Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are no reservations, but if you're planning to bag Longs Peak after sleeping here,
get here early one day before the climb - according to rangers the only way to ensure a
site during peak season is to show up before noon.
CAMPGROUND
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Olive Ridge Campground
OFFLINE MAP
( 303-541-2500; State Hwy 7; tent sites $19; mid-May-Nov)
This well-kept USFS campground
has access to four trailheads: St Vrain Mountain, Wild Basin, Longs Peak and Twin
Sisters. In the summer it can get full, though sites are mostly first-come, first-served.
Moraine Park Campground
OFFLINE MAP
( 877-444-6777;
www.recreation.gov
;
off Bear Lake Rd; summer tent & RV sites $20; )
In the middle of a
stand of ponderosa pine forest off Bear Lake Rd, this is the biggest of the park's camp-
grounds, approximately 2.5 miles south of the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, and with
245 sites. The walk-in, tent-only sites in the D Loop are recommended if you want quiet.
Make reservations through the website.
Reservations are accepted and recommended from the end of May through to the end of
September; other times of the year the campground is first-come, first-served. At night in
the summer, there are numerous ranger-led programs in the amphitheater.
The campground is served by the shuttle buses on Bear Lake Rd through the summer.
CAMPGROUND
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Aspenglen Campground
CAMPGROUND
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( 877-444-6777;
www.recreation.gov
;
State Hwy 34; summer tent & RV sites $20)
With only 54 sites, this
is the smallest of the park's reservable camping. There are many tent-only sites, including
some walk-ins, and a limited number of trailers are allowed. This is the quietest camp-
ground in the park while still being highly accessible (5 miles west of Estes Park on US
34). Make reservations through the website.
Timber Creek Campground
OFFLINE MAP
(Trail Ridge Rd, US Hwy 34; tent & RV sites $20)
This campground has 100 sites and remains open
through the winter. No reservations accepted. The only established campground on the
west side of the park, it's 7 miles north of Grand Lake.
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