I went on Wednesday and was able to get timed-entry passes (as we needed 2 because our group had 2 vehicles) for the Bear Lake road. The way the reservation system works is 75% of timed entry passes are released for purchase a month in advance, and 25% the day before at 5 pm. We got our passes exactly at 5 pm, with 2 different recreation.gov accounts, as they are limit 1 per account. By 5:05 pm the passes were largely sold out for the day. As Donna mentioned if you are entering the park before 5 am for Bear Lake or before 9 am for the rest of the park, you don't need the timed-entry pass, just regular fees.
It did seem like quite a bit of a hassle, especially considering we were a group of 2 vehicles. However, the park was quite enjoyable without a crazy amount of vehicles and cars everywhere. Thanka, Jeff On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 8:06:49 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote: > You can actually enter the park before 9:00am any day and enjoy any part > of the park outside of the Bear Lake Road area. You do still have to pay > the usual fees or have an America the Beautiful pass. We did this on June > 3. I just looked and Old Fall River Road west of Endovalley is still > closed, but Trail Ridge Road is open. > > Honestly, it was not terribly difficult to get a ticket for the Bear Lake > Road area if you login right at 5:00pm the night before on recreation.gov, > and when we went it was pretty quiet outside of the upper Bear Lake > Trailheads which was a pleasant surprise. > > Good Luck! > Donna Stumpp > Jefferson County, CO > > On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 6:48:05 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I was hoping to attempt to see the Ptarmigan that have been reported the >> last few weeks at RMNP. That said, we will be entering the park early to >> get there in time. I know there are new restrictions on timed entry. It >> looks like 9am is the earliest general park time, but 5am is the earliest >> for Bear Lake. If I purchase a day pass, can I still enter the park at 5am >> without a timed entry reservation? Has anyone had experience with this? >> Appreciate any insight. >> >> >> >> Jacqui >> >> Denver, CO >> > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/396dcb0b-bcb8-47b7-a50e-35ab0659086cn%40googlegroups.com.
