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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
Eric N
VerifiedAugust 14, 2024 • Stayed at: B043, Loop: Loop B
Rangers at the campground we're great, really enjoyed the evening programs. Who would have thought you could get a 9 year old to sit through astronomy programs on dark skies and nigh photography?! Very special first time in the mountains for my boy. Thanks to the entire RMNP staff!
Gail K
VerifiedAugust 10, 2024 • Stayed at: C112, Loop: loop C
Perfect spot for 30’ 5th wheel
Tony S
VerifiedAugust 9, 2024 • Stayed at: C095, Loop: loop C
Our Glacier Basin campsite was clean and well kept. The nearby restroom was clean - my wife met the ranger who wakes at 4am to clean all of the restrooms and she does a great job! The views from Longs Peak to Hallett Peak are spectacular!
Wendy L
VerifiedAugust 8, 2024 • Stayed at: D138, Loop: Loop D
We checked in late and the rangers who greeted us were friendly and helpful. Our camping spot was perfect for what we needed, the campground was quite, the bathrooms were nice and clean and the location and views were exceptional!
Carson J
VerifiedAugust 8, 2024 • Stayed at: A017, Loop: Loop A
The campsite was great! Short walk to the bathroom and water tap and has some trees and a trail right behind it. The campground itself is awesome. There's a beautiful field providing an open outlook onto the mountains and stary sky at night. Plenty of trails nearby and the shuttle pick-up for Bear Lake Road is right across from the campground on the main road.
Theo S
VerifiedAugust 7, 2024 • Stayed at: D149, Loop: Loop D
Good facilities, good value, friendly rangers.
Grace R
VerifiedAugust 7, 2024 • Stayed at: C110, Loop: loop C
We had a site in the trees and it was very enjoyable, I think a site in the full sun would have been less so. The bathrooms were in good condition and we made use of the BYO shower stalls too, that was great after a day of hiking. It's less than a 1/2 mi walk from Loop C to the bus stop for Bear Lake, but get there early anyway. We got in line just before 9 am on a Monday and waited 45 min to get on the bus.
Lawrence H
VerifiedAugust 6, 2024 • Stayed at: C102, Loop: loop C
Easy check in. Nice sites. Clean bath houses.
Haylie S
VerifiedAugust 4, 2024 • Stayed at: D136, Loop: Loop D
Lovely views, helpful rangers, gorgeous sunrise. Bathroom facilities were an added bonus plus a shower stall for a camping shower. We will definitely be back
Yvonne T
VerifiedAugust 2, 2024 • Stayed at: C087, Loop: loop C
We loved both our camp sites! Last minute grabs so we couldn’t get two nights on same site.
The view is magnificent especially at sunset!
Firewood sold in the evenings was conveniently located by the entrance.
The bathrooms are clean and we were thankful for flush toilets. Wish they had showers or stall with drain.
They need more bear boxes. 1st night we had one by our site the 2nd night there weren’t any close by so we had to ask another camper. It was uncomfortable going into their seating space to put our things in their box. Especially retrieving the next morning.
Can’t wait to go back!
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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