Rocky Mountain National Park has a number of Cross-Country zones. If you want to really get away from it all or plan on summiting peaks that are away from the trail network these areas may be right for you.
Restrictions
There are restrictions to these Cross-Country zones. These regulations consist of the following:
- Camp well away from standing dead trees
- Camp location:
- you must camp within the zone
- you must move your camp at least 1 mile every night
- Maximum of 2 nights in 1 zone
- at least 200mfeet from water
- out of sight and sound from trails or other campers
- must stay out of meadows and below treeline
- Party size, no more than 7 people
- No stock is aloud
- No open fires. Portable stoves only
| East Side of the Park | ||
| Site Code | Name | Number of Parties |
| 1A | South Cache La Poudre | 1 |
| 1B | Mount Dickinson | 2 |
| 2B | Cow Creek | 2 |
| 2C | Chiquita Creek | 1 |
| 2D | Upper Forest Canyon | 3 |
| 3D | Lower Forest Canyon | 4 |
| 4D | Hayden Gorge | 1 |
| 1G | Hunters Creek | 1 |
| 2G | Cony Creek | 1 |
| West Side of the Park | ||
| 1H | Cascade Creek | 2 |
| 2H | Hague Creek | 5 |
| 3H | Cache La Poudre | 3 |
| 2J | Mosquito Creek | 1 |
| 1K | Onahu Creek | 1 |
| 1L | Nakai Peak | 1 |
| 2L | Mount Patterson | 3 |
| 1M | North Inlet | 4 |
| 2M | Ptarmigan Creek | 1 |
| 3M | Upper North Inlet | 2 |
| 4M | Ptarmigan Mountain | 2 |
| 1N | Mount Enentah | 1 |
| 3N | Echo Creek | 2 |
| 1P | Columbine Creek | 4 |
