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Regulations on 30 October 2026

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These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.

Regulated

Camping & bivouac · All year

In force on 30 October 2026

J F M A M J J A S O N D
- - Wilderness Camping Stay Limits
- - Wilderness camping at designated and dispersed individual and group campsites, including stock campsites, is limited to three (3) consecutive nights at any one campsite.
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- - Bivouac Permits
- - A bivouac permit is issued to accommodate safe climbing and ski mountaineering practices, and to control environmental damage. The permit provides ski mountaineers with the ability to bivouac on long ski descents, and technical climbers with an advanced position on one-day climbs and/or climbs that require an overnight stay on the rock face.
- - Bivouac Permit Regulations
- - The permit is issued only to technical climbers and ski mountaineers. Any climbing party using a bivouac permit is limited to a maximum of 4 people, all of whom must climb.
Published by National Park Service, 8 Jun 2026 · Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent’s Compendium, June 2026

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13 sites · Regulations on 30 October 2026