<Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Rocky Mountain National Park </Td> </Tr> <P> Rocky Mountain National Park is a United States national park located approximately 76 mi (122 km) northwest of Denver International Airport in north - central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west . The eastern and westerns slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park with the headwaters of the Colorado River located in the park's northwestern region . The main features of the park include mountains, alpine lakes and a wide variety of wildlife within various climates and environments, from wooded forests to mountain tundra . </P> <P> The Rocky Mountain National Park Act was signed by then--President Woodrow Wilson on January 26, 1915, establishing the park boundaries and protecting the area for future generations . The Civilian Conservation Corps built the main automobile route, named Trail Ridge Road, in the 1930s . In 1976, UNESCO designated the park as one of the first World Biosphere Reserves . In 2016, more than four and a half million recreational visitors entered the park, which is an increase of about nine percent from the prior year . </P>

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