Small Group: Rocky Mountain 1-day Tour from Denver｜United States

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Embark on a day trip from Denver to the Rocky Mountain National Park. Visit the famous resort town of Estes Park, the university town of Boulder, and the NCAR Mesa Laboratory.

Start your day with a drive to the famous resort town of Estes Park to enjoy the lake and mountain scenery. Then, arrive at the Rocky Mountain National Park, which is famous for its many peaks and high mountain roads.

Following, go to the famous university town of Boulder. Visit the University of Colorado Boulder, the NCAR Mesa Laboratory, and take a stroll on Pearl Street Mall. Finally, return to Denver.

06/01/2026-10/15/2026 Itinerary:

Denver → Black Hawk (30 mins) → Peak to Peak Scenic Byway (1.5 hours) → Lake Estes (25 mins) → Rocky Mountain National Park (Bear Lake and Sheep Lake, including tickets, Peak Visitor Center, 5.5 hours) → Denver
Lake Estes
On the edge of Estes Park, Colorado, Lake Estes is a 185-acre (75 ha) water reservoir held up by the Olympus Dam. Lake Estes sits at 7,522 feet in elevation with approximately 4 miles of shoreline within Larimer County.

Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado spans the Continental Divide and encompasses protected mountains, forests and alpine tundra. It's known for the Trail Ridge Road and the Old Fall River Road, drives that pass aspen trees and rivers. The Keyhole Route, a climb crossing vertical rock faces, leads up Longs Peak, the park’s tallest mountain. A trail surrounding Bear Lake offers views of the peaks.

University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), colloquially referred to as CU or Colorado, is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system, and was founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state. The sandstone used in the construction of nearly all the buildings on campus was selected from a variety of Front Range Mountain quarries. In 2011, Travel + Leisure named the Boulder campus one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.

Pearl Street Mall
The Pearl Street Mall (also referred to as Pearl Street, or Downtown Boulder) is a four-block pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado.

NCAR Mesa Laboratory
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Mesa Lab sits nestled against the foothills to the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado.

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Black Hawk
Black Hawk is nestled adjacent to Central City in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver.

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Peak to Peak Scenic Byway
Less than an hour from Denver, Boulder, or Fort Collins, this 55-mile-long route provides matchless views of the Continental Divide and its timbered approaches.