, the park's largest campground, and the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center near the east side entrance.
• Bear Lake. One of the park's most photographed places is the hub for many trailheads and a stop on the park’s shuttle service.
• Longs Peak. The park's highest (and toughest to climb) peak, this Fourteener pops up in many park vistas. A round-trip summit trek takes 10 to 15 hours; most visitors opt for a (still spectacular) partial journey.
• Trail Ridge Road. Alpine tundra is the highlight here, as the road—the nation's highest continuous highway—climbs to over 12,000 feet (almost 700 feet above timberline).
• Timber Creek. The park's far western area is much less crowded than other sections, though it has evening programs, 98 camping sites, and a visitor center.
• Wild Basin Area. Far from the crowds, this southeastern quadrant has lovely subalpine forest punctuated by streams and lakes.