Estes Park & Roccky Mtn Natl Park
Is hwy 34 open yet to be able to cross to view the park? If not, what are our options? We are concerned about all of the thunder storms and are looking at changing our route that was going through C...
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34 is really not rustic - it's a paved two lane road, albeit without shoulders in most places. I would say take 34 through Granby & go all the way through park, visit the Alpine Visitor Center & enjoy the sites.
Thousands of people drive the road everyday, and majority of them are what Coloradoans call "flatlanders" - people with minimal mountain driving experience from places like Kansas or Nebraska. As you are, they are here to visit Colorado & see our beautiful landscape. To do that, you have to drive some twisty roads - it's part of the experience! Don't over think it - just enjoy the drive!
I wouldn't drop all the way south to I-70, traffic & driving on I-70 can be more stressful than on the smaller mountain roads where the pace is much calmer. I-70 through the mountains can be compared to the Indy 500 sometimes...
Thousands of people drive the road everyday, and majority of them are what Coloradoans call "flatlanders" - people with minimal mountain driving experience from places like Kansas or Nebraska. As you are, they are here to visit Colorado & see our beautiful landscape. To do that, you have to drive some twisty roads - it's part of the experience! Don't over think it - just enjoy the drive!
I wouldn't drop all the way south to I-70, traffic & driving on I-70 can be more stressful than on the smaller mountain roads where the pace is much calmer. I-70 through the mountains can be compared to the Indy 500 sometimes...
