Rocky Mountain National Park Hiker Shuttle Tickets
Rocky Mountain National Park Hiker Shuttle Tickets
The Hiker Shuttle provides service from the Estes Park Visitor Center, located in the town of Estes Park, to Rocky Mountain National Park's Park & Ride Transit Hub, located on Bear Lake Road, and back.
To ride the Hiker Shuttle, tickets are required. All passengers, regardless of age, must have their own ticket.
Hiker Shuttle Tickets are only available via Recreation.gov. Hiker Shuttle Tickets are $2 per transaction.
One person can purchase up to 4 Hiker Shuttle Tickets per day, per transaction.
- If there are more than 4 people in your party, a second person with a second Recreation.gov account will need to purchase additional tickets.
- During check out, you will need to change the number of tickets (between 1 to 4) to match the number of people in your group.
Seats on each bus are limited. Please only select the number of tickets you need.
Why Should I Ride the Hiker Shuttle?
The Hiker Shuttle allows you to leave your vehicle behind at your lodging or parked in the town of Estes Park's parking structure adjacent to the Estes Park Visitor Center (near the intersections of HWY 36 and 34) and access destinations located within the Bear Lake Road Corridor.
When you are ready to return to the Estes Park Visitor Center, simply return to the park’s Park and Ride transit hub to catch a return Hiker Shuttle back to town. Please remember, the last bus departs from Park and Ride at 6 p.m.
A Hiker Shuttle ticket is only valid to ride on the Hiker Shuttle. They cannot be used when driving a personal vehicle into Rocky Mountain National Park.
Need to Know
- Booking
When booking your Hiker Shuttle reservation, please be aware that all members of your party, regardless of age, need a ticket to ride the Hiker Shuttle. One person may reserve up to 4 tickets per $2.00 reservation. If your party needs more than four tickets, another member of your party will need to book an additional reservation.
- Private Vehicle Access
Please keep in mind that Hiker Shuttle tickets only allow you to access to the Bear Lake Road corridor inside RMNP.
Private vehicle access is not permitted with this ticket. You will need a Private Vehicle Timed Entry Permit Reservation to enter the park using your vehicle. Those can be found at https://www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10086910
- Hiker Shuttle Schedules
The Rocky Mountain National Park Hiker Shuttles departs from the Estes Park Visitor Center and goes to RMNP's Park and Ride Transit Hub, located on the Bear Lake Road. At the Park & Ride Transit Hub, riders will transfer to the Bear Lake or Moraine Park Shuttles.
Departure Time Schedule for Hiker Shuttle buses leaving the Estes Park Visitor Center and heading to Rocky Mountain National Park: 9:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:15 p.m.
The Hiker Shuttle will return to the Estes Park Visitor Center from Park & Ride at the following times: 9:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:15 p.m.
When you are ready to return to the Estes Park Visitor Center, simply return to RMNP's Park and Ride Transit Hub to catch a return Hiker Shuttle back to town. Please remember, the last bus of the day departs from Park and Ride at 5:15 pm. Do not be late - there are no other public transportation services available to return from the park to the Town of Estes Park.
You may return to the Estes Park Visitor Center using any return Hiker Shuttle bus throughout the day.
- Entrance Fees
A valid park entrance fee or park pass is required to enter the park. Entrance fees may be purchased on line in advance here: https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74291. All entrance passes will be checked at the time of boarding the Hiker Shuttle. For more information on park entrance fess and annual passes please visit: Fees & Passes - Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
