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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
Emmanuel R
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: G011-S, Loop: Group Sites
Loved it. Close to everything.
Byron H
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: B038, Loop: Loop B
This was our first time staying at Glacier Basin and I was very pleased. For me, the best feature was that the campsites are large and not stacked right on top of each other. The restrooms were very clean. Another great feature is that the layout of the campground makes it very easy to let the kids take off on their bikes and I didn't have to worry about them getting turned around. It was nice not needing a timed reservation for the Bear Lake road area since access to that area is included as part of the camping reservation. Finally, I would mention that the Google Earth image (at the time of this posting) is several years old and is not an accurate depiction of the campground in 2024. Loops C and D are not as treeless as the satellite image suggests. The trees planted after the 2009 the removal of trees killed by Bark Beetles are now 8-10 ft tall. Not tall enough for shade but better than no trees at all. I would absolutely stay there again.
James S
VerifiedJuly 9, 2024 • Stayed at: A004, Loop: Loop A
Best campground location at RMNP, situated on the Bear Lake Corridor with great access to many excellent hikes and lakes. The campground itself is well maintained and restrooms clean. Firewood is available daily in the late afternoon.
Kelly M
VerifiedJuly 8, 2024 • Stayed at: B044, Loop: Loop B
B044 Was a decent campsite. The sites are very close together. The bathroom for this area was decently clean. The fire pit had been cleaned out. It would be helpful if each site had a bear box. That was really the only issue.
Joey C
VerifiedJuly 8, 2024 • Stayed at: D147, Loop: Loop D
excellent star gazing, beautiful vistas, very clean!
Sean E
VerifiedJuly 7, 2024 • Stayed at: C067, Loop: loop C
The campground and facilities were very good. There's a "community share" box by the ranger station(?) in case you forgot something small like a toothbrush or coffee filters. We didn't need anything but it nice people are willing to share rather than blindly throw out extra supplies. However there were a few miscommunications or misunderstandings from staff. We took the Bustang to the park and I know we're not the first people in history to do this. So a few times the staff asked us where our car was and it took a little too much convincing to explain that we did not have one. When we went (June 2024) Moraine campground was closed for reservations. We got a few different answers about whether the park shuttle could stop at/near that other campground. The bus drivers are (naturally) more helpful with this so ask them before committing to the shuttle ride.
Morgan C
VerifiedJuly 7, 2024 • Stayed at: C088, Loop: loop C
We loved this site. Spacious and more privacy than shown in the photos on here. Water access is right in front of you, and you’re very close to (very clean) bathrooms without being too close. And the mountain views blew our minds!
Benjamin G
VerifiedJuly 5, 2024 • Stayed at: C118, Loop: loop C
Great sites, perfect size for our trailer and the views are phenomenal. Good spacing between sites as well!
Jen D
VerifiedJuly 5, 2024 • Stayed at: A030, Loop: Loop A
Campsites we’re great, restrooms were very clean, and the rangers were extremely helpful.
Gita B
VerifiedJuly 5, 2024 • Stayed at: B042, Loop: Loop B
Cleaned and quite.
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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