Driving Old Fall River Road in the Fall… and Missing the Climb to the Top 🍁🏔️ Last fall, Old Fall River Road felt wide open. The snow was gone. The road was clear. And the trees were just beginning to turn. 🍂 Gold and green mixed along the mountainsides as the road slowly climbed higher. Windows down. Cool air rushing in. Every curve offering a new view and a deeper sense of calm. 🚗✨ There’s something about that steady climb — knowing you’re working your way toward the top, toward those wide

🚗 Ever Wanted to Feel Like You're Driving Back in Time? Welcome to Old Fall River Road... 🏔️💨 This road is NOT for everyone. And that's exactly what makes it so damn cool. Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the original routes into the high country. Built in 1920. Unpaved. One-way only. And absolutely EPIC. If you're the type who needs smooth pavement and guardrails... This probably isn't your vibe. But if you want an ADVENTURE? The kind where you're gripping the wh

Sound up! While filming scenery on Fall River Road for our new documentary we were greeted by this rather vocal ptarmigan perched on a rock. | Rocky Mountain Channel and Productions

Old Fall River Road is a steep one-way dirt road that takes you 11 miles up to the Alpine Visitor Center (from East to West). Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road earned the distinction of being the first auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park offering access to the park's high country. It's a beautiful drive, and offers goregous views through the Fall River drainage. The journey to the alpine world at the top of Old Fall River Road is relaxing, and the experience is one to be savored. (video

Headed up Old Fall River Road and this bull snuck around us on a switchback. He wouldn’t let us pass for about a mile so we kept our distance to let him walk at his pace until he let us around at a wide spot in the road. | Good Bull Outdoors

Let's go on a drive up Old Fall River Road! Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road earned the distinction of being the first auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park offering access to the park's high country. Primarily gravel, one-way uphill and punctuated by switchbacks, the slower-paced 11-mile-long road quietly leads travelers from Horseshoe Park (a short distance west of the Fall River Entrance) through the park's wilderness to Fall River Pass, 11,796 feet above sea level. It was a beautiful