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**Moraine Park Campground is closed through early June 2024 for a major rehabilitation project. . **
Moraine Park Campground (8,160 feet) is located in Colorado's awe-inspiring Rocky Mountain National Park, near the Beaver Meadows Entrance on Highway 36. It is situated on the north side of Moraine Park, offering beautiful views of the vast park and the surrounding mountains.
From lush valleys to craggy peaks reaching elevations over 14,000 feet, visitors are provided opportunities for countless breathtaking experiences and adventures. Scenic driving, hiking, backpacking, fishing, horseback riding and wildlife viewing are popular activities in the park.
Rocky Mountain National Park has 355 miles of hiking trails that range from flat lakeside strolls to steep mountain peak 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 also offers some unforgettable scenic driving routes, 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.
Moraine Park Campground contains single family tent-only sites, walk-to tent sites and RV sites without hookups. There is no group camping at Moraine Park Campground. If you are looking for a group site, please check Glacier Basin Campground. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring with grate, sharable food storage lockers, and tent pads of various sizes. Roads are paved and parking spurs are gravel. Flush toilets, dish-washing stations, and drinking water are provided at designated comfort stations. Loops B and E have vault toilets only, and water is limited in the winter to one location near the Ranger Station. The Ranger Station is only open during the peak season and is closed during the winter. Two solar-shower stall facilities are located within Moraine Park Campground. Campers are encouraged to bring their own solar-shower bags as the campground does not provide them. There are no other types of shower facilities in the park, but hot showers are available in nearby communities. Portable showers are prohibited in individual campsites. During the summer season, a dump and fill station is open for use to all campers. This service is located by the yellow bear sign and green dumpsters near the campground entrance. Additional dumpsters and recycling areas are scattered throughout the campground for the camper's convenience.
The campground contains three main buildings at its entrance, which are open seasonally during the summer (May-October). Reservation information and check-in should be completed at the kiosk. Across the way, the Ranger Station provides information and services pertaining to all of Rocky Mountain National Park. Rangers are able to answer questions, provide Junior Ranger program booklets and badges, as well as give insight on planning your hike(s). Additionally, firewood is for sale at the firewood hut during the evenings; it is located next to the yellow bear sign, near the campground entrance.
Rocky Mountain National Park's free shuttle bus stops at the campground and provides access to many park trailheads throughout the Bear Lake corridor, eliminating the hassle of finding available parking. This service is a seasonal service and does not run in the winter months. Ranger-led programs take place at the campground amphitheater in the C-loop. These programs are only offered in the evenings during the summer. For more information contact the Information Office at (970)586-1206.
A pleasant mix of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and the occasional Engelmann spruce, forests the campground, offering partial shade in this open area. 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 seen. Black bear, coyote, bighorn sheep and moose inhabit the region as well, but can be harder to stumble upon.
The town of Estes Park lies just outside the park's main east entrances, and is a short drive from Moraine Park Campground. Dining, shopping, rafting, fly fishing, horseback riding and golfing opportunities await. Lake Estes offers boating, sailboarding and fishing.
Please refer to https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies for information regarding changes and/or cancellations.
* Take Highway 36 west from Estes Park, CO. From Highway 36, turn left onto Bear Lake Road, which is near the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station, and follow the signs to the campground.
* Take Highway 34 west from Estes Park, CO to Highway 36 via Deer Ridge Junction. From Highway 36, turn right onto Bear Lake Road, which is near the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station, and follow the signs to the campground.
* Take Highway 34 east from Grand Lake, CO to Highway 36 via Deer Ridge Junction. From Highway 36, turn right onto Bear Lake Road, which is near the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station, and follow the signs to the campground.
$30.00 Summer Season Rate.
$20.00 Winter Season Rate.
This is a really great campground to stay at for your visit to Rocky Mountain National Park. You can start quite a few hikes from here, you can catch a shuttle to the main transportation center, you can drive easily to the west side of the park, best to take the dirt road over and then the paved back, that way you see HUGE elk and then the drive back is just amazingly beautiful, you just can't believe the views, so awestruck. Mule deer roam the campground, restrooms are plentiful, and every site has a huge picnic table, dogs are allowed at the campground, on leash.
Campsites were pretty close together not very many trees. Vaulted toilets were kept in good condition and well stocked. Camp pads were pretty small. Was on the B loop. Had a camper and had to go through the loop backwards in order to park in my spot. It's supposed to be one way. :-/ would not recommend if you have camper or RV bigger than a large pop up ~15 ft + car length.
This is a great park with some great scenery. There are pluses and minuses to all of the sites. I'm listing the good and the bad for sites I've camped in. A095: Close to the parking space, but there is a bit of a hill between the car and the camping pad. Next to bathrooms, so there is a lot of noise, but super convenient if you are camping with kids. Toilets flush and there are sinks with running water, as well as a washing station for dishes and pans. A fair amount of space between this site and other sites. A065: AMAZING views! A steep hike to bathrooms, but there are flush-toilets, sinks and a washing station. If it's windy, there is nothing to shelter the tent. B204: I wouldn't recommend this one. Only vault toilets that smell SO bad. No sinks, but there is a water spigot for dishes. Sites are stacked close together. I could hear the guy two sites over snoring every night. If it's windy, there is a ridge that will protect your tent. On the other side of the ridge is the valley where elk congregate. In the fall, they bugle all night. I found this relaxing, but others may not. The campsite as a whole: The rangers are nice and helpful. The couple selling firewood are super cranky. Best just to accept that fact and go with it. This isn't a party campground. Most of the people who stay there are there to hike and enjoy the scenery. Quiet hours are enforced by rangers - something I definitely appreciate. The rangers also walk around to make sure no one has left food out - thus keeping the bears away. They are very strict about letting you know that all food must be in the food lockers. Picture identification: Edge of grey tent on left with green chair - site B204; Two tents on one pad - site A095; Fire ring with tent in background: A065
Amazing campground with great views of the mountains. Listened to the Elk calls all night during the rut in early October. Some of the sites are very close together so I’d recommend a walk in site on the A loop if tent camping for more privacy. I stayed in A107 and was a great mix of views/privacy. Conveniently located on Bear Lake Road and you don’t need a timed entry reservation if staying here.
Such a great campground with amazing views! One of the cleanest and well kept I've been to. They have a wide mix of spots so whatever kind of camping you are doing, it accommodates it all. The bathrooms are really nice, flushing toilets, mirrors and even a sink at some to wash your dishes. The campsites are large and have a table, fire pit and bear locker! It's worth the $30 to reserve. We also saw so many deer and elk around the site too!