Alpine Visitor Center
Facility · Colorado ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Rocky Mountain National Park (National Park) · Open Access
- 11,796 ft
- Elevation
Alpine Visitor Center is open for the 2026 summer season. Located at the top of Fall River Pass and accessed via Trail Ridge Road, Alpine Visitor Center is the highest elevation visitor center in the National Park System at 11,796 feet above sea level. Stop by and learn more about plants and wildlife that live in the land above trees - the Alpine tundra.
Getting there
Alpine Visitor Center is located inside Rocky Mountain National Park at the top of Fall River Pass. It is accessed primarily via Trail Ridge Road. When traveling from the east side of RMNP, Alpine Visitor Center is located approximately 22 miles from Beaver Meadows Entrance. When traveling from the west, it is located 20 miles from Grand Lake Entrance. Temporary road and building closures are possible at any time based on weather. For updates call 970-586-1222.
40.44103, -105.75452 · 40°26'27.7"N 105°45'16.3"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.5 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Alpine Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Alpine Visitor Center?
- No. Alpine Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Alpine Visitor Center
- Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground 6.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground 9 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Grandview Campground 4.5 mi · Campground
- Long Draw Campground 5.2 mi · Campground
- Comanche Peak Wilderness 5.6 mi · Facility
- Junior Ranger Headquarters at Hidden Valley 6.2 mi · Visitor Center
- Holzwarth Historic Site 7.3 mi · Facility
- Sheep Lakes Information Station 7.6 mi · Facility
- Neota Wilderness: Arapaho & Roosevelt 8.1 mi · Facility
- Cameron Pass Picnic Site 9.1 mi · Facility
- Cameron Pass Winter Recreation 9.1 mi · Facility
- Fall River Visitor Center 9.2 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (970) 586-1206
- Email romo_information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-05-30.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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