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Rocky Mountain has five campgrounds inside the park, all requiring reservations through Recreation.gov. Moraine Park and Glacier Basin are the main east-side options — large, centrally located, and close to the Bear Lake shuttle stop. Aspenglen is smaller and sits at the Fall River entrance, a quieter choice if you want to avoid the Bear Lake morning rush. Timber Creek is the only campground on the west side, accessed from Grand Lake. Longs Peak is a walk-in tent-only campground at 9,405 ft, the staging base for summit attempts. Book the moment your window opens for summer weekends — Moraine Park and Glacier Basin fill within hours of a new window.
Camping
In-park · Frontcountry
Near the Fall River entrance with a 30-foot RV limit — a quieter east-side base close to Estes Park; reservation-only, summer.
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In-park · Frontcountry
Takes the park's biggest RVs (up to 35 feet) and has group sites, on the Bear Lake Road corridor — for larger rigs and group trips.
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Closed
In-park · Frontcountry
Longs Peak Campground is now closed.
In-park · Frontcountry
The only campground open year-round, near Bear Lake Road — the pick for shoulder-season and winter stays, with electric and non-electric sites.
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In-park · Frontcountry
The park's only west-side campground, on the Grand Lake side — the base for the Kawuneeche Valley and Trail Ridge Road from the west; shortest season.
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Campground listings sourced from the Recreation Information Database (RIDB). Recreation.gov is the only authorized booking site — confirm fees, dates, and site counts there before reserving.
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