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ADVANCEDThe Green Bus to Polychrome
Advanced · 6 stops · 800 cred · a full dayGetting there is not the hard part.A full day past Mile 15 on the park's green transit buses, which let you off anywhere safe and pick you up again. Book a seat ahead ($33.50 adult to East Fork in 2026, plus the entrance fee); buses run about June 1 to mid-September. In 2026 they turn at East Fork, so the last two legs are a 2.5-mile walk each way over the new Pretty Rocks Bridge.
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