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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
Terrell S
VerifiedJuly 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: PIKA
Campsites are well spaced, there is a bear box at each site, the camp host is friendly, the vault toilets are kept marvelously clean.
However, there is no water at the campsite (as is mentioned in the campground description), so you need to bring your own water. There is a spring in nearby Allenspark right off of Hwy 7 where you can get water.
There's not much to do at Olive Ridge. Some children played on the large rocks in the campground. There is a 3 mile trail from the town of Allenspark into Wild Basin.
I camped here in order to have easy access to Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park. With the Timed Entry System, you need a reservation to enter the park, or enter Wild Basin before 9 AM or after 3 PM. All of the parking (including spots along the entry road) at Wild Basin filled by 8 AM the day I was there (a Saturday).
The elevation is 8,350', but it seemed much warmer (hotter) than campsites within the park (Moraine Park is at 8,160') where I camped a week earlier, so hot I left Olive Ridge.
Terrell S
VerifiedJuly 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: PIKA
Campsites are well spaced, there is a bear box at each site, the camp host is friendly, the vault toilets are kept marvelously clean.
However, there is no water at the campsite (as is mentioned in the campground description), so you need to bring your own water. There is a spring in nearby Allenspark right off of Hwy 7 where you can get water.
There's not much to do at Olive Ridge. Some children played on the large rocks in the campground. There is a 3 mile trail from the town of Allenspark into Wild Basin.
I camped here in order to have easy access to Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park. With the Timed Entry System, you need a reservation to enter the park, or enter Wild Basin before 9 AM or after 3 PM. All of the parking (including spots along the entry road) at Wild Basin filled by 8 AM the day I was there (a Saturday).
The elevation is 8,350', but it seemed much warmer (hotter) than campsites within the park (Moraine Park is at 8,160') where I camped a week earlier, so hot I left Olive Ridge.
Carsten B
VerifiedJuly 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: SNEE
Nice place with good spacing between the sites.
Carsten B
VerifiedJuly 16, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: SNEE
Nice place with good spacing between the sites.
Brooke F
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: SNEE
A quiet and peaceful campsite only ten minutes away from the Longs Peak trailhead.
Brooke F
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: SNEE
A quiet and peaceful campsite only ten minutes away from the Longs Peak trailhead.
Craig E
VerifiedJuly 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: PIKA
This is a quiet well managed campground with good amount of ponderosa trees throughout that provide good shade for most sites and break the wind as well. There is no cellphone coverage and you have to drive a good distance to get reception, It"s proximity to Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park is very convenient for hikers.
Craig E
VerifiedJuly 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: PIKA
This is a quiet well managed campground with good amount of ponderosa trees throughout that provide good shade for most sites and break the wind as well. There is no cellphone coverage and you have to drive a good distance to get reception, It"s proximity to Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park is very convenient for hikers.
Michael I
VerifiedJune 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: PIKA
A quiet spot for some nice camping. We camped at the end of May, luckily no snow on the ground. There is a lot of hiking nearby!
Michael I
VerifiedJune 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: PIKA
A quiet spot for some nice camping. We camped at the end of May, luckily no snow on the ground. There is a lot of hiking nearby!
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: June 4, 2026
