Mesa Verde National Park

A sign at Rocky Mountain National Park discusses how rising temperatures are impacting American pika and white-tailed ptarmigan. Staff at the park flagged the sign for review under President Donald Trump's order to remove materials that contain "improper partisan ideology."
(Provided by U.S. Department of Interior)

At Colorado鈥檚 national parks, signs about Ute history, pikas and alpine tundra flagged for potential removal under Trump orders

By Ryan Spencer

March 25, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

Hundreds of items at national parks across have flagged for review -- and possible removal...

Rocky Mountain National Park slipped into sixth place on the list of busiest national parks in 2025, overtaken by Yosemite, according to National Park Service figures. Rocky had been ranked in the top five since 2013. The mountain in the photo is Longs Peak. (John Meyer/Denver Post file)

Yosemite drops Rocky Mountain National Park out of top five on list of busiest parks

By John Meyer

March 19, 2026 at 11:51 a.m.

Attendance at Rocky Mountain National Park saw a negligible increase in 2025 but it fell...

Visitors drive past empty guard shack on the road to Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park because of the shutdown of the federal government Wednesday, Oct. 1,2025, in Estes Park, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Utah funding its national parks; Colorado waiting to see if that will be necessary here, Polis says

By John Meyer

October 13, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

The ancient cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde remain closed, however.

Admission is free this Saturday at national parks in Colorado

By John Meyer

September 25, 2025 at 9:47 a.m.

Admission is free on Saturday at our national parks in recognition of National Public Lands...

Xcel Energy鈥檚 coal-fired Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

EPA signals opposition to Colorado’s plan to close coal power plants

By Noelle Phillips

July 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends to deny Colorado鈥檚...

Protesters, including Nick Wehmeyer, of Boulder, wave signs during a protest against job cuts across the National Park Service and the rest of the federal government at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colo., March 1, 2025. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado nonprofits rally to support national parks amid ‘unprecedented times’

By John Meyer

May 24, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"There鈥檚 this backlog of positions that haven鈥檛 been filled, so you鈥檙e seeing more and more...

Every camp site at a Ramble campground includes a shade structure, tent pad, picnic table and a built-in camp stove. (Provided by Sam Starr)

3 Colorado campgrounds ranked among the best in North America

By Tiney Ricciardi

March 18, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

Campspot, a website and app that helps campers book campsites, has a few local suggestions.

Indiana man’s remains found in Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park

By Graeme Taskerud

March 5, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

Thomas Irwin went missing early last year while hiking the Petroglyph Point Trail. He was...

Visitors arrive at the Beaver Meadows Entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado on June 11, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s national parks face uncertainty amid President Trump’s hiring freeze, staffing instability

By Elise Schmelzer

February 20, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

Visitors to Colorado's national parks this summer could find dirty bathrooms and closures at visitor...

Visitors tour the dwellings at Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park on July 12, 2017. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file)

Trading snowflakes for sand dunes: Your winter desert escape awaits

By Jennifer Broome

February 11, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

Here鈥檚 what to do when you're ready to ditch the snow and head for the...

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