Mount Evans Highway is now open to the peak, so go ahead, jump in your car and drive right up to the 14,264-foot summit without bothering with those silly hiking boots.

The Mount Evans Recreation Area sees about 150,000 people each summer, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

There are three sites along the highway: Mount Goliath Natural Area and Nature Center, the Summit of Mount Evans Interpretive Site and Summit Lake Park. Visitors hoping to stop by all three sites need a $10 Forest Service pass and $5 City of Denver pass, which can be bought at the Mount Evans Welcome Station. Fees are per vehicle.

People who are just passing through do not need a pass. Bicyclists also are exempt. Federal interagency passes are honored at all three locations.

For more info on the opening and closing of seasonal highways, CDOT recommends checking cotrip.org.