ROCKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARKS

Glacier-Waterton National Park
Established: 1910
Acreage: 1,013,572
Average Yearly Visitors: 1,865,000
Location: Northwest Montana, 35 miles east of Kalispell
Activities: Backpacking, camping, biking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, kayaking

Grand Teton National Park
Established: 1929
Acreage: 309,995
Average Yearly Visitors: 2,606,000
Location: Northwest Wyoming, 15 miles north of Jackson Hole
Activities: Backpacking, camping, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, mountaineering, scenic driving

Mesa Verde National Park
Established: 1906
Acreage: 52,122
Average Yearly Visitors: 411,000
Location: Southwestern Colorado, 40 miles west of Durango
Activities: Hiking, archaeology

Rocky Mountain National Park
Established: 1915
Acreage: 265,765
Average Yearly Visitors: 3,006,000
Location: North-central Colorado, 80 miles northwest of Denver
Activities: Backpacking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, wildlife viewing, scenic driving

Yellowstone National Park
Established: 1872
Acreage: 2,219,791
Average Yearly Visitors: 2,970,000
Location: Northwest Wyoming, southeast Montana, and northeast Idaho; 105 miles from Bozeman, MT
Activities: Camping, wildlife viewing, backpacking, biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding