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About Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (805)
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
Jeroen v
VerifiedAugust 22, 2024 • Stayed at: D149, Loop: Loop D
Amazing campground with the best views! Site D149 has superb views of the mountains. We also saw alot of hummingbirds and even a coyote on the campground. The proximity to the bear lake shuttle is also a big plus. Would have loved to stay longer.
Jeff L
VerifiedAugust 22, 2024 • Stayed at: D142, Loop: Loop D
Our campsite was awesome - great views, nobody directly next to us, water source right there, real close to great hiking and fishing, flush toilets nearby. The fire ban and poor weather kept our experience from being great.
Sarah K
VerifiedAugust 17, 2024 • Stayed at: D135, Loop: Loop D
The campground was beautiful with a great view of the mountains. It was quiet at night and staff was nice and helpful. Very convenient drive to RMNP trails.
Hanqi L
VerifiedAugust 17, 2024 • Stayed at: C070, Loop: loop C
great place, phone has signal also
Daniel R
VerifiedAugust 17, 2024 • Stayed at: C087, Loop: loop C
This campsite was very well maintained with ample campsite space and great views. The only reason I gave 4/5 was because it was overcast and rainy for a good amount of our stay - which, of course, is no slight on the campground or facilities. We have stayed in campgrounds that were much not nearly as nice and much more expensive, so this was a delightful experience. Not to mention that the access to the park, and specifically the Bear Lake corridor is unmatched! Will most definitely return for years to come.
Rohan D
VerifiedAugust 16, 2024 • Stayed at: A005, Loop: Loop A
This was my first camping experience. I liked the campground, and all the facilities provided. For me the only difficulty was navigating to my camp spot.
Christin H
VerifiedAugust 15, 2024 • Stayed at: D138, Loop: Loop D
We loved our campsite: D138. It has a beautiful view of the mountains, was not too close to other sites, and had a grove of trees on one side. The only downside is that the occasional RV would park across the street from us. The bathrooms were very clean, new, and very close by. There is a really nice spot the campground has set up to hang your solar shower. It has walls and is clean, roomy, and private. It also has a cool pulley contraption to get your shower high enough.
The location is great. The shuttle picks up a short walk away. There is a beautiful creek/river on one site of the campground for fishing and wading. You can drive or take the shuttle to some gorgeous hikes.
The only downside with this campground is that there are very few bear boxes. This means lots of uneducated (or maybe lazy) campers leave their food and dishes around. It is a pain to load and unload all your scented stuff in and out of the car all the time. I did talk to a ranger about this and he said that they will be upgrading the campground soon and putting in boxes at each site. Once that's done, the campsite will be perfect :-)
Anders F
VerifiedAugust 15, 2024 • Stayed at: G005-M, Loop: Group Sites
Glacier basin is beautiful. Thanks to hosts and fellow campers for the nice facilities.
Julie K
VerifiedAugust 14, 2024 • Stayed at: A019, Loop: Loop A
This CG is very large with a lot of people but my site felt semi-private. I was on the outer perimeter with trees. Bathrooms were in great shape. I was very happy camping there.
Carly S
VerifiedAugust 14, 2024 • Stayed at: C085, Loop: loop C
We had a pleasant stay at Glacier Basin! The proximity to the Bear Lake area was a huge plus.
Location & Directions for Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
1000 Highway 36, Estes Park, CO 80517 United States
Elevation: 2,630 ft
Getting There
<p><strong>From Estes Park, CO: </strong></p>
<p>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 mi from the Beaver Meadows Entrance, ...
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 mi from the Beaver Meadows Entrance, located on the left side of the road.
Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 mi. 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 mi. 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 mi before the exit to the park.
Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 mi. 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.
Highway access
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.
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: October 19, 2026
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