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Rocky Mountain National Park with a 5 yr old
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:05 pm
I'm taking my son on his first father-son trip in 3 weeks. He's really into dinosaurs, so I'll be taking him to Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison one day. I'm taking him to RMNP one of the days and already got passes for the Saturday and Monday mornings so that we have flexibility (Saturday was a free day, but also the LSU game).
What are some good sites/short hikes that would be good for a 5 yr old? I definitely want to take the Old Falls River Rd on the way up to the Summit shop. Of course, I'm also bringing my camera and looking forward to getting some good pictures. Any suggestions for good places to view wildlife, great scenery, etc would be great. We've been talking about all the wildlife that we can potentially see in the park.
Also, anything else that might be of interest for a 5 yr old in the Denver area would be great. I'd like for it to be memorable for him.
What are some good sites/short hikes that would be good for a 5 yr old? I definitely want to take the Old Falls River Rd on the way up to the Summit shop. Of course, I'm also bringing my camera and looking forward to getting some good pictures. Any suggestions for good places to view wildlife, great scenery, etc would be great. We've been talking about all the wildlife that we can potentially see in the park.
Also, anything else that might be of interest for a 5 yr old in the Denver area would be great. I'd like for it to be memorable for him.
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Posted on 9/5/20 at 5:09 pm to LSU Tigershark
Bear Lake and Dream Lake are both nice for that age. Trail Ridge Road is a good drive for them in the park. St Mary’s Glacier is also cool, not in the park but fairly close and doable for that age.
Posted on 9/6/20 at 12:40 pm to LSU Tigershark
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Also, anything else that might be of interest for a 5 yr old in the Denver area would be great. I'd like for it to be memorable for him.
Denver children’s museum is pretty cool. Reservation required though
Posted on 9/6/20 at 2:28 pm to LSU Tigershark
I’m currently planning a trip in 2021 there, too, but my kids are older. From the very limited research I’ve done, you might consider staying at the YMCA of the Rockies. It’s convenient to the park but they also seem to have a lot of other planned activities that might be good for a 5 year old.
I’m also planning to drive down to Colorado Springs and see the cliff dwellings around there.
I might even book a night at the Stanley Hotel for the fun of it.
I’ll monitor this thread for any other advice and share what I find.
I’m also planning to drive down to Colorado Springs and see the cliff dwellings around there.
I might even book a night at the Stanley Hotel for the fun of it.
I’ll monitor this thread for any other advice and share what I find.
Posted on 9/6/20 at 3:34 pm to LSU Tigershark
Are you interested in maybe doing some off-roading while you are here?
Posted on 9/13/20 at 9:02 am to LSU Tigershark
Chataqua and Pearl Street Mall in Boulder would be fun for him as would the Denver museum which has IMAX, planetarium, dinosaurs etc.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:31 am to LSU Tigershark
We went to RMN two years ago. The town itself is nice with lots of restaurants and shops.
The park itself was nice, but really crowded. If you didn’t get up early for certain hikes, they entirely closed off parking lots and roads for the day.
I’d suggest doing your hikes on the weekday.
The nymph lake hike is short and scenic
As far as wildlife, we saw elk in downtown. Wildlife is abundant.
A photo I took at Nymph Lake
The park itself was nice, but really crowded. If you didn’t get up early for certain hikes, they entirely closed off parking lots and roads for the day.
I’d suggest doing your hikes on the weekday.
The nymph lake hike is short and scenic
As far as wildlife, we saw elk in downtown. Wildlife is abundant.
A photo I took at Nymph Lake
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 10:32 am
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