Colorado's 14ers continue to draw hikers: New report shows 2% increase in 2024

Colorado’s 14ers saw a slight uptick in hikers last year, thanks to Decalibron Loop access, but visitation remains down from pandemic highs

Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks saw a slight increase in foot traffic for the first time since the pandemic drove record-high visitation to the mountains, according to hiker use estimates published this week. The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative’s...

New report from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative shows usage on the state's tallest peaks

A new report released by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) has revealed the most popular 14,000-foot mountains for hikers in 2024, and how closures and reopenings have impacted overall use.CFI has worked to protect and preserve these mountains since 1994 through stewardship, field work and education. As of this publishing date, they have constructed sustainable trails to the summits of 37 of these peaks. As part of their work, they publi…

Fewer people climbed these three popular Colorado 14ers in 2024

Fourteener visitation in Colorado saw a negligible increase in 2024, according to detailed annual estimates released Monday by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. An estimated 265,000 people visited Colorado fourteeners last year, an increase of 1.9%. As usual, Mount Bierstadt and Quandary Peak were busiest with an estimated visitation of 25,000 to 30,000 each. CFI said the best estimate for Bierstadt is 28,000, with Quandary coming in at 26,50…

Colorado's 14ers continue to draw hikers: New report shows 2% increase in 2024

DENVER (KDVR) — If you climbed one of Colorado's 14ers during 2024, you were one of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts who also summited one of those peaks. That's according to a new report by the Colorado Fourteeners Association, which uses trail counters to determine use of Colorado's tallest peaks. The group said that hiking use grew about 1.9% overall in 2024 compared to 2023, with an estimated 265,000 hiker use days. Rocky Mountain regio…