Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway

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83.4 km

Length

+1,580 m

Ascent

−1,635 m

Descent

3,712 m

Highest point

Hairpins

9.9%

Max gradient

1h 51min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 3,712 m

3 °C cloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 99%

At the start

10 °C cloudy

wind 2 m/s · clouds 99%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	3 °C	4 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	cloudy
Friday 23 Oct	-1 °C	4 °C	2.3 mm	7 m/s	fair
Saturday 24 Oct	-4 °C	0 °C	0.4 mm · snow possible	4 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 100%

Roads nearby

Peak to Peak Scenic Byway

98.5 km
Length: +2,103 m
Ascent

Peak to Peak Highway

95.7 km
Length: +1,990 m
Ascent

Poudre Canyon and Cameron Pass

157.7 km
Length: +1,918 m
Ascent

Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway map

83.4 km · 9 hairpins · 3,712 m

Elevation profile

What does Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway look like?

Above 2 (Unsplash) · Zach Miles zachmiles · CC0

Marmota flaviventris (29820258141) · Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0

RMNP 2010-07-18 (4938855363) · KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Never Summer Mountains, Rocky Mountain NP · Roy Luck · CC BY 2.0

Glacial Cirque Rocky Mountain National Park 2024 · Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0

Rocky Mountain National Park (29897162195) · Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0

Casper Mountain View 1 (44596681312) · George Bannister from Woodville, MS, USA · CC BY 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Grand Lake

40.25109, -105.81641

Finish

Larimer County

40.40313, -105.58887

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

The Wake Coffee Shop 0.0 km · 2,558 m

Jump Start Coffee & Tea 0.0 km · 2,558 m

Grand Pizza 0.0 km · 2,558 m

Fat Cat Cafe 0.1 km · 2,558 m

Charlie’s Sports Bar & Grill 0.1 km · 2,558 m

Sagebrush BBQ & Grill 0.1 km · 2,558 m

Squeaky B's 0.3 km · 2,557 m

One Love Rum Kitchen 0.3 km · 2,557 m

Blue Water Bakery Cafe 0.3 km · 2,557 m

El Pacifico 0.4 km · 2,557 m

The Hub 0.5 km · 2,557 m

Huntington House Tavern 1.0 km · 2,561 m

44 more

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 83.2 km.

Parking

204

Kawuneeche Visitor Center 4.0 km · 2,655 m

Harbison Meadows 5.6 km · 2,654 m

Coyote Valley 12.5 km · 2,700 m

Bowen - Baker 13.5 km · 2,703 m

Holzwarth Historic Area 15.3 km · 2,719 m

Beaver Creek 16.8 km · 2,740 m

Beaver Ponds 17.5 km · 2,747 m

Timber Lake Trailhead 18.2 km · 2,756 m

Colorado River Trailhead 18.4 km · 2,760 m

Farview Curve 24.4 km · 3,078 m

Lake Irene 27.1 km · 3,247 m

Milner Pass / Continetal Divide 27.9 km · 3,279 m

16 more

176 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 83.3 km.

EV chargers

ChargePoint Town Park 0.2 km · 2,557 m

National Park Village 72.2 km · 2,332 m

ChargePoint 75.1 km · 2,292 m

ChargePoint 75.3 km · 2,292 m

Tesla Supercharger 75.8 km · 2,309 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.2 km to 75.8 km.

Toilets

29 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 83.4 km.

Fuel

Conoco 72.2 km · 2,332 m

Sinclair 72.5 km · 2,326 m

Shell 75.5 km · 2,304 m

Safeway 75.5 km · 2,304 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 1.9 km to 75.5 km.

Visitor centres

Kawuneeche Visitor Center 4.0 km · 2,656 m

Alpine Visitor Center 35.1 km · 3,585 m

Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Center 83.2 km · 2,491 m

Viewpoints

Farview Curve Overlook 24.4 km · 3,084 m

2 miles above sea level 26.9 km · 3,232 m

Medicine Bow Curve 34.4 km · 3,545 m

Gore Range Overlook 36.6 km · 3,668 m

Lava Cliffs 38.4 km · 3,691 m

Rock Cut 41.6 km · 3,699 m

Mushroom Rocks 42.3 km · 3,692 m

Forest Canyon Overlook 44.9 km · 3,567 m

Rainbow Curve 50.0 km · 3,301 m

Many Parks Curve 56.7 km · 2,953 m

11 unnamed places along the road, from 24.4 km to 66.3 km.