Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground

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Great campground! Some sites a little close together but great to be able to camp inside the park

The timed entry process is horrendous. 20 minute wait to get into the park, another 20 minute wait to get into the bear canyon (where the campground is), then another 20 minute wait to get into the campground because everyone checking in to camp has to wait until 1pm and cannot get into the park any earlier. They need to allow those with a campground reservation to enter the park at any time on the day of their reservation! The rangers only seem to “appear” when it is check in time and they don’t know how to handle a long line of vehicles waiting to check in. They actually walked down the line providing information that took them about 5 minutes per car and literally held up the line making things much worse. They said they were out of campground maps, so they held up the line telling people to take a photo of the front and back of the single paper map they were holding. NOTE; after setting up camp I walked over to the ranger station and there was a whole pile of paper maps sitting outside there. Of course the ranger station was always closed. They seem to have no office hours.

The sites are too close together and do not have any trees or bushes between them. Some of the sites have nice views. It’s great that some sights have electric hookups, but none have water and the campground map water locations is not accurate. The campground was quiet when I was there and most people followed the rules, but for those breaking the rules it was a free for all because no host or rangers were ever around. The pit toilets scattered around the campground were reasonably clean. 2 bars of service on Visible (Verizon) allowing me to text and upload. The site pads are dirt/gravel and fairly level. The roads are paved and narrow. Dump is free and has potable water. DO NOT use the Moraine shuttle, the schedule is a joke, drive to park n ride and use the Bear Lake Shuttle. To see wildlife (Moose) get up early and drive to Sprague Lake, then catch the shuttle from park n ride

Great campground! Some sites a little close together but great to be able to camp inside the park

The timed entry process is horrendous. 20 minute wait to get into the park, another 20 minute wait to get into the bear canyon (where the campground is), then another 20 minute wait to get into the campground because everyone checking in to camp has to wait until 1pm and cannot get into the park any earlier. They need to allow those with a campground reservation to enter the park at any time on the day of their reservation! The rangers only seem to “appear” when it is check in time and they don’t know how to handle a long line of vehicles waiting to check in. They actually walked down the line providing information that took them about 5 minutes per car and literally held up the line making things much worse. They said they were out of campground maps, so they held up the line telling people to take a photo of the front and back of the single paper map they were holding. NOTE; after setting up camp I walked over to the ranger station and there was a whole pile of paper maps sitting outside there. Of course the ranger station was always closed. They seem to have no office hours.

The sites are too close together and do not have any trees or bushes between them. Some of the sites have nice views. It’s great that some sights have electric hookups, but none have water and the campground map water locations is not accurate. The campground was quiet when I was there and most people followed the rules, but for those breaking the rules it was a free for all because no host or rangers were ever around. The pit toilets scattered around the campground were reasonably clean. 2 bars of service on Visible (Verizon) allowing me to text and upload. The site pads are dirt/gravel and fairly level. The roads are paved and narrow. Dump is free and has potable water. DO NOT use the Moraine shuttle, the schedule is a joke, drive to park n ride and use the Bear Lake Shuttle. To see wildlife (Moose) get up early and drive to Sprague Lake, then catch the shuttle from park n ride

Facilities has improved since the work

Excellent location. Lots of animal viewing within campground and close by.

This campground is in a great location in the Rocky Mountain National Park for hiking, wildlife viewing and driving the beautiful roads with exceptional views. Site # 213 however was a poor choice for us. It's almost impossible to back a small travel trailer into this site with a rock on the passenger side and another campsite directly in front of it on a sharp curve. A camper van or maybe a small teardrop would work better on this site. Tent pad is good. Should not be designated as a trailer site. This site sets in the middle of the curve with a downhill back-in which makes the driveway sit very low. When it rains your tires will be in water. Wasn't at the campsite much due to hiking but the only plus to this one is that it has electricity and it's inside the park which covers the time entry to Bear Lake road. One important note is even with a reservation in hand you cannot get through the RMNP gate until 1:00.

Thoroughly enjoyed our weekend in RMNP at Moraine Campground. Bathrooms were well maintained and campsites were well kept. For anyone looking for a more secluded campsite in such a popular area I suggest A111.

Facilities has improved since the work