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CAMPGROUNDS

There are five drive-in campgrounds and one drive-in group camping area in the park. Two campgrounds, Moraine Park and Glacier Basin, take reservations, as does the group-camping area. Other park campgrounds are first-come, first-served, and fill on most summer days. None of the campgrounds have electric, water, or sewer hookups at the camping sites.

Click here to access the National Park Service on-line campground reservation system.

Aspenglen Campground - Open from mid-May to late September. No reservations taken. Camping fee $20 a night. To see campground photos, click here.

Glacier Basin Campground - Open from late May to mid-Sepember. Reservations recommended. Camping fee $20 a night. To see campground photos, click here. To see campground map, click here.

Glacier Basin Group Sites - Open from late May to mid-Sepember. Reservations recommended. Camping fee $3 per person. Tents only. Small sites fit 10 - 15 people, medium sites 16-25 people, large sites 26- 40 people. Reservations are recommended. To see campground photos, click here.

Longs Peak Campground - Open year round. No reservations taken. Seven night limit during the summer; fourteen night limit during winter. Tents only. Camping fee $20 a night from late-May to mid-September; $14 a night when water is off. To see campground photos, click here.

Moraine Park Campground - Open year round. Reservations recommended from late May to
September 30. Camping fee $20 a night during this reservation period. Water is on until mid-October. Fees after water is turned off is $14 a night. To see campground photos, click here. To see campground map, click here.

Timber Creek Campground - Open year round. No reservations taken. Camping fee $20 a night from mid- June to mid-September. No water after mid-September. $14 fee when water is off. To see campground photos, click here.

Reservations for summer camping in Moraine Park (map) and Glacier Basin (map) can be made in advance . For further information, call 800.365.CAMP [2267] On-line reservations are also available. The water is turned off in the winter at all year-round campgrounds. Drinking water is available at entrance stations and open visitor centers.

Stay limits of seven nights are in place from June 1 through September 30. The limits extend to an additional 14 nights at the year-round campgrounds the rest of the year.

At all campgrounds two tents OR one vehicle and one camping unit (i.e., tent, RV, or trailer/tow vehicle) per site.

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.

Golden Age & Golden Access Passport holders receive a 50% discount on camping fees.

Checkout time in all campgrounds is 12:00 Noon.

A separate park entrance fee applies.

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