Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground

Glacier Basin is a great campground close to the highly sought out Bear Lake Rd trails. It is usually pretty packed though, we were right in the middle of a huge group, opt for an edge site rather than the middle. Also, bear boxes are shared, making it tough to use them.

Showers would make the campground better.

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My site (c93) did not have a bear box, although it is specified that every site has one. I had to share with a neighbor which disrupted them often :(

Good location C106 had good shade, access to the Spague Lake trail. Easy access to the bathrooms and water fill station. Centrally located in the main area of the park to get to all the main sites. Stay away from the framed wooden edges when setting up your tent. There’s wood beams under there. I lost a stake to the wood beam. It lives there now, underground. There is only enough room for one vehicle at this site, so be aware of that.

When we arrived at the campground we were told that there are absolute no fires of any kind and the person checking us in said “you can’t even light a candle”. It’s not enjoyable when you can’t have a campfire while camping. No advance notice at all. Later on that evening we saw a campfire and there was no enforcement. Hard to explain to my son while one group can have a campfire and no one else could.

The next day we went to catch a shuttle from the park and ride to Bear Lake. When we got on the bus the bus driver loaded everyone. She said she needed to wait for a little more even though there were people in the isle 2 wide. She kept telling people to hold onto something but, not the back of the seats. The standing bars were too tall for several of the people. When we were pulling out I could see another bus pulling in. There was no one left for that bus. This was about 9am. I watched that other bus follow us empty and we were so crowded people were having a hard time getting off at the stops.

All of this combined with the timed entry for the park and then an additional timed entry to the Bear Lake corridor makes me think that they are just trying to make it as miserable as possible to get the park crowds down. I love this park and it is really something to experience, but there just seems to be to many oddball things going on.

The tent space is very close .
The other two around me had party for two nights around midnight.
We couldn't rest at all.

Great campground, clean, easy to find. I do wish they had personal bear boxes since some people can be quite inconsiderate with their things. Had really great cell service — which is both a blessing and a curse. Will definitely be back.

Nice campground, restrooms were clean and in good condition. We will definitely stay here again.

Wonderful campsite, no shower, but running water and sinks available, as well as a massive bear safe dumpster for your trash. Try to get a spot a few weeks ahead of time, and unless you are in an RV, you'll want a campsite on the outside of one of the loops for privacy.