Constructed in 1927 near the top of Long’s Peak to provide shelter for climbers, its native stone construction is in keeping with the Rustic ideal of National Park Service architecture. 

This small native stone building, constructed by the Forest Service in 1914 and acquired by the Park Service in 1925, now serves as a radio repeater station and fire cache. 

Trail Ridge Road, deriving its name from the Ute route through the mountains, was begun in September of 1929 and completed in July of 1939.

Trail Ridge Road, deriving its name from the Ute route through the mountains, was begun in September of 1929 and completed in July of 1939.

The trail, established in 1880, is associated with the late 19th and early 20th century resort industry around the Grand Lake region.  Like most trails on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Tonahutu Creek Trail gained popularity with tourists later than its eastside counterparts.  However, tourists were not the first people to use and appreciate this trail.  

The trail, established in 1880, is associated with the late 19th and early 20th century resort industry around the Grand Lake region.  Like most trails on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Tonahutu Creek Trail gained popularity with tourists later than its eastside counterparts.  However, tourists were not the first people to use and appreciate this trail.  

This stone Rustic style structure, built in 1925, originally served as living quarters for workers on the Fall River Road.  Subsequently, it has served as a patrol cabin and caretaker’s cabin.

The Stanley Hotel began operations in 1909.  The resort complex was built by F.O. Stanley who gained fame and fortune as the inventor and manufacturer of the Stanley Steamer automobile.  The hotel served tourists visiting the Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park area.  

As an increasingly mobile and automobile-oriented society demanded motorized access to national parks, park managers were compelled to develop modern roads.  Park roads necessitated regular maintenance, often involving the annual spring removal of deep winter snows to allow automobile passage.  The 1932 Snogo was an important tool used to battle the snow banks on Trail Ridge Road and various other Rocky Mountain National Park roads at the beginning of each summer season. 

The utility area reflects the National Park Service’s concern for blending structures with the natural environment.  The half-log and plank buildings, begun in 1923 at the Beaver Meadows Entrance, were completed during the 1930s under government work projects.