Campgrounds

NOTICE: There will be a repaving project in Moraine Park Campground beginning April 30th and ending May 20th. Aspenglen Campground will be open for first-come, first served camping during that time. See below for more details.

In 2013, there will be four drive-in campgrounds and one drive-in group camping area in the park. Two campgrounds, Moraine Park and Aspenglen, take reservations, as does the group-camping area. Other park campgrounds are first-come, first-served, and fill on most summer days. There are no electric, water or sewer hookups at any campsites.

The water is turned off in the winter at all year-round campgrounds. Drinking water is available at entrance stations and open visitor centers.

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Camping Brochure (pdf) Campground Descriptions

Reservations Stay Limits

Dead Tree Removal Information

Bear Lake Road Reconstruction Information

 

Aspenglen Campground (8200 ft), located on U.S. Highway 34 just west of the Fall River Entrance Station has 54 sites.

• NOTICE: Because of the repaving project at Moraine Park Campground, Aspenglen Campground will open early for the season on April 30 to accommodate campers. Aspenglen Campground will be first-come, first-served until May 22, when it will revert to the reservation system.
• Reservations accepted and recommended. Last night to stay is September 23
• Camping fee is $20/site/night.
• Recreational vehicle and trailer length limit is 30 feet.
• A Loop: tents only, including walk-ins; B Loop: no generators allowed; C Loop: generators allowed.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.

*Glacier Basin Campground (8500 ft), located on Bear Lake Road approximately six miles south of the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station has 150 sites.

• Glacier Basin Campground CLOSED the entire summer of 2013 due to Bear Lake Road reconstruction.
• When the campground is open for the season, Reservations available and recommended for Loops C & D; A & B Loops will be first-come, first-served.
• Camping fee is $20/site/night.
• Recreational vehicle and trailer length limit is 35 feet.
• Shuttle Bus access.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.
• To view a table of tent pad sizes by site, click here.

*Glacier Basin Group Sites

• Glacier Basin Campground CLOSED the entire summer of 2013 due to Bear Lake Road reconstruction.
• When the campground is open for the season, Reservations accepted and recommended.
• Camping fee is $3/person/night.
• Tents only.
• Small sites (#1 & 13) fit 9 - 15 people and a maximum of three vehicles.
• Medium sites (#2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 & 12) fit 16-25 people and a maximum of four vehicles.
• Large sites (7, 8 & 9) fit 26- 40 people and a maximum of five vehicles.
• No limit on number of tents.
• No more than five vehicles per site.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.

Longs Peak Campground (9500 ft), located approximately nine miles south of the town of Estes Park on Route 7 has 26 sites.

• Closed for the winter; Opens May 24, 2013.
• First-come, first-served, no reservations taken.
• Tents only.
• Camping fee is $20/site/night when water is on, approximately late May-mid September; $14/site/night when water is off.
• The trailhead to Longs Peak and other destinations is a short distance away.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.

Moraine Park Campground (8160 ft), located in a ponderosa pine forest above the meadows of Moraine Park on Bear Lake Road approximately two and a half miles south of the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station, has 245 sites. In winter, there are 77 sites.

• NOTICE: Beginning on April 30 through May 20, Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park will close for a major repaving project. Loop B in Moraine Park Campground, which consists of 77 sites, will reopen on Tuesday, May 21 and the rest of Moraine Park Campground will reopen on May 22 for the beginning of the reservation season.
• Moraine Park Campground was not burned in the Fern Lake Fire and is currently open.
• Open year-round.
• Reservations start May 22, 2013; last night to stay by reservation is October 8. Reservations recommended.
• First-come, first-served the remainder of the year.
• Camping fee $20/site/night during the reservation period and when water is on; fee after water is turned off is $14/site/night.
• Recreational vehicle and trailer length limit is 40 feet.
• Trails from the campground connect to numerous other trails.
• Shuttle Bus access.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.
• To view a table of tent pad sizes by site, click here.

Moraine Park Group Sites

• Usually open winter only, though while Glacier Basin Campground is closed the group camping is at Moraine Park Group Sites summer and winter.
• Winter: first-come, first-served. Summer: reservations are recommended.
• Camping fee is $3/person/night.
• Tents only.
• Small sites fit 10 - 15 people, medium sites 16-25 people, large sites 26 - 40 people.
• No limit on number of tents.
• No more than five vehicles per site.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.

*Timber Creek Campground (8900 ft), located along the Colorado River in the Kawuneeche Valley on U.S. Highway 34 approximately 10 miles north of Grand Lake, has 98 sites. In winter there are 19 sites.

• Open year-round.
• First-come, first-served, no reservations taken.
• Camping fee is $20/site/night when water is on; $14/site/night when water is off.
• Recreational vehicle and trailer length limit is 30 feet.
• To see campground photos, click here.
• To view a campground map (pdf), click here.
• To download a printable brochure (pdf), click here.

 

*Removal of Dead Trees
For safety, park staff has removed dead trees killed by an outbreak of native pine beetles. The removal reduces risk associated with falling trees. Always be aware of your surroundings, particularly during times of high wind. Temporary closures may occur at campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailhead parking areas while trees are being removed.

Glacier Basin and Timber Creek Campgrounds look extremely different than they have in the past. Rocky Mountain National Park is just one relatively small area where trees are dying from the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Because the task is enormous, the park’s priorities for mitigation of the effects of beetles are focused on removing hazard trees and hazard fuels tied to the protection of life and property. Timber Creek Campground sits in a lodgepole pine forest where the majority of trees were killed by the beetle outbreak. Many trees in the campground and along the perimeter of the campground next to Trail Ridge Road were sprayed with Carbaryl over the past four years. However, the scale of the epidemic is enormous and it was not possible to protect all of the trees in the campground. Also, trees in lodgepole pine forests grow in dense, protected stands so even if a tree is alive it becomes hazardous if the dead trees around it are removed. A "lone" pine could likely topple with high winds.

Please check at visitor centers or call 970-586-1206 for updates.

 

Reservations:
Reservations for summer camping in Moraine Park (map), Glacier Basin [closed 2013 season] (map), and Aspenglen (map) can be made up to six months in advance. For further information, call 888-448-1474. To make reservations call toll-free 877-444-6777 (International callers 518-885-3639). On-line reservations are also available.

 

Stay limits:
Campground stay limits, throughout the park, are seven nights from June 1 through September 30; and an additional 14 nights at the year-round campgrounds the rest of the year.

 

Length Limits:
Aspengelen-30 ft motor homes & trailers
Glacier Basin-35 ft motor homes & trailers
Longs Peak-tents only
Moraine Park-40 ft motor homes & trailers
Timber Creek-30 ft motor homes & trailers

Firewood:
During the summer months, firewood is sold at all campgrounds. Campers are encouraged to purchase firewood in the area(s) where they are camping. Transporting firewood from out-of-state is discouraged since it may hold harmful insects which could be spread to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Ice:
Ice is also sold at all campgrounds, except Timber Creek.

 

At all campgrounds no more than eight people, and two tents OR one vehicle and one camping unit (i.e., tent, RV, or trailer/tow vehicle) may occupy each site. Additional vehicles must park in overflow parking areas.

During July and most of August, expect the campgrounds to fill every day by early afternoon. In June and September, park campgrounds tend to fill on the weekends.

America the Beautiful Senior and Access Pass holders receive a 50% discount on camping fees.

Checkout time in all campgrounds is Noon.

A separate park entrance fee applies.

To download a printable Camping 2010 (pdf) brochure, click here.