As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route(s) to match your interests and schedule. Or you can use our trip planners for our suggestions on half, full or multi day itineraries. Some of the many highlights are listed below;
Most definitely the star of Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road is a scenic drive like no other in the country. Starting from either Estes Park or Grand Lake, the road climbs to heights above the treeline, topping at over 12,000 feet. There are many scenic overlooks along the way and the views to some of Colorado's most spectacular mountains is simply superb from this elevated vantage point. Not to be missed on any visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, driving the Trail Ridge Road is a must-do.
Charming mountain town that has managed to keep a small town feel, despite being the gateway for the popular Rocky Mountain National Park. You can still rub elbows with famous mountain explorers, or just enjoy the galleries, eating fudge or shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables at the summertime Farmers Market.
The Bear Lake area is the starting point for many of the most popular and scenic hikes in the Park. It's a leisurely stroll to go around the lake and catch fantastic mountain peaks views in all directions. Keep watch for wildlife as you drive towards Bear Lake, especially elk, who love this area.
The Many Parks Curve Overlook is one of the best turnouts in Rocky Mountain National Park. From the hairpin turn, pull into the carpark. The curved boardwalk has memorable views to various mountains including Longs Peak, at over 14,000 feet. The terrain we peer into from the view is the result of glaciers bulldozing their way through.
You're high above the treeline in the alpine tundra here. Hike roughly 1 mile from the Tundra Communities Trailhead and you'll reach some really unique rock formations - the Mushroom Rocks. At 12,000+ feet you may feel you need to stop and take short rests to catch your breath. Some wildlife thrive in these conditions and you may see marmots basking on flat rocks and hear pikas squeaking warning calls.
Before Trail Ridge Road was constructed, the original road that was built to allow visitors to drive into the high alpine was what we know as the Old Fall River Road. The road is unpaved, but very well maintained, and over 11 miles, climbs its way to the Alpine Visitor Centre at over 11,500 feet. It's a slow and memorable drive that is driven as a one-way journey - uphill!
Located along the Bear Lake Road, Sprague Lake offers an easy mostly flat, but busy, 0.8 mile loop trail. There are some boardwalks and bridges along the way. The setting is idyllic for this lake that was created by a pioneer who thought his guests might like to fish. Fingers crossed, you might see moose in the late afternoons.
Famous for its inspiration as the Overlook Hotel in author Stephen King's horror novel "The Shining". Motoring buffs will have other interests to enter the hotel, there is a Stanley Steamer (steam powered car) on display. The hotel was constructed by wealthy industrialist and also conservationist, FO Stanley, who wanted the fledgling town to have a 1st-class hotel, to attract early wealthy travelers.
Some people had to be tough in the old days. Imagine leaving home at age 14 for another country. Seeing your chosen profession in a brewery shutdown when prohibition came into law. Moving your wife and 5 young children to start anew in the Kawuneeche Valley, and eventually building and running a dude ranch with fishing, horseback riding and rodeos. The Holzwarth family were immigrants from Germany and hardy pioneers. Find out more at the historic site and from on-site staff.
Nowhere else can you drive on paved roads to an elevation of 12,000 feet! The mountain top scenery is stunning of course, and the picture windows inside the Alpine Visitor Center provide an amazing oasis if the wind is blowing, or the temperature is dropping. Catch your breath and hike the 0.7 mile Alpine Ridge Trail, also known as Huffers Hill, that rises another 147 feet and provides 360 degree views.
Took a few tries to get it started. But once it started it took us through the entire park and shared lots of information. Made drive through park great!!!
Absolutely perfect for our one day crazy drive through RMNP. Used Claude and Gemini to plan the 10 hour route from the Beaver Meadows entrance at Estes Park at 8am all the way to Alpine Visitor Center and back to Sheep Lakes to watch Elk in the evening, with multiple solid hikes in between. The app and voice guide served as the perfect companion guide, with many interesting pieces of information along the way and pretty deep and accurate descriptions of what we were seeing around us all the time! Enough moments of silence as well in between the various pieces of commentary that allowed us to appreciate the natural beauty along the ride. Loved the app, the audio guide itself, the feel of the voice - Everything worked perfectly and it felt like we were being guided by a friend 😇
Glad I got the audio tour! It added alot to the experience.
Excellent way to drive through the Rocky Mountain National Park. Audio was easy to download and gps was spot on.
It was perfect for our Rocky Mountain adventures. It follows through GPS! Make sure to download while you are still on WiFi.
Excellent way to travel the park. Outstanding!!
The best investment to ensure a great trip. The audio tour was informative and very efficient. Fantastic value !
Excellent commentary - so informational - was an excellent way to drive the Rocky Mountain park and learn such rich history !!!! Highly recommend to others !
Informational and super easy to use. We really appreciated being able to stop/start the guide along our travels.
Very nice to have guided information that we could listen to at our own pace. We made several stops and learned some about some areas we may have missed if it was not for the guide. The information was interesting and made the drive through RMNP more entertaining.
Much better than expected. Very informative and cute. The voice is pleasant. Or only talks part of the time so you don't get sick of it.
What awesome and affordable way to experience a national park! The information was invaluable and helpful to understand the history and nature of the Park.
It was like a Choose Your Own Adventure! I didn't have time to research the park before going so I relied on the great reviews and they were true! The whole family liked the entertaining anecdotes and was amazed that the guide always knew where we were and told us options at crossroads so we could pick which way to go!
We were disappointed with the RMNP GuideAlong tour. Could not get the app/tour to find our location at multiple points along our drive on Fall River Road and Trail Ridge Road and it would not play at all that day, even at the Alpine Visitor center where there are no trees to interfere with GPS. On the day we went to Bear Lake area, the app did work by starting it while still close to Estes Park- but the content was largely road navigation, with little of the history and geology we'd been expecting (we had previously bought/heard the Yellowstone and Grand Teton tours which had robust, wonderful content).
Audio Tour was very informative. Synced with the drive through RMNP.
Easy to use, start and stop, connect and disconnect phone from car. Excellent voice with pertinent information with excellent presentation with appropriate humor! Fair price , not intrusive. Adds very interesting information to our drive through our beautiful National Parks.
Great!! I will use this service again! I learned new things
Interesting, informative, and entertaining. Easy to download and get started. Loved every part of this self-guided audio tour!
Very well done tour. Would recommend to others. Will definitely use again.
The audio tour was great! We just turned it on and it did all the work for us. Good info and loved the audio tour guide.
Important to check road and trail closures based on season not only current conditions. Some roads are closed in fall/winter season and the narrative doesn’t offer this that i could tell
It was easy and loved the stories. It let us know ahead of when we needed to turn; we really appreciated the options to stop or keep going.
It was difficult to figure out how to use., finally did. Never got it synced up with the rental car’s Wi-Fi. Tried calling the support line provided & they hung up on me twice! Got a “return” call just as we were leaving the park. The information on it was very good & useful. Just hard to get.
Very informative and easy to work the app. Easy to jump on and off the tour. Voice easy to understand. Would use the app again.
The guide was funny and had many interesting facts. It was so helpful to know what was up ahead and if it was worth stopping for or not. Highly recommended! We will use this again when going through national parks!
I’m older with hearing aids so it would play through those but my wife couldn’t hear it. Had a rental car and didn’t have the proper cord to connect my phone so we didn’t use it at all. Waste of money for me.
BEST thing to do for yourself. So informative of everything around you including the history. You would never know these things without this Guide along.
Detailed instructions made it easy to download and follow setup. Loved the stories and narration along the way! Would recommend this absolutely 100%!!
I wasn’t sure if this would be worth it, but purchased it anyway, and I can honestly say it was exceptional! The GPS aspect was especially good. The narrator was clear and very informative. It was perfect.
What a neat idea! The app knew exactly where we were and we were given interesting info and tips all along our route. (Interesting but not too in-depth where you'd lose interest.) We thoroughly enjoyed our experience and would definitely recommend!
This audio tour is AWESOME!!!! There is so much information that you otherwise wouldn’t know about the park. It made the driving so enjoyable and helped us get so much more out of our time in Rocky Mountain National Park! I highly recommend it!!!
We loved the man. He was very informative. We loved the way he knew exactly where we were and could tell us what we needed to know. It was beautiful all over the park. Weather was great then changed drastically. I would highly recommend this self guided tour to anyone. And it is well worth the money. When I needed help , the staff was very prompt with a call back and helpful. The lady knew how to answer my questions and walk me through the download process. Thank you for this experience. It helped greatly. 100% happy with everything!
I could not get the guide to work- too complicated. I had a short span of time with limited download time. I ended up purchasing a better guide and downloading it very quickly with no complications. In out $19.99.
Guides voice was clear, helpful, humorous at times, and accurate. Gave plenty of warning prior to approaching particular sites along the route. We were very pleased with this self guiding your. Would highly recommend this .
Loved the self guided aspect, it tracked us and came on when we hit certain areas. We went from Estes Park to Grand Lake and found the tour great the whole way!
Did not realize that you needed a reservation and to enter the park. I purchased the tour prior to getting to the park thinking I was doing the right thing and I wasn’t even able to use the audio guide. They told me I had to wait until after 2 PM but I was on a time schedule so I could not wait. The Ranger at the entrance told me that it was all over the website however I didn’t look at the website figuring it was a state park and I did not think a reservation would be required between the hours of 9 AM and 2 PM.
This was an excellent tour. Very easy to download. We used it with our phone in airplane mode. The GPS worked perfectly. The stories were interesting. This really added to our experience. It does use a lot of battery power so bring a phone charger with you.
This app was awesome! We did the Rocky Mountain National Park tour and the information given was entertaining, too. We will use it for future parks.
Once we figured out how to get the voucher code (we had to call Guide Along) then it worked great and was an awesome way to explore the park.
The audio made our drive a much better experience. It was easy to understand and the information was helpful!
This was great! Can’t wait to purchase it for our other NP aventures. It really elevated the experience!
We went thru the Rocky Mountain Nation Park in March. This self guided tour was absolutely perfect! We got to ride in our own car, with my wife and I in our own conversations etc it was cold in the top with snow storms and lower was much warmer so the comfort of our own car was great. I would never have thought I would have liked the self tour, but I would recommend it to everyone.
Excellent on your own tour of The Rocky Mountains tour. We loved the ability to have our own tour guide and not having to rush from area to area.
Wonderful app! Very informative and easy to use. Informed you of important things ahead of time so you didn’t miss them. Would love this app for all travels.
The fact I had to pay $20 just to go in and about 800 feet in. Then there are metal bar barriers blocking you because it’s closed. you can’t even proceed the whole 2 to 4 Hour promised drive through the park. Definitely contacted Wells Fargo to make a claim and get my money back that I debited out of my account. The park should be held liable for a lot of people to get ripped off and not have to sign that it’s closed.
Very informative audio. Listen while driving it also tells you where to stop for pictures. 👍 Highly recommend if you are traveling first time to the Rocky Mountains.
Excellent information provided on the RMNP and surrounding area. Enjoyed the great directions and options of where to go next and why. Perefect companion to our self drive. I recommend for anyone wanting a great tour without spending a bumch of money
The app was not accepted and I had to pay again at the park. I want my money back please. Looked forward to it was embarrassed.
This was a fantastic way to learn about and experience RMNP and at our own pace! The guide was entertaining and knowledgeable! I would definitely recommend this and do it again!
I really like that you could start and stop the program at any time. And I enjoyed the historical information that was shared.
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