Annual meadow closures will go into effect Monday in Rocky Mountain National Park to protect elk during their fall mating season.

The dramatic scene unfolded in a meadow in the Rocky Mountains National Park during the 2024 fall mating season.

Beginning Monday, annual meadow closures will go into effect in Rocky Mountain National Park to prevent the disturbance and harassment of elk during their fall mating ...

Annual meadow closures will go into effect in Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday, Sept. 1, in order to “prevent the disturbance and harassment of elk” during their fall mating ...

In 2024, elk attacked tourists in three separate incident s in Estes Park, Colorado, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. In all three incidents, elk calves were present.

Strangely, this antler clashing took place outside of the regular elk rut season. It’s normal for bull elk to be more ...

In recent weeks, the elk were seen on the west side of Rocky Mountain High School and nearby Rossborough Park, among other places.

If you are fed up with the summer heat down along the Front Range and crowds up at Rocky Mountain National Park, there is a cool solution for both.