Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, April 2025
One of my best purchases has been the Collector’s Edition Passport to the National Parks book. I collect cancel stamps from each National Park, National Forest, National Monument, etc that we visit. Each stamp has the date and park visited.
John has to deal with my dragging him to every place I can find that provides a stamp. Though I’m not sure it’s that bad since we see some pretty amazing sites and animals along the way.
Today, we collected stamps from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park Statistics
- Registered as a National Park on January 26, 1915
- Total land equals 415.4 square miles
- Highest elevation is Longs Peak 14,259 ft
- There are 124 named peaks 8,789 feet or high in the park
- 147 lakes, many with fish, covering 1,151 acres
- 355 miles of hiking trails
- Wildlife Population estimates: Bears @ 20–24, Bighorn Sheep @ 350+, Coyotes are common, Deer @ 300–500 in Estes Valley in winter, more during seasonal spring and fall migrations, Elk @ 200–300 winter in the park. 400–500 winter in Estes Park, Moose @ 40–60 on west side. Increasing on east side, and Mountain Lions are present in low numbers / rarely seen.
- Link to website with additional information: Park Statistics – Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
2 responses to “Cancel Stamp Frenzy – Rocky Mountain National Park”
What is a cancel stamp?
Hi Dad, Each National Park, National Monument (like Mount Rushmore), National Historic site (example Fort Laramie), etc. has a stamp that includes the date visited, name of the park, city and state. On some of the postcards, I have been adding the cancel stamp. Here’s a link to all the places with a stamp. https://americasnationalparks.org/passport-to-your-national-parks/passport-cancellation-locations/ I’ve received cancel stamps for more places than is on the linked list.