Moab or Durango/RMNP?
Next summer my family (myself, wife and 3 daughters ages 12, 10, 5) will be going cross country. We are leaving from Vermont with our first major stop being at Estes Park. I know it'll be crazy busy...
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Busskipper wrote:TenOC wrote:
Is there anything to see at RMNP after the Grand Tetons? I was very disappointed with RMNP. I would spend my time someplace else.
Unless you hike/rock climb Devil Towers is an one hour drive by.
"Most-Visited National Parks
Park Site Number of Visitors
1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park 10,712,674
2. Grand Canyon National Park 5,520,736
3. Rocky Mountain National Park 4,155,916
4. Yosemite National Park 4,150,217
5. Yellowstone National Park 4,097,710
6. Zion National Park 3,648,846
7. Olympic National Park 3,263,761
8. Grand Teton National Park 3,149,921
9. Acadia National Park 2,811,184
10. Glacier National Park 2,366,056"
JMHO,
1. My point was AFTER GRAND TETON, I would spend more time at GT and bypass RMNP
2. IMO The number of visitors is somewhat affected by location. GSMP is #1 because it is open all year and is within 500 miles (one day drive) of about 1/2 (?) the people in the USA not because of the unique features of the park.
