Women's Role In Rocky Mountain National Park

The National Park Service was created to protect both natural and cultural resources side by side. Exploring the park’s human past can tell us things about our role as park stewards now and in the future. The stories of Rocky Mountain National Park began with the earliest inhabitants and will continue for generations.
“The Rocky Mountain National Park was established January 26, 1950 and covers a 415 square mile area, is seventy miles northwest of Denver, and attracts over three million people a year. The park is known for many of its majestic mountain views; The Park is home to wildlife such as Mule Deer, Elk, Moose, Bighorn Sheep, and Bear.”
In the 1920s and 1930s, women came on the scene as park staff, leading visitors into the heights of the Rocky Mountains. Women were an important part of national park conservation. Teaching Americans and their children the value it would be in education and the identity as a country. Women have been explorers and authors. Some women
President Franklin Roosevelt created programs to put people to work. One such program was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). In Rocky Mountain National Park, young male recruits at six camps built roads, trails, buildings, put out wildfires, planted trees, and managed predators. It was during the 1930s that the National Park Service built Trail Ridge Road. Many visitors came to Rocky Mountain National Park in their vehicles. Unlike other western national parks like Yellowstone, Glacier, and Grand Canyon, a railroad never served Rocky Mountain National Park. It was always meant for vehicles. Because of this, road building was a high priority. Although the Fall River Road traveled the Continental Divide through the park, the road was outdated and difficult to navigate. The new, professionally-designed Trail Ridge Road was built to take visitors between forests, meadows and took drivers to spectacular