Colorado route stop · Trail Ridge Road

Many Parks Curve

the first big overlook on the climb out of Estes

Featured driveTrail Ridge Road
StateColorado
Drive length~48 miles
Trip time1 day

Many Parks Curve is one of the places Roamward flags on the Trail Ridge Road because it gives the drive its texture: the first big overlook on the climb out of Estes. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Trail Ridge Road runs Estes Park → Grand Lake, CO. The highest continuous paved road in the U.S..

Nearby route stops

  • Rainbow Curvea sweeping view to the plains, often above the clouds (Trail Ridge Road)

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