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About Olive Ridge
Number of accommodations: 26
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (396)
What Guests Are Saying
Olive Ridge is a beautiful, well-maintained campground known for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and spacious sites that offer plenty of privacy. Guests appreciate its proximity to hiking areas and the natural spring nearby. However, the lack of potable water and the occasional odor from the vault toilets are common drawbacks mentioned by visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Olive Ridge is a beautiful, well-maintained campground known for its clean facilities, friendly hosts, and spacious sites that offer plenty of privacy. Guests appreciate its proximity to hiking areas and the natural spring nearby. However, the lack of potable water and the occasional odor from the vault toilets are common drawbacks mentioned by visitors.
Review Summary
Greg L
VerifiedJune 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: SNEE
It is a great campground, we are repeat campers. The camp host was awesome. The campsite we booked was very muddy, he helped us find a new one. The bathrooms were spotless and well stocked. The campsite was clean and the area around the firepit raked. I can't praise them enough.
Greg L
VerifiedJune 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: SNEE
It is a great campground, we are repeat campers. The camp host was awesome. The campsite we booked was very muddy, he helped us find a new one. The bathrooms were spotless and well stocked. The campsite was clean and the area around the firepit raked. I can't praise them enough.
Mark E
VerifiedJune 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: PIKA
Beautiful well maintained campground. Large campsites with lots of nice hiking opportunities. No water available at the campground so bring plenty for humans and camping canines!
Mark E
VerifiedJune 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: PIKA
Beautiful well maintained campground. Large campsites with lots of nice hiking opportunities. No water available at the campground so bring plenty for humans and camping canines!
Julie K
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: PIKA
Very clean, camp hosts have done a great job keeping campsites in good order. When we were there it was quiet. Beautiful campgrounds
Paul O
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: SNEE
The Host were awesome, so kind and helpful during my stay! Bathrooms were very clean and campground was well maintained. Had visit to my tent by couple curious bears at 2:15am. No issues if you practice Bear Aware. Only complaint is road noise but settles down the later it becomes. Very close to the Wild Basin part of the Park.
Julie K
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: PIKA
Very clean, camp hosts have done a great job keeping campsites in good order. When we were there it was quiet. Beautiful campgrounds
Paul O
VerifiedMay 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: SNEE
The Host were awesome, so kind and helpful during my stay! Bathrooms were very clean and campground was well maintained. Had visit to my tent by couple curious bears at 2:15am. No issues if you practice Bear Aware. Only complaint is road noise but settles down the later it becomes. Very close to the Wild Basin part of the Park.
Karen A
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: PIKA
The host and maintainance person could not have been more helpful! The bathrooms were very clean. There was wood for sale on site. The location is central to the east side of the park, very close to Wild Basin TH, which was a great hike.
Christopher B
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: SNEE
Simply, this campgrounds management is terrible. The "Manager" that comes to collect the fees doesn't communicate with the "Hosts" of the campground. When I changed sites at one point during my trip the "Manager" came by my site initially confused about the change, but we sorted it out and assured me that he would log it and I was good to go. The next day when I came back to the campsite after a day of hiking/climbing someone was occupying the site and it had been thoroughly raked and cleaned out, all of my firewood was missing. When I went to the "Host" he said he was never informed of my change and cleaned it out that morning. He explained that the manager only collects the fees and rarely shares info with them, leaving them in the dark and causing situations like this often. He helped sort it out and ended up giving me the site back and I was relieved. Until the next day, when I returned to the same thing again! This time I just went to a new site, slept, and didn't return to the campground for the rest of my trip. The "Manager" and "Host" were both friendly and kind, but the lack of communication between them caused too many difficulties for the simple time of camping that I was looking for. I'm not interested in having to get my site back every time I roll back into camp. Also, it is super lame that the campground does not have any potable water and that the sites are discounted there for this reason, but that price is not reflected on recreation.gov.
Location Olive Ridge
Address:
9054 U.S Hwy 285
Morrison, CO, 80465
United States
The campground is located on the west side of Colorado Highway 7, between Allenspark and Meeker Park at mile-marker 14. It is approximately six miles north of the intersection of Colorado Highways 7 and 72 (which is 21 miles west-north-west of Lyons), 15 miles south of Estes park, and 29 miles north of Nederland.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.2088 / -105.522
Elevation: 2540 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Water is not available at Olive Ridge. Please bring all the water you will need for your stay. There are not utility or water hook-ups, dump stations, or showers within the campground.
- This is bear country! For bear and human safety, keep a clean campsite and do not place food or other attractants in your tent. For more information about visiting bear country, contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife at http://wildlife.state.co.us
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp for more information on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- All campsites must be occupied within 26 hours of the beginning of the reservation. If not present the site will be rented by first come first serve basis.
- EXTRA VEHICLE FEES: One vehicle is included in your reservation. Any additional vehicles will be charged $8.00 per vehicle per night and will be collected by the camphost. There is not a way to pay for extra vehicles when you make your reservation. One vehicle consists of one camper being towed by vehicle, or any other vehicle towed behind camper. One van or one truck with camper attached counts as one vehicle.
- Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.
- Tents must fit on the pads provided. All campsites with a tent pad have a bear locker. RVs, trailers or other vehicles must fit on the parking spur. Driving or parking off road is not permitted.
- Pets must be on a hand-held leash at all times.
- Modifications for this campground must be made through Recreation.gov PRIOR to your reservation start date. Customers and contact center agents cannot modify reservations on or after the check-in date.
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Last updated: July 10, 2026
