There is an Arapaho myth that may also explain the name ... A natural conservationists, he first had the idea of forming a national park here. There is a legend that on the mountain and on the ridge ...

Permits to cut a Christmas tree in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests will be available for purchase starting Friday and lasting through Jan. 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

While the Arapaho lived mostly on the plains of Colorado, they also spent time hunting in the area that is now Rocky Mountain National Park. Numerous place names are derived from the Arapaho language.