[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR7.7]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 7_SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.7  Rocky Mountain National Park.

    (a) Fishing. (1) Fishing restrictions, based on management 
objectives described in the park's Resources Management Plan, are 
established annually by the Superintendent.
    (2) The Superintendent may impose closures and establish conditions 
or restrictions, in accordance with the criteria and procedures of 
Sec. Sec. 1.5 and 1.7 of this chapter, on any activity pertaining to 
fishing, including, but not limited to species of fish that may be 
taken, seasons and hours during which fishing may take place, methods of 
taking, size, creel, and possession limits.
    (3) Fishing in closed waters or violating a condition or restriction 
established by the Superintendent is prohibited.
    (b) Trucking Permits. (1) The Superintendent may issue a permit for 
trucking on a park road when the load carried originates and terminates 
within the counties of Larimer, Boulder, or Grand, Colorado.
    (2) The fee charged for such trucking over Trail Ridge Road is the 
same as the single visit entrance fee for a private passenger vehicle. A 
trucking permit is valid for one round trip, provided such trip is made 
in one day, otherwise the permit is valid for a one-way trip only.
    (3) The fees provided in this paragraph also apply to a special 
emergency trucking permit issued pursuant to Sec. 5.6(b) of this 
chapter.
    (c) Boats. (1) The operation of motorboats is prohibited on all 
waters of the park.
    (2) All vessels are prohibited on Bear Lake.
    (d) Dogs, cats, and other pets. In addition to the provisions of 
Sec. 2.15 of this chapter, dogs, cats, and other pets on leash, crated, 
or otherwise under physical restraint are permitted in the park only 
within 100 feet of the edge of established roads or parking areas, and 
are permitted within established campgrounds and picnic areas; dogs, 
cats,

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and other pets are prohibited in the backcountry and on established 
trails.
    (e) Snowmobiles. (1) Designated routes open to snowmobile use: The 
Summerland Park Snowmobile Trail, the Supply Creek Access Snowmobile 
Trail, the plowed portion of the Trail Ridge Road between the West Unit 
Visitor Center and the Timber Lake Trailhead, the unplowed portion and 
the Trail Ridge Road between the Timber Lake Trailhead and Milner Pass, 
and the Bowen Gulch Access Trail. These routes will be marked by signs, 
snow poles or other appropriate means.
    (2) Detailed descriptions of designated routes and appropriate maps 
are available at Park Headquarters, the West Unit Office and the Grand 
Lake Entrance Station.
    (3) The maximum speed limit is 35 m.p.h. unless changed by the 
posting of appropriate signs. On routes open to dual use of both motor 
vehicles and snowmobiles, the maximum snowmobile speed limit is 25 
m.p.h. All posted speed limits are subject to further limitation as 
required under Sec. 4.22 of this chapter. No person shall operate a 
snowmobile at a speed in excess of the maximum limits so posted.
    (4) On roads designated for snowmobile use, only that portion of the 
road or parking area intended for other motor vehicle use may be used by 
snowmobiles. Such roadway is available for snowmobile use only when the 
designated road or parking area is closed to all other motor vehicle use 
by the public except on the dual use routes described in paragraph 
(f)(5).
    (5) Routes open to dual use of both motor vehicles and snowmobiles: 
that portion of the Supply Creek Access Snowmobile Trail which extends 
along the plowed Trail Ridge Road from the Grand Lake Lodge Road 
junction to the Sun Valley Road junction, then along the plowed Sun 
Valley Road to the park boundary where it intersects with a plowed Grand 
County road; that portion of the plowed Trail Ridge Road between the 
West Unit Visitor Center and the Timber Lake Trailhead. On such dual use 
routes, the operation of snowmobiles is permitted only along the far 
right portion of the plowed roadway and in single-file manner. Dual use 
routes will be marked with appropriate signs and snow poles. The maximum 
snowmobile speed limit on such dual use routes is 25 m.p.h.
    (6) The Superintendent shall determine the opening and closing dates 
for use of designated snowmobile routes each year, taking into 
consideration the location of wintering wildlife, road plowing schedules 
and other factors that may relate to public safety. The Superintendent 
shall notify the public of such dates through normal news media 
channels. Temporary closure of dual-use routes for public safety reasons 
will be initiated through the posting of appropriate signs and/or 
barriers when road plowing operations are taking place. Routes will be 
open to snowmobile travel when they are considered to be safe for travel 
but not necessarily free of safety hazards. Snowmobilers may travel 
these routes with the permission of the Superintendent, but at their own 
risk.

[40 FR 14912, Apr. 3, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 49629, Nov. 10, 1976; 43 
FR 14308, Apr. 5, 1978; 48 FR 30293, June 30, 1983; 49 FR 24893, June 
18, 1984; 49 FR 25854, June 25, 1984; 52 FR 10685, Apr. 2, 1987; 52 FR 
23304, June 19, 1987; 54 FR 4020, Jan. 27, 1989; 54 FR 43061, Oct. 20, 
1989]