By:
Submission
Aspenglen contains several drive-to family sites for tents and RVs. A few sites are more secluded, walk-to tent sites. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring with grate and tent pad. Roads and parking spurs are paved. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Generator hours are from 7:30 to 10:00 am and 4:00 to 8:30 pm and are only allowed in loop C.
Rocky Mountain National Park has 355 miles of hiking trails that range from flat lakeside strolls to steep mountain climbs. Visitors enjoy the park's various lake trails (Bear Lake, Cub Lake, Mills Lake), waterfall trails (Adams Falls, Alberta Falls, Ouzel Falls) and summit trails (Deer Mountain, Twin Sisters Peaks, Flattop Mountain).
The park offers some unforgettable scenic driving routes as well, including Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road. Trail Ridge Road reaches 12,183' above sea level and is America's highest continuous highway. It climbs above the park's evergreen forests to its windswept alpine tundra, where visitors enjoy sweeping panoramic views of the surrounding peaks and valleys.
Driving along the historic Old Fall River Road is like motoring through an earlier era. Constructed in 1920, this steep, one-way, uphill, gravel road punctuated by switchbacks, quietly leads travelers from Horseshoe Park through the park's wilderness to Fall River Pass, 11,796' above sea level.
Several visitor centers are within the park, offering ranger-led activities, education and history about the park and seasonal nighttime programs.
Aspenglen contains several drive-to family sites for tents and RVs. A few sites are more secluded, walk-to tent sites. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring with grate and tent pad. Roads and parking spurs are paved. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Generator hours are from 7:30 to 10:00 am and 4:00 to 8:30 pm and are only allowed in loop C.
A pleasant mix of Douglas fir, Lodgepole pine, Ponderosa pine and the occasional Engelmann spruce, forests the campground, offering equal amounts of sun and shade. Grasses, shrubs and seasonal wildflowers fill the open meadows.
Wildlife is plentiful in the park: mule deer and the majestic Rocky Mountain elk are the most commonly spotted, although black bear, coyote, bighorn sheep and moose inhabit the region as well.
The town of Estes Park lies just outside the park's main east entrances, and is a short drive from Aspenglen Campground. Dining, shopping, rafting, fly fishing, horseback riding, and golfing opportunities await. Lake Estes offers boating, sailboarding and fishing.
Aspenglen Campground is located off Highway 34 just inside the Fall River Entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park.
$30.00 Summer Season Rate.
Super nice, clean restrooms, water and a place to dump your trace by the entrance. It was also nice to be able to pick up firewood right there. Even with the camp grounds full, it was very quite and beautifull. Another nice option is it is very close to Estes so if you really need something it's just minutes away!!!!
This is the most beautiful campsite I ever stayed in. We stayed in a walk-to site (loop A, site B) where you get your own little campsite area that is separated from others by trees and terrain. This makes you feel almost like you're camping alone in the wilderness! Wild animals are everpresent. We saw several deer and an elk inside the camp. You also get a bear box to store all your food which enhances the feeling that animals are at home here and you're only visiting. Our car was a short walk away as well as the toilet and dish-washing building. The Fall River is flowing next to the campsite which we used to for cooling down after a hard hike. You can see and hike Deer Mountain directly from the camp, it's definitely worth doing, beautiful views. More iconic hikes are in driving distance of the camp.
This is the most beautiful campground we’ve ever visited. It’s the first left inside the park. You stop at the ranger station and check in. They did tell us that they saw a bear within the last few days, but there are TONS of bear boxes. We had the most beautiful spot. We parked at loop A right by the bathroom and then walked about 70 yards to site A. We had a flat spot for our tent and a fire ring. They sell bundles of wood near the ranger station for $7 each, but not on Wednesdays. There was a little sink for the final wash for your dishes at the restroom. The restrooms were the nicest I’ve ever seen at a park, but I think loop A’s restroom was by far the best. There was potable water by the path to the walk in sites. A&B sites were great, but I would stay away from C, D, and E because they are right by the river and really loud. All sites had a fire ring. We drove over to alluvial fan and hiked the Lawn Lake trail. I wouldn’t hike the trail right by the campground, as it’s a horse trail and full of mud and horse poop. We’d definitely stay again.
Its the prettiest campground I've come across. Very good campsites. It is a bear county so watch out for bears and make sure to keep anything with a scent (food,scents,lotion,toothpaste,etc.) inside the given cabinets which are bearproof. Nightsky is a cherry on top if the weather is clear. We visited this amazing place in end of August.
