COLORADO PARK RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: National, state parks have been too crowded

DENVER (KDVR) — All 42 Colorado state parks now require reservations due to large crowds. The Problem Solvers offer up some advice before you head up to the high country. 

Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, together make up Maroon Bells. Bells for the shape, and maroon for the brownish-red color they sometimes have. Whatever color they are, they are also extremely popular.

“Even when I was a kid growing up on the Front Range, that’s what would come to my mind even though I have never been there,” David Boyd, U.S. Forest Service public information officer said.

Over 300,000 people visit the iconic pair every season, and that is having a serious impact.

“We have begun to see an impact to the trails…