About Olive Ridge
Number of accommodations: 26
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Reviews (198)
What Guests Are Saying
Olive Ridge is a beautifully maintained campground with spacious, well-kept sites and friendly hosts who provide excellent service. While there are no water facilities and some complaints about the odor from vault toilets, the overall atmosphere is peaceful, with ample privacy and access to nearby hiking areas. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness and natural surroundings, making it a popular choice for campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Olive Ridge is a beautifully maintained campground with spacious, well-kept sites and friendly hosts who provide excellent service. While there are no water facilities and some complaints about the odor from vault toilets, the overall atmosphere is peaceful, with ample privacy and access to nearby hiking areas. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness and natural surroundings, making it a popular choice for campers.
Review Summary
Derrick A
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: SNEE
It was a perfect played out camp sight .
All was as we expected and worked well
Matt B
VerifiedSeptember 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SNEE
The campground was super clean and the staff was so amazing at helping tell about local things to do. It was a quiet campground and close to the Longs Peak and Wild Basin park entrances.
Jason K
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: SNEE
Amazing campground and great location.
Larrie S
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: SNEE
The vault toilets were absolutely unusable. I have stayed at many primitive campgrounds. A vault toilet is not a pleasant experience, but I have used many that did not have any odors. Olive Ridge was fly infested and smelled so bad they were unusable.
Laura P
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2021 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: PIKA
This is the best front country campsite we have ever stayed at! WOW! The location is perfect and has very easy access to Wild Basin and Longs Peak areas of Rocky Mt NP, as well as all of the wonderful nature and trails that Roosevelt NF has to offer. The campsite hosts were wonderful. The bathrooms were very clean. Campsites were dispersed out and everyone was very respectful of one another. Loved camping here and will absolutely be back!
Sumit S
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: SNEE
Camping here is not an escape from the city or being close to nature. The campground is very close to the highway so you can hear traffic at night. Because of this, we will likely never come back. Try to get the sites furthest from the road.
The campground itself is nice with lots of trees, some rock formations, and dedicated pads for tents. One of the bathrooms was clean and the other not so much. The hosts are friendly and helpful. There is a lot of activities to do further up the highway.
Jason R
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: SNEE
Olive Ridge is a very nice, beautiful dry campsite. I felt quite comfortable there. Just be aware of the food-motivated chipmunks and wasps while cooking and eating.
Susan R
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: SNEE
The front tire on my car was so low I asked the Campground Host (Richard) if he had an air pump. He did.
He took one look at my tire and said it needed to be removed pronto. He put air in the spare tire and replaced
the bad tire. I had been planning to call AAA but Richard was so helpful that wasn't necessary. He went far
beyond his host duties to help me. Sue
Jacob S
VerifiedAugust 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: PIKA
Nice campgrounds. People were courteous about noise at night, and campsites are spaces far enough apart. There are metal boxes to put your food at night to keep bears out. The only reason this review isn’t 5 stars is because there wasn’t any potable water available.
Tomomi W
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SNEE
Beautiful camp site with lots of rocks for kids to climb on. The whole campground is quiet, shaded, and spread out. Couldn’t figure out the trail heads from the site, but was easy to drive to some great trails in the National park including Lily Lake, Lily Mountain, and Wild Basin.
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
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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. |
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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 |
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp for more information on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Pets must be on a hand-held leash at all times. |
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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. |
