Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground

The fire grate was jagged and rusty. I accidentally kicked it with flip flops on and cut my toe badly. I had to get a tetanus shot the next day. I obviously should not have been wearing flip flops but it had been a long day with an 8 mile hike. In hind sight I should have kept closed toed shoes but they also should have safer fire grates. Otherwise it was a great experience. Beautiful hikes and drives nearby. Many encounters with wildlife from a safe distance and a very peaceful nature experience. Beautiful views.

I plan to camp there next year! Enough said..

The Rangers were very helpful, from the moment I arrived and even after I left. My sister broke her wrist on a hike and I had to leave in a hurry (she was in extreme pain). I quickly tore down my tent, but forgot to clean out the bear box. The Rangers graciously called me to see if I needed anything that I left in the bear box and even offered to mail it to me!! I didn't need any of the extra supplies left behind, but I really appreciated their thoughtfulness in taking the time to call me. And, I did apologize (& do so again now) for having to leave in such a hurry that I didn't clean out the bear box. My sister had surgery and is doing much better. Thank you so much for your care for campers!!

Beautiful, nice location, clean and quiet.

Wow. My experience here was amazing. I had checked all the FCFS campgrounds closer to my hike, and all were full, so I found myself over at Asplenglen! From the time I pulled over to check in, to departing I felt at home. A wonderful entrance drive, AMAZING STAFF!!! The woman behind the counter was really special, she had so much patience and kindness to share with me- I hope I see her again. My campsite was clean and right across from the bathrooms. The view just coming out of my tent in the morning was really something special. The only issue I had with this campground was the strict hours that firewood was sold. I had to cut my hike short just to make it back in time for the 5-7 window :/ I wish it could be sold at check in! Otherwise, I really enjoyed this campground.

We had a good trip to Aspenglen. The site was a good size and was set away from other sites. It was generally quiet and peaceful which we appreciated. The bathroom facilities were quite clean and the parking situation was fine. We would recommend Aspenglen for car camping.

Our campsite was large and well maintained. The new bathroom was extremely nice. The older one was clean. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable for the most part. Very close to sheep lake, where we were able to view moose nightly. Plenty of deer and turkey wandering through our site.

The reason for the “3 star” or “good” rating is that the sites are very close together. You can hear the conversations of all the neighbors.

The second was that another camper brought an extremely unfriendly dog. One of my children was riding his bike on the road and her dog tried to attack him causing him to wreck. Thankfully it was leashed and he was scraped and bruised but no serious injuries. Several sites worth of campers witnessed the altercation. She then started screaming at him and told him he was no longer allowed on the public road. There were 4 families with children under 12 on our loop and she verbally assaulted all of the children. She told staff that my son tried to run over dog. The STAFF told him to ride his bike around another loop that could not be easily viewed from our site. And the STAFF told all the children to just stay off that section of the loop. I felt, that since the owner had admitted the dog was not friendly and it was a public road, the staff did not handle the situation appropriately. Especially since 4 families were inconvenienced over 1 aggressive dog/owner.

Lovely spot. Relatively small wooded campground with some views of the surrounding mountains. Very quiet. I imagine it is a great spot to see wildlife, although we weren't there long enough. Our neighbors were regulars, were quite friendly, and they gave us some of their firewood since we got in too late to buy any.

The location of the campground was lovely, forested with water nearby. The most disconcerting part of camping there was that it seemed to directly under an evening flight path and jets came by pretty loudly for a number of hours during the night! Kind of spoiled the outdoor experience for awhile, and kept waking us up. Otherwise I really liked the campground, and the bathrooms were clean and folks working there were pleasant.

We stayed one night in a pleasant campsite. Had dinner with a rainbow overhead. Enjoyed the sound of the string nearby. We went to the ranger program. Enjoyed it very much. The interpretive program was informative and useful.