Trail Ridge Road is the main East-West thoroughfare in the park. It goes across the pass and is the highest point you can get to via car (12,183 feet if you are wondering). This road is far above the tree line and there are multiple stops for amazing views (Lava Cliffs, Rainbow Curve, Forest Canyon and Many Parks Curve are the best) of snow covered peaks in the distance. No matter what time of year, make sure you take a jacket. We were there in early September and it was cold. It had snowed the day before and there was a bit of snow on the ground (not much). Plus the wind blows all the time. They say that winds can easily reach 100 mph even on clear days. When we were there, I would guess it was blowing at about 40-50 mph which put the wind chill way below freezing.
This road is a little scary because there are no guardrails and it is thousands of feet down if you went off the edge. It is also pretty cool because every 50 feet or so there are poles stuck in the ground that I assume measure snow drifts across the road. I can’t imagine being up there in winter. It would be unbearably cold.
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