Summit of Trail Ridge Rd
Estes Park - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO , 80517-0000

Phone: (970) 586-1222

Website

Café at Trail Ridge features made-to-order sandwiches with organic breads, fresh, crisp salads, full-flavored soups, quick and easy snacks, addictively delicious desserts and thirst-quenching beverages. Café at Trail Ridge is conveniently located in the same building as the Trail Ridge Store next to the Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road.

The Machine is only available seasonally, as it sits at the top of a mountain at an elevation of approximately 11.700 feet.

Machine 2 is at the summit of Trail Ridge Rd, 11,700 foot level. This machine is next to the Alpine Visitor Center inside the park. All have 'Rocky Mountain National Park' on them. Designs are:
1) Mountains
2) Moose
3) Elk
4) Pika

Machine 1:
1) Trail Ridge Road,
2) Elk with mountains behind,
3) Big Horn Sheep front,
4) Moose.

Token Machine 1: all have 'Rocky Mountain National Park' on the front, Designs are:
1) 'Big Horn Sheep', two in front of mountain,
2) 'Colorado 1876',
3) 'Elk',
4) 'Longs Peak',
Rears- all have info on the animal or attraction on the front.

Tokens for purchase:
Three nickel size tokens, 2 of the Rocky Mt NP & 1 of Colorado.

Retired from Machine 1: 1) 'Trail Ridge Road Elev. 12,183'', road leading to mountain,

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N40° 26' 29.0724" Longitude: W105° 45' 13.0098"

6/17: Medallions added. GSY

9/1/2023: The penny and medallion machines are in the gift shop near the entrance. Machine 2 has preloaded pennies and is $1 (bills) per design.
Penny machine 1 has been retired. Retired or out for repairs, conversion, maintenance?? What did they say??
Response: I guess I'm not sure that machine 1 is retired. I got the feeling that an older machine was replaced with a newer one. I did not go into the cafe area, so there is a chance it is still in that part of the building. (Thanks GSY)