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About Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
Number of accommodations: 149
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (750)
What Guests Are Saying
Rocky Mountain National Park's Glacier Basin Campground offers stunning views, clean facilities, and easy access to popular hiking trails. Guests appreciate the friendly staff and well-maintained amenities, including restrooms with running water. Some concerns include crowded sites and shared bear boxes, but overall, visitors enjoyed their experiences and the campground's beautiful location.
What Guests Are Saying
Rocky Mountain National Park's Glacier Basin Campground offers stunning views, clean facilities, and easy access to popular hiking trails. Guests appreciate the friendly staff and well-maintained amenities, including restrooms with running water. Some concerns include crowded sites and shared bear boxes, but overall, visitors enjoyed their experiences and the campground's beautiful location.
Review Summary
Ben S
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: C091, Loop: loop C
Stayed at site 91 for 2 nights before moving to site 94. 94 was one of the best for tent only camping. Really nice views, daytime shade and relative privacy. You can't be access to Bear Lake Corridor from Glacier Basin, can't wait to come back.
William H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A011, Loop: Loop A
Real nice spot. Only used the shuttle once, but it was super convenient.
Ryan N
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A030, Loop: Loop A
We stayed on the outskirts of the A-Loop; A30. I recommend staying in either A or B-Loops if you want some trees around you as the other loops are quite exposed and open. The bathrooms are clean and well equipped with flushable toilets, not vaults. The only reason for the minus-one star is that for tent (on the ground) camping, the tent pads are rock, so bring a thick pad. We were not even able to stake our tents due to the pads hardness. There is hiking directly nearby with a trail that access Sprague Lake a short distance away. The site is nice with plenty of room to spread out. It has a picnic table and a fire pit; however, no fires were allowed during our stay and propane stoves only ordinance was in effect. It was busy, but still quiet during the evening hours. I would recommend staying here and will do so again in the future.
Meredith W
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A003, Loop: Loop A
This tent site had plenty of room. In fact the picnic table was a little spaced out over to the side. There’s some shade but the back of the site opens onto a mini meadow with no trees on that side so it can get windy. Bathrooms were just across the road and even had a utility sink for dishes
Meredith W
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: B055, Loop: Loop B
Campsite was great, plenty of room for my tent and there was shade. Bathrooms had flush toilets, you do have to bring your own solar shower to this campground though.
Annie H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: A002, Loop: Loop A
RMNP is glorious and the campgrounds at glacier Basin and Moraine are lively. Unfortunately the vault toilets at Moraine were the most horrific of these two seasoned campers' lives. It was truly traumatic and sickening to have to use them. Worst of all the odor clung to clothing and was nauseating and seemed frighteningly unsanitary.
Megan G
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: A028, Loop: Loop A
This was our first time at this campground and we loved it. Bathrooms were clean and easy to get to and not crowded. Camping pads were well maintained and we got a site with trees and shade. Safe, quiet, everyone was nice and our 6yo kiddo met a friend. We took the shuttle to Bear Lake and everything worked out well. It was over the July 4th weekend and it was busy and hard to get space on a shuttle back after hiking to the falls but the staff at every stop were so nice and helpful and made the experience much better than if we were fending for ourselves. Very impressed with the staff and management and the campground was delightful. Definitely would stay again!
Eric T
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: C096, Loop: loop C
Beautiful site! Gorgeous morning sunrise views. Clean facilities. Not much shade. Only issue was the loud, inconsiderate neighbors talking loudly all night. Multiple people pleaded with them to stop talking with no luck.
Terrell S
VerifiedJuly 10, 2026 • Stayed at: A028, Loop: Loop A
I love this campground. The volunteers and rangers are so helpful and friendly. It’s very easy to walk from Glacier Basin to the Park and Ride, which has excellent free shuttles to take you many places. Buses to Bear Lake, with many hiking options, from easy to challenging, leave about every 7 minutes. Depending on what you like, hiking, waterfalls, lakes, driving and viewing beautiful scenery, Rocky has it. The Moraine shuttle runs to other interesting places in the park, and leaves about every hour. The Moraine bus shuttle schedule was helpfully posted at every stop until July 7, when for some reason the park ordered that the times be erased, leaving riders with no schedule information! Since this bus runs about every hour, do you wait ten minutes? Or an hour? And do something else during this time? This was a very shortsighted decision, and I hope the park will post the scheduled times again as soon as possible.
Trails in the park are mostly well maintained. (Except where horses tear them up, unfortunately.) Rangers, camp hosts, volunteers, and bus drivers are happy to answer questions and give helpful suggestions based on individual preferences and abilities. A great place to camp and visit.
Melanie N
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: C106, Loop: loop C
We stayed only one night but were thrilled to have a pair of deer pass through shortly after we had set up camp. The morning was chilly and no fires were permitted but the views and peacefulness of the site were well worth it.
Location Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
Address:
1000 Highway 36
Estes Park, CO, 80517
United States
From Estes Park, CO:
Drive on U.S. Highway 36 west from Estes Park. The closest entrance to the park is the Beaver Meadows Entrance. The turn for Bear Lake Road is approximately 0.2 miles from the Beaver Meadows Entrance, located on the left side of the road.
Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 miles. The turn to enter Glacier Basin Campground is located on the left side of Bear Lake Road and across from the Park & Ride parking area.
From Grand Lake, CO:
Drive on U.S. Highway 34 east, which becomes Trail Ridge Road inside the park. Enter at the Grand Lake Entrance. Follow Trail Ridge Road east across the continental divide approximately 40 miles. When you come to Deer Ridge Junction, follow the signs for U.S. Hwy 36/Beaver Meadows Entrance. The turn for Bear Lake Road will be on your right, approximately 0.2 miles before the exit to the park.
Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 miles. The turn to enter Glacier Basin Campground is located on the left side of Bear Lake Road and across from the Park & Ride parking area.
The campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 36 from Estes Park and U.S. Highway 34 from Grand Lake, with both highways providing routes to the park entrances.
Elevation: 2630 feet
11 mi drive to downtown Estes Park (about 21 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
1PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Need to Know - You must scroll down and read all of the "Need to Know Information" below. By completing your camping reservation, you are agreeing to the following items. Use the scroll bar in this small window to scroll and read all the information.
- For visitors who are camping at Glacier Basin Campground, your Timed Entry + Bear Lake Road Reservation is included with your camping reservation. Campers will be able to enter the park beginning at 1 p.m. on the first day of their camping reservation, which is also the check-in time for all park campgrounds. Campers who plan to enter the park earlier in the day will have to enter the park outside of the times when timed entry is in effect (for example, before 9 a.m. for most areas of the park) or make a timed entry reservation.
- Site Limits. Each site is limited to eight (8) persons and one camping unit (i.e., a tent, RV, or trailer/tow vehicle) plus one additional tent per standard nonelectric site. All tents shall be located on the tent pad. All additional camp structures must be self standing without impacts to vegetation or trees. Parking is limited to two (2) vehicles per site. A vehicle is defined as one vehicle, one trailer, one RV, or one towed unit. Each vehicle must be parked on the gravel or paved parking pad causing no resource degradation or encroachment onto the paved access road. Some sites will accommodate only one vehicle on the graveled parking pad. Extra vehicles must park in overflow areas. Maximum length of stay. The maximum length of stay during peak season is 7 nights. Please check the rules and regulations before making your reservation. Group loop sites 1 through 13 at Glacier Basin Campground are tent only. Vehicles larger than 21-ft are not permitted in the Group Loop.
- Entrance Fee. A park entrance fee is required to enter Rocky Mountain National Park, or show your annual or lifetime park pass. You may pay the entrance fee upon arrival. Pass Discounts on Camping. If you use a Senior or Access Pass for a camping fee discount while booking a reservation, you must present the pass and photo ID upon check-in.
- Be Advised: Trailer length is the total maxium vehicle length allowable. (Trailer Length = Trailer + Hitch + Vehicle)
- Be Advised: Trailer length is the total maximum vehicle length allowable.(Trailer Length = Trailer + Hitch + Vehicle)
- No Hookups. There are no RV hookups available. Dump Station. RV sewage and wastewater tanks must be emptied at the dump station. No Shower or Laundry. There are no shower or laundry facilities in the campground; portable showers are prohibited.
- Food Storage and Wildlife. Bears, deer, elk, raccoons and skunks frequent the area. All food, pet food, cooking utensils and any other scented items must be stored in a food storage locker, located in the campground.
- Firewood. Firewood is not available for purchase at Glacier Basin Campground. Firewood is available for purchase at stores in Estes Park. Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- Firewood. Firewood is available for purchase in the campground. Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit the National Invasive Species Information Center .
- ATTENTION: If you plan on renting an RV or camping equipment and having it delivered to Rocky Mountain National Park, it is your responsibility to make sure that the individual or business that you are renting the equipment from has a valid permit to do business in the park. It is illegal to conduct business in a park area without a permit, contract, or other written agreement. Renting from a business or individual without a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) with the park may leave you without accommodations as the RV/camping equipment may be turned away upon delivery.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026