About Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground
Number of accommodations: 79
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (425)
What Guests Are Saying
Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park offers a beautiful, quiet setting with abundant wildlife, including elk and moose. The campground features clean facilities, friendly staff, and a good location for accessing trails and nearby Grand Lake. While some sites are close together and lack privacy, visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and overall camping experience in this less crowded area of the park.
What Guests Are Saying
Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park offers a beautiful, quiet setting with abundant wildlife, including elk and moose. The campground features clean facilities, friendly staff, and a good location for accessing trails and nearby Grand Lake. While some sites are close together and lack privacy, visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and overall camping experience in this less crowded area of the park.
Review Summary
Christian J
VerifiedOctober 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A018, Loop: Loop A
Clean campground, friendly camp staff, great location
Kate W
VerifiedOctober 4, 2025 • Stayed at: B043, Loop: Loop B
The campsite was amazing!!! Lots of elk, sinks to wash dishes, and toilets that flush.
Edward Jonathan J
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A018, Loop: Loop A
Great spot to hear the elk bugling. An elk grazed neaby during dinner. The fall yellow shimering aspen were in peak color by the campground. Got down to 31 degrees F over night then 60s by 10 am. The water supply spigots were abundant with shared bear boxes. Really nice camping experience.
Bill K
VerifiedOctober 2, 2025 • Stayed at: C056, Loop: Loop C
This campground is in a great location. Good proximity to all the attractions on the west side of the park. During our stay it was quiet, and the campsites were clean and tidy. As mentioned on their website, they lost all their trees a few years ago and they haven't grown back yet. There are plenty of small trees to provide privacy, but not tall enough to provide shade. The bathrooms in our loop were very old and in poor condition.
Chantal D
VerifiedOctober 2, 2025 • Stayed at: A005, Loop: Loop A
Your pass with time to access your park and the bear lake!!! Bad idea!! We are from Canada and were very upset not beeing able to have the chance to book. No internet at this campground, far from everything with a openning at 7:00 pm for reservation… trying to explain our situation to your rangers police guy not friendly at all at the bear lake pass
he told us to go back in Canada yeah!!! Thank you USA for having spend more than 10 000$$ in your country during 5 weeks…suggestion: when people pay to stay in your campground you should keep a place for them in your computers…
Jonathan W
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: D089, Loop: Loop D
There were public restrooms, however there were only 3 in a campground of approx. 100 campsites. Parking at our site was Wal-Mart -style, with no extra parking room on either side of the vehicle. The site itself was fine, but expensive for what you got.
Diane H
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: B027, Loop: Loop B
Level, nicely spaced sites. Friendly, helpful staff.
Alexandra C
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: A018, Loop: Loop A
Beautiful views and abundant wildlife, close to good trails. Flush bathrooms are pretty dated and could use an upgrade, but were kept pretty clean. It was nice to have a place to wash up. Tent pad was elevated and clear, but rest of site was a bit uneven.
Caleb J
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: D093, Loop: Loop D
Nice & clean campground. Most campsites are pretty close to one another with minimal vegetation, privacy screening. However, campsite D93 is one of the better sites that offers a bit more space between you and the other campers. There is also a public water spigot located at the corner of the campsite and the road.
RMNP is not under Grand county fire restrictions being a federal park. So if Grand county has fire bans, you might be able to have a campfire in the park. If so the camp store offers all sorts of goods, including firewood.
Bruce G
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: D077, Loop: Loop D
Quiet and clean. Beautiful area.
Location Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground
Address:
16018 Us Hwy 34
Grand Lake, CO, 80447
United States
From Grand Lake, Colorado:
Drive north on U.S. Highway 34 and enter Rocky Mountain National Park via the Grand Lake Entrance. Drive along Trail Ridge Road for 8 miles (13 km) from the park entrance and follow signs to Timber Creek Campground. The campground will be on the left.
From Estes Park, Colorado:
Enter Rocky Mountain National Park via the Beaver Meadows or Fall River Entrances. Follow Trail Ridge Road west for approximately 35 miles, crossing the Continental Divide. The entrance to Timber Creek Campground is located on the right side of the road.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.3792 / -105.85
Elevation: 2731 feet
Policies & Rules
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Camping space is extremely limited. Ensure your camping unit or equipment will fit in your chosen site. Other options may not be available.
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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.
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Check-in Time. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. |
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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. Some sites can only accommodate one (1) vehicle. 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. |
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Be Advised: Trailer length is the total maxium vehicle length allowable.
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Maximum Vehicle + Trailer Length = Vehicle + Trailer + Hitch = 30 ft at Timber Creek campground. |
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No Hookups. There are no RV hookups available.
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Food Storage and Wildlife. Bears, deer, elk, raccoons and skunks frequent the area. All food, pet food, cooking utensils and other scented items must be stored in a food storage locker, located in the campground. |
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Firewood. Firewood is available for purchase inside Timber Creek Campground or in the Town of Grand Lake.
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Prohibited Wheeled Devices. The use of skateboards, rollerblades, scooters and other similar devices is prohibited. |
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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 . |
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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. |