Overview

• High-elevation aspens are at or near peak through Sept. 27, with standout displays in areas including Vail, Steamboat Springs, Gunnison, Telluride and Rocky Mountain National Park.
• CDOT projects heavy traffic on I-70—westbound late morning to early afternoon and eastbound from late morning into evening—and warns of extreme congestion on US 285 near Kenosha Pass.
• Traffic metering is possible at the Eisenhower–Johnson Tunnel after last year’s comparable weekend reached nearly 3,000 vehicles per hour and required metering into the night.
• Law enforcement is enforcing no-parking zones on Guanella Pass and will ticket or tow to keep travel lanes and emergency access clear.
• Saturday offers warm, dry, mostly sunny conditions for viewing, and travelers are advised to leave early or late, avoid local cut-throughs like Guanella Pass, and use only designated parking areas.