Denver, the gateway to the western national parks, is reached by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Rock Island &
Pacific; Colorado & Southern; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Denver & Salt
Lake; Union Pacific; and Missouri Pacific railroads. For information
regarding fares, service, etc., apply to railroad ticket agents.
The Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Co. operates regular daily
automobile service to the park from the following places: Denver,
leaving at 8:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; Greeley, 9:15 a.m.; Fort Collins,
7:45 a.m.; Loveland, 9:50 a.m.; Longmont, 9:45 a.m.; Lyons, 11:30 a.m.;
Boulder, 9:35 a.m. Corresponding return service from Estes Park is
available, return trips for Denver starting from Estes Park at 8:15 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m.
From June 15 to September 20 automobile connection is made at Granby,
Colo., for a tour of the park by way of Grand Lake and Estes Park to
Denver, leaving Granby at 12 noon daily. Auto service is available also,
leaving Grand Lake at 5:35 p.m. and arriving at Granby at 6:05 p.m.
The United Airlines, operating 18-hour transcontinental service through
Cheyenne, connects with Wyoming Air Service for Denver, which in turn
connects at that point with the Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Co.
service to the Rocky Mountain National Park. From the south, T.W.A.,
Inc., and American Airlines, in their transcontinental services through
Albuquerque and El Paso, respectively, connect with Denver by the Varney
Speed Lines.