Love the road (highest paved road in the US) to the top of Mt Evans. Plenty of wildlife to observe from marmots to the Rocky Mountain Goats. Be careful - observe from a distance.

Try to go on a sunny day the best views. Cloudy days or reduced visibility greatly diminishes the experience. We brought sandwiches and ate lunch at the top. The views are outstanding and the mountain goats are amusing. There are multiple opportunities to stop and...More

a group of 4 bikes rode up, it was amazing view, at the top was 34 degrees with a 40 mile an hour wind, we were freezing, but there were people walking around in shorts, great road.

The drive up was stunningly beautiful. Every twist and turn was a new view. We stopped at the pullout where the bristle cone trees were, and with assurances by the park ranger, continued our ascent uo the road. I made it two more turns and...More

The drive from Bergen Park to Mt. Evans and then down to Idaho Springs is stunning. Beautiful vistas in either directions. Echo Lake has hiking trails but we were too winded to hike!!! We stopped so many times along the way we just kept getting...More

The road to the top of Mt. Evans is open for the season. Best to arrive by 10am on weekends. After that the line to pay ($15 USD to top without National Park Pass). They do take credit cards, but that line is slower. Bring...More

I was torn between rating this drive a 5 because of the sheer amazingly, awe-inspiring fear and dread for driver, and a 1 for the exact same reason. We had driven down from Breckenridge & did a 3 hour white-water raft trip out of Idaho...More