Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is s ...
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. The primary entrance is located north of Allenspark off State Highway 7. A dirt road leads to a ranger station, parking and horseback or hiking trails. The trail to Bluebird Lake and Ouzel Lake follows the North St. Vrain Creek (which is a tributary of the South Platte River) passing Calypso Cascades and Ouzel Falls along the way, leading to Ouzel Lake and Bluebird Lake. Both Ouzel Falls and Ouzel Lake are named after a North American species of bird, '' Cinclus mexicanus'', also known as a dipper.Kent and Donna Dannen (2002). Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: Including Indian Peaks Wilderness: Ninth Edition. The Globe Pequot Press. Pages 125-132. Other trails lead to Thunder Lake, Finch Lake, and Pear Lake.


See also

* Alpine Visitor Center


Notes


References

* Chronic, Halka and Williams, Felicie; ''Roadside Geology of Colorado'': Second Edition; Copyright 2002 by Halka Chronic and Felicie Williams; Mountain Press Publishing Company; * Dannen, Kent and Donna; ''Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: Including Indian Peaks Wilderness'': Ninth Edition; The Globe Pequot Press; Copyright 1978, 80 82 83, 85, 89, 94, 2002 by The Globe Pequot Press;


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Scenic drives in Rocky Mountain National Park
* {{Rocky Mountain National Park Protected areas of Larimer County, Colorado Protected areas of Grand County, Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado scenic drives