2 1/2 years ago the wife and I were scouting for campsites in her Jeep and we saw a cow moose right next to that little pond that's just East of US 285 at Kenosha Pass. That is the farthest South I've ever personally seen a moose, although I did hear the reports about them being at South Fork earlier this year!
I've also seen them at some of the little turnouts along the Peak-to-Peak highway between Nederland and Estes Park
I don't think I've been to Rocky Mountain National Park in the last few years and NOT seen moose, usually on the West side in the big meadows.
You may not even have to leave the metro area - there have been moose sighted at Chatfield Reservoir, although I think the odds of finding them are probably slim this time of year.
Remember that moose, unlike elk, are solitary creatures. You might see a cow and a bull together, or you might see a cow and one or two calves, but it's not common to see more than that (having said that, in 2016 we camped at State Forest State Park near Cameron Pass and right there at the pass we saw 4 big bull moose just hanging around at the little parking area for Cameron Pass. This was in early July.)
Moose like water, particularly standing water so if you can find a big meadow that has a slow moving creek or some beaver dams in them, that's where they like to hang out.
And don't get too close. I haven't checked the stats but I'll bet moose kill or seriously injure more people each year in North America than bears do.





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