Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground
1Heads uppark alert
We don’t think it should be. Every campground should hold some sites for whoever drives up.Tell your representative →
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 2 of the next 30 nights read 14:46 UTC
- A night
- $35–$55Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 255236 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices
In the agency’s own words
Moraine Park Campground is located on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park, overlooking Moraine Park. To access the campground, enter RMNP via Beaver Meadows, Fall River or Grand Lake Entrances and follow signs to Bear Lake Road. Drive up Bear Lake Road approximately 2 miles and turn left onto Moraine Park Campground Road. During the summer camping season, all campsites are available by reservation only and can be reserved via Recreation.gov . Any sites that are open are listed as "A" for available; this means those campsites are available to be reserved. Keep reading
Any campsite listed as “NR” has Not Yet Released; this means that those campsites are not yet available to be reserved. What Size of RV or Trailer Can Moraine Park Campground Accommodate? Moraine Park Campground can accommodate up to a 40-foot-long RV or a Trailer and Tow Vehicle. Before making a reservation, check the details for each campsite to see which sites can accommodate larger vehicles. Many campsites are designed for tents or vans only. Are There Electric Hookups Available? Yes. 49 campsites have electric hookups that can support 20, 30 or 50 amps. Most campsites in Moraine Park Campground are standard non-electric sites. Before making your reservation, check each individual campsite for details. Is a Timed Entry Reservation Included with my Camping Reservation? Yes. A " Timed Entry+ Bear Lake Road" Reservation is included with your overnight camping reservation. Your campground reservation will serve as your vehicle timed entry reservation. Campers can enter RMNP via the Grand Lake, Beaver Meadows or Fall River Entrances beginning at 1 p.m. on the first day of their camping reservation. Remember to print and bring a copy of your campground reservation with you and keep this in your vehicle. You will be asked to show your campground reservation confirmation at the park's entrance station upon arrival. If you exit the park, be prepared to show your confirmation every time you return. When Can I Check into My Campsite? Check In begins at 1 p.m. for all campsites in Rocky Mountain National Park. What Time is Check Out? All campers must check out of their campsites by 12 p.m. (noon). How Many Nights Can I Stay at Moraine Park Campground? In Rocky Mountain National Park, there is a 7-night limit for all campgrounds during the summer season. This means that campers can stay a total of 7 nights inside the park. This limit includes overnight stays at all campgrounds. For instance, a camper could spend 7 nights at Moraine Park Campground, or they could stay 3 nights at Glacier Basin Campground and 4 at Timber Creek Campground. Do Your Part to Help New Plants Grow - Stay Off of Hydroseeded Areas Moraine Park Campground has recently been re-seeded after construction! This process, called hydroseeding, applies a combination of local native seed, mulch fiber, and water to disturbed areas, and looks similar to fine straw. Over the next couple of years, this seed will germinate and help restore the local native plant communities we know and love. Please protect these fragile areas by using designated paths and keeping kids and pets out of hydroseeded areas.
Recreation
There is something for everyone to enjoy in Rocky Mountain National Park! The park has over 350 miles of hiking trails that range from flat lakeside strolls to steep mountain climbs. One of the most popular activities in the park is wildlife viewing. The park offers great opportunities for fishing and bird watching. There are also excellent wildlife viewing opportunities to see elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, many small mammals, and more! Rocky Mountain National Park offers some unforgettable scenic views. Enjoy three distinct life zones: the montane, subalpine, and alpine. Over 1/3 of the park is located in alpine tundra. Enjoy scenic drives along Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road. Interested to learn more? Check out one of the park's Ranger-led walks, talks or programs! A wide variety of opportunities are available all summer long.
Facilities
Moraine Park Campground has campsites for tents and RVs. Many campsites in loops B and C have electric hookups. Water and sewer hookups are not available. There are a number of walk-in tent sites throughout the campground. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring with grate, and a food storage box. All tent sites have a designated tent pad. Tents must be set up on the tent pad or parking area. They cannot be set up on vegetation. Some campsites designed for RVs do not have a tent pad. The roads inside Moraine Park Campground are paved. All campsites either have dirt parking spaces or concrete parking pads. Flush toilets and drinking water are available. There are two solar shower facilities inside the campground. Campers must provide their own solar shower bags – water is not available in the shower stalls. There is a shuttle stop inside the campground for the park’s free shuttle bus. The shuttle system provides easy access to many trailheads and scenic destinations located throughout the Bear Lake Road Corridor. For the Bear Lake and Moraine Park Shuttle schedules, click here . The Moraine Park Campground outdoor amphitheater is located near the entrance to Loop C. Free campground programs are available throughout the season. Visit Moraine Park Ranger Station for the current schedule.
Natural Features
A pleasant mix of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and the occasional Engelmann spruce forests the campground, offering partial shade in this open area. Grasses, shrubs and seasonal wildflowers fill the open meadows. Wildlife is plentiful in the park; mule deer and the majestic Rocky Mountain elk are the most commonly seen. Black bear, coyote, bighorn sheep and moose inhabit the region as well, but can be harder to stumble upon.
Nearby Attractions
The town of Estes Park is a short drive from the campground, located outside of RMNP’s Beaver Meadows and Fall River Entrances. Dining, shopping, rafting, fly fishing, horseback riding, and golfing opportunities await. Lake Estes offers opportunities for boating and fishing.
Charges & Cancellations
Please refer to Rules and Reservation Policies for information on changes and/or cancellations.
What the agency tells you
Need to Know - You must scroll down and read all of the "Need to Know Information" below. By completing your camping reservation, you are agreeing to the following items. Use the scroll bar in this small window to scroll and read all the information.
Camping space is extremely limited. Ensure your camping unit or equipment will fit in your chosen site. Other options may not be available.
Vehicle Length - Vehicles larger than 40-feet are not permitted in Moraine Park Campground. Trailer length is the total maximum vehicle length allowable. (Trailer Length = Trailer + Hitch + Vehicle) Maximum Vehicle + Trailer Length = Vehicle + Trailer + Hitch = 40 ft at Moraine Park Campground.
Everything else this campground posts · 9
Timed Entry Reservations: For visitors who are camping at Moraine Park Campground, your Timed Entry + Bear Lake Road Reservation is included with your camping reservation. Campers will be able to enter the park beginning at 1 p.m. on the first day of their camping reservation, which is also the check-in time for all RMNP campgrounds. Campers who plan to enter the park earlier in the day will have to enter the park outside of the times when timed entry is in effect (for example, before 9 a.m. for most areas of the park) or make a timed entry reservation.
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 site. All tents shall be located on the tent pad. All additional camp structures must be self standing without impacts to vegetation or trees. There is at least one parking space per site. Some sites may accommodate more than one vehicle. A vehicle is defined as one car/truck, one trailer, one RV, or one towed unit. Each vehicle must be parked on the gravel or paved parking pad causing no resource degradation or encroachment onto the main road. 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.
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. Pass Discounts on Camping. If you use a Senior or Access Pass for a camping fee discount while booking a reservation, you must present the pass and photo ID upon check-in.
Check-in Time. Check-in is after 1 p.m. Check-Out Time: All campers must check out and vacate their campsites by 12 p.m. on their departure day. Hookups - A number of campsites have 20/30/50 amp electric hookups available. Moraine Park Campground does not have any sites with water or sewer hookups. Dump Station - A dump station is located near the ranger station. Solar Shower Stalls are available - This is a solar shower only. Users must provide their own shower bag for water. Water is not provided in the shower stalls. Laundry services are not available.
Generator Hours In Moraine Park Campground, generators are permitted in all campsites in Loops A, B, C, and E. Generators may be run in the morning from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and in the evening from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Generator use is prohibited in all Loop D campsites.
Be Bear Aware when camping. Store all food and scented (soaps/lotions/toothpaste/lip balm – anything with a scent) items inside Food Storage Boxes provided at each campsite. RMNP has a zero tolerance policy for food storage violations. Do your part to help protect wildlife.
Firewood. Firewood is available for purchase at Moraine Park Campground, and all other campgrounds in Rocky Mountain National Park. Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. 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 .
Prohibited Wheeled Devices. The use of skateboards, rollerblades, scooters and other similar devices is prohibited.
Stay Out of Hydroseeded Areas! Moraine Park Campground has recently been re-seeded after construction! This process, called hydroseeding, applies a combination of local native seed, mulch fiber, and water to disturbed areas, and looks similar to fine straw. Over the next couple of years, this seed will germinate and help restore the local native plant communities we know and love. Please protect these fragile areas by using designated paths and keeping kids and pets out of hydroseeded areas.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 255 · 1 tent-only
- Hookups
- 46 electric
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Paved pads
- 14 of 255
- Accessible sites
- 16
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Stay limit
- 7 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Meadow
- Amphitheater
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Evening Programs
- Fishing
- Guided Interpretive Walks
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Ranger programs
- Kayaking
- Mountain Climbing
- Picnicking
- Ranger Station
- Scenic drives
- Night sky · 461st darkest of 522 in CO
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 4 days ago, 5.9 km away
- Peak color
Full this Saturdayread 14:46 UTC
How full the weekend is nationally.
OpenBookedNot reservable
Watch for a cancellation
Watch this campground
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 22
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $35–$55 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Please refer to Rules and Reservation Policies for information on changes and/or cancellations.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 14:46 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
258 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 236 mapped sitesAll 258 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 235 of the 258 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A Loop | A001 | standard nonelectric | 123 ft | 1,233 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A002 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 1,135 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A003 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 1,178 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A004 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 1,319 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A005 | standard nonelectric | yes | 70 ft | 1,314 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A006 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,190 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A007 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,173 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A008 | standard nonelectric | 79 ft | 1,294 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A009 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 48 ft | 1,297 ft | $35 | |
| A Loop | A010 | standard nonelectric | yes | 48 ft | 1,306 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A011 | standard nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,413 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A012 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 1,502 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A013 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 1,566 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A014 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 1,539 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A015 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,561 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A016 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,330 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A017 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,327 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A018 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,313 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A019 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 1,468 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A020 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,379 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A021 | standard nonelectric | 95 ft | 1,475 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A022 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,572 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A023 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 92 ft | 1,438 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A024 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 1,347 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A025 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,536 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A026 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,553 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A027 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,454 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A028 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,416 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A029 | standard nonelectric | 94 ft | 1,504 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A030 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,445 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A031 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 58 ft | 1,391 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A032 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 54 ft | 1,318 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A033 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 52 ft | 1,235 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A034 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 52 ft | 1,231 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A035 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 1,322 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A036 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,195 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A037 | standard nonelectric | 80 ft | 1,119 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A038 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 184 ft | 1,073 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A039 | standard nonelectric | 139 ft | 1,264 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A040 | standard nonelectric | 115 ft | 1,275 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A041 | standard nonelectric | yes | 34 ft | 1,162 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A042 | standard nonelectric | 115 ft | 1,380 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A043 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 1,157 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A044 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,261 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A045 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 1,135 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A046 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,267 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A047 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,112 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A048 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 73 ft | 1,200 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A049 | standard nonelectric | yes | 87 ft | 1,023 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A050 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 1,002 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A051 | standard nonelectric | 103 ft | 1,105 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A052 | standard nonelectric | 96 ft | 972 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A053 | standard nonelectric | 83 ft | 1,084 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A054 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 871 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A055 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,046 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A056 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 898 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A057 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,008 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A058 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 968 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A059 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 848 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A060 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 924 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A061 | standard nonelectric | 93 ft | 872 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A062 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 912 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A063 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 622 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A064 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 607 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A065 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 551 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A066 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 769 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A067 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 824 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A068 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 948 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A069 | standard nonelectric | 69 ft | 890 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A070 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,082 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A071 | standard nonelectric | yes | 77 ft | 1,027 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A072 | standard nonelectric | yes | 62 ft | 1,128 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A073 | standard nonelectric | 93 ft | 1,206 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A074 | standard nonelectric | 102 ft | 1,226 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A075 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,080 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A076 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,046 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A077 | standard nonelectric | yes | 111 ft | 1,092 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A078 | standard nonelectric | 118 ft | 1,114 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A079 | standard nonelectric | 126 ft | 1,324 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A080 | standard nonelectric | 126 ft | 1,370 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A081 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,488 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A082 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,436 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A083 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 1,496 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A084 | standard nonelectric | 90 ft | 1,377 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A085 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 1,414 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A086 | type not stated | 1,282 ft | |||||
| A Loop | A087 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 1,543 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A088 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 1,500 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A089 | standard nonelectric | 63 ft | 1,517 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A090 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 1,303 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A091 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,353 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A092 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 1,362 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A093 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,703 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A094 | standard nonelectric | 81 ft | 1,505 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A096 | standard nonelectric | 119 ft | 1,289 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A097 | standard nonelectric | 156 ft | 1,420 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A098 | standard nonelectric | 85 ft | 1,597 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A099 | standard nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,581 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A100 | standard nonelectric | 85 ft | 1,676 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A101 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,664 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A102 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 1,759 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A103 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,744 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A104 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 1,819 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A105 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 100 ft | 1,957 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A106 | type not stated | 1,694 ft | |||||
| A Loop | A107 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 1,636 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A109 | standard nonelectric | 189 ft | 1,852 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A110 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 2,032 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A111 | standard nonelectric | 112 ft | 2,217 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A112 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 2,035 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A114 | standard nonelectric | 143 ft | 1,694 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A115 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,770 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A116 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,713 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A117 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,784 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A118 | standard nonelectric | 112 ft | 1,897 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A119 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 1,681 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A120 | standard nonelectric | 142 ft | 1,550 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A121 | standard nonelectric | 81 ft | 1,638 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A122 | type not stated | 1,679 ft | |||||
| A Loop | A123 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,923 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A124 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,946 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A125 | standard nonelectric | 94 ft | 1,910 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A127 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 1,975 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A128 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 1,747 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A129 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,798 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A130 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,741 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A131 | standard nonelectric | 110 ft | 1,722 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A132 | standard nonelectric | 78 ft | 1,823 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A133 | standard nonelectric | 111 ft | 1,857 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A134 | standard nonelectric | 78 ft | 1,768 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A135 | standard nonelectric | yes | 90 ft | 1,717 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | A136 | standard nonelectric | 151 ft | 1,723 ft | $35 | |||
| A Loop | A137 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 74 ft | 1,437 ft | $35 | ||
| A Loop | HOST 1 | host pad | 40 ft | yes | 873 ft | |||
| A Loop | HOST 2 | host pad | 30 ft | 1,282 ft | ||||
| B Loop | B138 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,347 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B139 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,346 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B140 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,275 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B141 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 1,306 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B142 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 113 ft | 1,209 ft | $55 | |
| B Loop | B143 | standard nonelectric | 90 ft | 1,186 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B144 | standard nonelectric | 104 ft | 1,080 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B145 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 77 ft | 1,100 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B146 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 55 ft | 1,071 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B147 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 55 ft | 1,037 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B148 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 998 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B149 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 44 ft | 1,026 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B150 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 43 ft | 969 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B151 | tent only electric | 20/30/50 amp | 44 ft | 1,025 ft | |||
| B Loop | B152 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 51 ft | 936 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B153 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 920 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B154 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 42 ft | 908 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B155 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 888 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B156 | type not stated | 20/30/50 amp | 965 ft | ||||
| B Loop | B157 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 39 ft | 865 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B158 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | yes | 55 ft | 872 ft | $55 | |
| B Loop | B159 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 993 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B160 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,015 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B161 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,130 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B162 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 858 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B163 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 851 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B164 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 999 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B165 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 47 ft | 877 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B166 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 967 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B167 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 1,047 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B168 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 967 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B169 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 855 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B170 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 850 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B171 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 811 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B172 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 938 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B173 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 944 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B174 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 807 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B175 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 800 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B176 | standard nonelectric | yes | 53 ft | 811 ft | $35 | ||
| B Loop | B177 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 857 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B178 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 48 ft | 884 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B179 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 83 ft | 949 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B180 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 98 ft | 1,077 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B181 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 38 ft | 1,071 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B182 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 38 ft | 1,109 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B183 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,132 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B184 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,166 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B185 | standard nonelectric | 134 ft | 1,274 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B186 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 1,174 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B187 | standard electric | 18 ft | 20/30/50 amp | 78 ft | 1,223 ft | $55 | |
| B Loop | B188 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 68 ft | 1,278 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B189 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,335 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B190 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 73 ft | 1,368 ft | $55 | ||
| B Loop | B191 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,320 ft | $35 | |||
| B Loop | B192 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,369 ft | $35 | |||
| C Loop | C193 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 52 ft | 854 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C194 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 76 ft | 818 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C195 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 52 ft | 815 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C196 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 768 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C197 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 75 ft | 719 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C198 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 53 ft | 727 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C199 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 82 ft | 647 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C200 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 828 ft | $35 | |||
| C Loop | C201 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 82 ft | 597 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C202 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 781 ft | $35 | |||
| C Loop | C203 | type not stated | 20/30/50 amp | 589 ft | ||||
| C Loop | C204 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 79 ft | 695 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C205 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 59 ft | 590 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C206 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 649 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C207 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 644 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C208 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 72 ft | 746 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C209 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 97 ft | 565 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C210 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 72 ft | 724 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C211 | type not stated | 20/30/50 amp | 703 ft | ||||
| C Loop | C212 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 76 ft | 568 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C213 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 83 ft | 694 ft | $55 | ||
| C Loop | C214 | standard electric | 20/30/50 amp | 76 ft | 622 ft | $55 | ||
| D Loop | D215 | standard nonelectric | 110 ft | 448 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D216 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 726 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D217 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 575 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D218 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 673 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D219 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 548 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D220 | standard nonelectric | 92 ft | 788 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D221 | standard nonelectric | 105 ft | 527 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D222 | standard nonelectric | 126 ft | 682 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D223 | standard nonelectric | 107 ft | 496 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D224 | standard nonelectric | 107 ft | 604 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D225 | standard nonelectric | 177 ft | 732 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D226 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 806 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D227 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 887 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D228 | standard nonelectric | 97 ft | 997 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D229 | type not stated | 833 ft | |||||
| D Loop | D230 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 821 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D231 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 847 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D232 | standard nonelectric | 85 ft | 863 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D233 | standard nonelectric | 93 ft | 962 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D234 | standard nonelectric | 93 ft | 1,050 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D235 | standard nonelectric | yes | 51 ft | 960 ft | $35 | ||
| D Loop | D236 | standard nonelectric | 94 ft | 1,063 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D237 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,002 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D238 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 847 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D239 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 894 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D240 | standard nonelectric | 139 ft | 1,117 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D241 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 932 ft | $35 | |||
| D Loop | D242 | standard nonelectric | yes | 61 ft | 1,092 ft | $35 | ||
| D Loop | D243 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 969 ft | $35 | |||
| E Loop | E244 | type not stated | 1,778 ft | |||||
| E Loop | E245 | type not stated | 1,710 ft | |||||
| E Loop | E247 | type not stated | 1,723 ft | |||||
| E Loop | E248 | type not stated | 1,835 ft | |||||
| E Loop | E249 | type not stated | 1,872 ft | |||||
| E Loop | E250 | type not stated | yes | 1,619 ft | ||||
| E Loop | E253 | type not stated | yes | 1,631 ft | ||||
| E Loop | HOST 3 | host pad | 1,633 ft | |||||
| Loop A | A095 | standard nonelectric | 81 ft | 1,562 ft | $35 | |||
| Loop A | A108 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 1,922 ft | $35 | |||
| Loop A | A113 | standard nonelectric | 112 ft | 2,150 ft | $35 | |||
| Loop A | A126 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 2,011 ft | $35 | |||
| Loop E | E246 | type not stated | 1,752 ft | |||||
| Loop E | E251 | type not stated | 1,598 ft | |||||
| Loop E | E252 | type not stated | 1,631 ft | |||||
| Scan and Pay | $30 Nonelectric Site | type not stated | ||||||
| Scan and Pay | $55 Electric Site | type not stated | 20 ft | 20/30/50 amp |
The agency files 3 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It names them host pads. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 258 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin CampgroundRocky Mountain National Park · 2.3 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen CampgroundRocky Mountain National Park · 2.6 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak CampgroundRocky Mountain National Park · 6.4 mi
Meeker Park Overflow CampgroundRoosevelt National Forest · 9.0 mi
Olive RidgeRoosevelt National Forest · 11 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek CampgroundRocky Mountain National Park · 13 miTo get to Moraine Park Campground, enter Rocky Mountain National Park via Beaver Meadows, Fall River or Grand Lake Entrances and follow signs to Bear Lake Road. Drive up Bear Lake Road approximately 2 miles and turn left onto Moraine Park Campground Road.
If traveling from the west side of RMNP, you will need to drive over Trail Ridge Road/U.S. Highway 34 to the east side of RMNP. This is a seasonal road that typically opens in late May. This road can temporarily close at any time due to weather. For updates on the status of Trail Ridge Road, call 970-586-1222. If Trail Ridge Road is closed to through travel, you would have to drive around the park to reach the east side of RMNP.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Estes Park, CO
Typical weather
Typical October night 30°F, day 57°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical February night 16°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it · a letter you can send
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground is in Colorado’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Joe Neguse (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 4
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The office that runs itRocky Mountain National ParkNational Park Service unit
- The member who votes the moneyJoe NeguseU.S. Representative · Colorado’s 2nd district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationJohn W. HickenlooperU.S. Senator · Colorado
- Your senator, on the same appropriationMichael F. BennetU.S. Senator · Colorado
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks the National Park Service to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up, and to post what that share is.
Subject Hold back a share of sites at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground for campers who drive up
To the National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park: I tried to camp at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground in Colorado and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 236 of the 255 campsites the agency files at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 236 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,647 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m asking for one specific thing: set aside a published share of the sites at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground as first-come, first-served, and post what that share is so it can be checked. Somebody who drives up has no way in, and no way to find out whether they might have had one. Sent about Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Dear Joe Neguse, I’m a constituent in Colorado’s 2nd district. I tried to camp at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 236 of the 255 campsites the agency files at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 236 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,647 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Dear John W. Hickenlooper, I’m a constituent in Colorado. I tried to camp at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 236 of the 255 campsites the agency files at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 236 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,647 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Dear Michael F. Bennet, I’m a constituent in Colorado. I tried to camp at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and couldn’t. recreation.gov lists 236 of the 255 campsites the agency files at Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground, and every one of them is booked ahead, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 236 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,647 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground. I’m asking you to put it to the National Park Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado) via campanac.com