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Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park

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Glacier Basin Campground, near Estes Park, Colorado, is a fantastic spot for those looking to immerse themselves in the stunning beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park. With spacious sites and breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains, it’s a prime location for both relaxation and adventure.

This campground is known for its clean facilities, including well-maintained bathrooms that visitors rave about. Many campers appreciate the easy access to Bear Lake Road, which opens up a world of hiking opportunities right at your doorstep. As one happy camper put it, “Great campground with beautiful views of the mountains!”

You’ll find that Glacier Basin is a great base for exploring the park, with trails connecting to nearby Sprague Lake. While the sites are roomy, some folks mentioned that privacy can be a bit limited due to the layout. However, the friendly atmosphere and the chance to spot local wildlife, like elk, make it all worthwhile.

If you’re planning to visit, keep in mind that reservations can be tough to snag, so it’s best to book early. Whether you’re pitching a tent or rolling in with an RV, Glacier Basin Campground offers a memorable experience in one of Colorado's most picturesque settings.

General Overview

National Park Service

Rocky Mountain National Park

Overview

Glacier Basin Campground (8,500 feet) is located inside Rocky Mountain National Park, along the Bear Lake Road Corridor. The entrance to Glacier Basin Campground is approximately 5.2 miles up Bear Lake Road and across the street from the Park & Ride Parking Area.____ There are 150 campsites available by reservation only. There are no first come - first served campsites available at Glacier Basin. Any sites that are open are listed as "A" for available. Any campsite listed as ___NR___ has Not Yet Released; this means that those campsites are not yet available to be reserved. A number of campsites are available to be reserved up to 6-months in advance on a rolling window. ____ Some campsites are available to be reserved 2-weeks prior to your desired camping date.__ Some campsites are available to be reserved 1-week prior to your desired camping date. Group campsites are available to be reserved 1-year in advance on a rolling window.__

Recreation

Rocky Mountain National 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. There are excellent wildlife viewing opportunities to see elk, Mule deer, Bighorn sheep, hawks, a wide range of songbirds and more throughout the park. Rocky Mountain National Park offers some unforgettable scenic views along of the land above trees, over 1/3 of the park is alpine tundra. Enjoy incredible scenic drives along Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road.

Facilities

Rocky Mountain National 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. There are excellent wildlife viewing opportunities to see elk, Mule deer, Bighorn sheep, hawks, a wide range of songbirds and more throughout the park. Rocky Mountain National Park offers some unforgettable scenic views along of the land above trees, over 1/3 of the park is alpine tundra. Enjoy incredible scenic drives along Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road.

Natural Features

A pleasant mix of Douglas fir, Lodgepole pine, Ponderosa pine and the occasional Engelmann spruce forests the campground, offering equal amounts of sun and shade. Grasses, shrubs and seasonal wildflowers fill the open meadows. Wildlife is plentiful in the park, and while 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.

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 boating, sailboarding, and fishing.

Fee Info

$35.00 Summer Season Rate per night for standard nonelectric sites/tent only sites $50 per night for small group site $60 per night for medium group site $70 per night for large group site

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Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park is located in Colorado

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Directions

From Estes Park, CO: Drive on U.S. Highway 36 west from Estes Park. The closest entrance to the park is the Beaver Meadows Entrance. The turn for Bear Lake Road is approximately 0.2 miles from the Beaver Meadows Entrance, located on the left side of the road.__ Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 miles. The turn to enter Glacier Basin Campground is located on the left side of Bear Lake Road and across from the Park & Ride parking area. From Grand Lake, CO: Drive on U.S. Highway 34 east, which becomes Trail Ridge Road inside the park. Enter at the Grand Lake Entrance. Follow Trail Ridge Road east across the continental divide approximately 40 miles. When you come to Deer Ridge Junction, follow the signs for U.S. Hwy 36/Beaver Meadows Entrance. The turn for Bear Lake Road will be on your right, approximately 0.2 miles before the exit to the park. Drive up Bear Lake Road 5.2 miles. The turn to enter Glacier Basin Campground is located on the left side of Bear Lake Road and across from the Park & Ride parking area.

Address

1000 Highway 36
Estes park, CO 80517

Coordinates

40.3291667 N
105.5933333 W

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
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  • Standard (Tent/RV)
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Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

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  • Sanitary Dump
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  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Sep. 15, 2024

Everything We Hoped For!

We loved this campground for the stunning views, super clean bathrooms, and the easy access to hiking in RMNP. So many trails to choose from, either directly from the campground, or across the Bear Lake Road to the Park N Ride. Can't say enough about the views, especially if your site is in the open center area like ours was at C119.  There are lots of sites with shade as well. Sites are pretty close together but since we did not take our pups (they can't go on the park trails) we didn't mind. 

Very difficult to snag a reservation but daily persistence paid off and we got one night which was the last night of their season. So glad we did. Will try again for next year!

SiteC119
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Karen L., September 15, 2024
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Karen L., September 15, 2024
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Karen L., September 15, 2024
Reviewed Sep. 8, 2024

Very nice campground IN the park

3 nights starting Thursday after Labor Day. Was able to get the reservation 2 weeks ahead as it was released for use. Camping at this campground also gives you a time+ entry permit good for bear lake road. After 1 pm the first day and then anytime on following days. They have planted many new pine trees a few years ago to replace the ones destroyed years ago. Even then the shade in much of C loop is nonexistent. Thus a tarp is a good thing. Sites are reasonably well separated. In a few years as the new trees mature the privacy between sites will be good or very good. Restrooms were clean. Their time actuated lights makes the campground dark if no one is using the head. That is very good because star watching was excellent (near a new moon). Evening ranger program was held in the amphitheater each night. Hiking trail to sprague lake is about a mile with plenty of birds and other critters. We saw a weasel and a flock of turkeys. At sprague lake around 9 am the local moose goes wading to eat. And of course you are in the park, so you can drive to see elk, coyotes, pika, marmots and more. Great place. T-Mobile varied from 2 bars LTE or 2 bars 5G. Sufficient connectivity

Sitec119
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Michael , September 8, 2024
Reviewed Jul. 7, 2024

We loved it!

Great campground with beautiful views of the mountains! We loved the access to bear lake road. Bathrooms were clean. Site was large. Ice and firewood for sale. We loved our stay here!

SiteA01
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Scott B., July 7, 2024
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Scott B., July 7, 2024
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Scott B., July 7, 2024
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Reviewed Jun. 27, 2024

Beautiful views, close to shuttle for great hikes

Nicest bathrooms anywhere I have stayed for camping. Views are awesome, and super close to shuttle to go up to trail heads at Bear Lake. If you’re going to hike and there is snow, please wear traction like micro spikes.

SiteStayed in two different sites. 27 in loop A and 70 in loop C.
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Tom H., June 27, 2024
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  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Tom H., June 27, 2024
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Reviewed May. 26, 2024

Convenient location and great views!

Super convenient location on Bear Lake Rd. Love that there is a trail that connects the campground to Sprague Lake! Amazing views from the C-loop!

SiteC82
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Grayson C., May 26, 2024
Reviewed Jul. 15, 2023

Very Convenient

Awesome spot, great views and not too far from Estes which is nice. Plenty to explore around the campsite as well.

Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jul. 14, 2023

Perfect location

First of all, it’s completely wrong when the Dyrt says this campground is closed through Aug 2023. Maybe they have it confused with Moraine Park, which is definitely closed this season. 

Anyway, this campground is in a perfect location in Rocky Mountain National Park. The mountains in the distance were beautiful. Due to the weather we didn’t get to see the alpenglow, but it was still gorgeous. 

The campground is right across from the park and ride so you can grab the shuttle very easily. With a campground reservation you do not need a timed entry into Bear Lake Road. 

The sites were nice and spacious and while we didn’t use the tent pad, it seemed large. The rangers were friendly and helpful and the other campers were great. 

Got decent T-Mobile 5G service.  Not at all necessary, obviously, but it was nice to have to check the radar when we had storms roll through.

We would definitely stay here again.

SiteA22
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Gretchen , July 14, 2023
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Gretchen , July 14, 2023
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Gretchen , July 14, 2023
Reviewed Jun. 3, 2023

Hard To Book But Worth It

This campground is hard to book given how popular it is. The day that reservations are available most of them are usually booked up by the end of the day. If you can get a reservation you'll be rewarded though. Beautiful views of Hallett peak and Flattop Mountain. Surrounded by ponderosas and the sound of running water. Some of the tourists are dumb and don't abide by the campground rules but you'll get that anywhere in Rocky Mountain

SiteC92
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Anthony N., June 3, 2023
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Anthony N., June 3, 2023
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Anthony N., June 3, 2023
Reviewed Sep. 14, 2022

Beautiful campground with great amenities.

We were on loop D, where like in lopp C and the Group Loop trees had been removed due to a pine beetle epidemic. This provided beautiful views of the mountains but no shade. Site are specious but because of the lack of trees did not provice much privacy. There were no hookups and no cell service(Verizon/XFinity) Bathrooms were clean with flush toilets, sinks, and outdoor sink. They also have well organized installations where you can use your own portable shower. This is a great base camp for exploring the park and even do hikes from the campground.

SiteD129
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by JP C., September 14, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by JP C., September 14, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by JP C., September 14, 2022
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Reviewed Sep. 11, 2022

Wonderful Stay

I have a 22’ travel trailer I pull behind an F150. Since this campground is inside Rocky Mountain National Park, the roads are all paved.

The campground sites are situated around one-way driving loops, which are quite narrow. Best to pay attention to which side of the loop your site is on so your trailer door doesn’t open up onto the road. I think they error on the side of caution when it comes to the size of trailer fitting into each spot. At least for mine. They said max 26’ (trailer + tow vehicle), but I’m closer to 32’ and I fit fine. That may not be true of all campsites though. There is parking very close by if your tow vehicle can’t squeeze into the site.

My site didn’t have a whole lot of trees, but they planted a bunch of small ones to try and fix this years from now. Sites were level and had lots of space. Each had a fire pit and picnic table.

There were no hookups and no cell service (Verizon). They did have trash drop offs, water for cleaning pans and dishes, and bathrooms. It was very quiet at night. Generators are allowed but only for a couple times a day during short windows.

Glacier Basin campground is just a few miles from the Bear Lake trailhead. It was very nice to stay inside the park. Vehicle passes to get into National Parks were still required when I stayed and the lines to get in were very long and slow.

SiteA23
Month of VisitSeptember
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Reviewed Aug. 29, 2022

Beautiful views on Bear Lake Road

This is a great base camp for exploring the park. With your reservation, you don’t need a timed entry ticket into the park or Bear Lake Road. It’s close to Bear Lake parking area which allowed us to beat the crowds (we did get to the trailhead by 5:30 still.) Sites are pretty spacious although there is next to no privacy from neighbors. Our site had some trees for shade/hammocks and a nice large tent pad. Bathrooms were clean with flush toilets, sinks, and outdoor sink but no showers. Our only small complaint was sharing Bear boxes between sites - I’m not sure how many are supposed to share but we had someone a few sites over come and stick something in the one basically in our site so we didn’t really have room. Oh well, there’s always the car.

SiteC68
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Casey L., August 29, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Casey L., August 29, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Casey L., August 29, 2022
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Reviewed Jun. 13, 2022

Amazing views

We had a campsite under the trees and it made for some nice shade. Park staff is great!

Sitec110
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 12, 2022

Nice campground with lovely views

This is a very good campground on the east side of the Rockies! No showers, but there’s decent bathrooms and beautiful views.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 12, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 12, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 12, 2022
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Reviewed Jun. 9, 2022

Pretty view

This campground has a nice view of the mountains and good bathrooms (but no showers). Having a reservation lets you avoid the whole timed entry thing for Rocky Mountain, so that’s really nice.

SiteC089
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 9, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 9, 2022
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Corinna H., June 9, 2022
Reviewed Jun. 8, 2022

Gorgeous views!

Campsite is a bit exposed as they have cut down all the trees around the campgrounds, it can get very windy. You are required to share your bear box with several other campers. The tree stumps do make for quite the tripping hazard, especially for those late night toilet runs. Watch for stubbed toes! Restrooms and trash bins are close. Be sure to check in with the Ranger or you will get charged as a ‘no show’. Campsite is very conveniently located along the eastern part of the park.

Siteloop D 036
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Sep. 7, 2021

First experince at NPS campground

First experience with a national park campground. We were there at a time they were implementing reduced capacity, but that had nothing to do with social distancing. We had two tents and it was a chore to make sure they fit into the assigned area. It had lots of bathrooms and never had to wait to use it. Our first night, we unfortunately were two campsites away from a loud and boisterous camper. Since I had young kids, after they left we probably became the loudest campers in the area. One early morning I saw some Elk moving through the campground at sunrise, and one night there was an Elk just lounging in the nearby open field. Plenty of bear boxes for food was also provided.

There is a private company that comes 5:30-8pm to sell firewood and ice. The old lady we had was crotchety if you tried to pay in anything other than small bills.

While we saw/heard other people talking on their phones we did not have Wi-Fi or cell service (T-Mobile)

SiteC68
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Ryan L., September 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Ryan L., September 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Ryan L., September 7, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 17, 2021

Don’t ruin other people’s stay

Beautiful views of the mountains but not much privacy. It’s all open so you can hear everyone and their annoying kids. Wouldn’t recommend for tent campers. Showers in town but no pop up showers allowed.

Site25
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Lauren , August 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Lauren , August 17, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 13, 2021

Close to All RMNP Has to Offer

Loved being in the park and having easy access to all the park has to offer. Especially with the new timed entry requirements. However, Loop C in which we stayed was very tight between sites and the old growth pines have been removed and replaced with younger/shorter trees. Still enjoyed some elk wandering through the campground.

SiteC118
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Rick G., June 13, 2021
Reviewed May. 31, 2021

Views!

Best views in the park. Make sure to watch sunset over the mountains. Camp hosts were extremely helpful when our car battery died during a snowstorm! Very close to other hikes in the park.

SiteC069
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Elizabeth L., May 31, 2021
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Elizabeth L., May 31, 2021
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Elizabeth L., May 31, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2020

Excellent views and convenient trail access!

This campground has four loops consisting of 150 sites.  We camped near the entrance of C Loop.  Our site had a mixture of Lodgepole and Ponderosa pines that provided ample shade and hammocking options.  Due to pine beetle kill, the majority of the sites in C loop (#73 and up) have little or no shade at all.  Across from our site were restrooms, trash/recycling, and a water spigot.  This site has a large tent pad that accommodated our six person tent perfectly.  We did have a bear bin for storage, but had to share it with the site next to us as few sites have their own designated bear bin.  At the campground entrance, firewood, kindling, ice, and ice cream are available for purchase.

Across from the campground entrance is located the Park & Ride where all shuttle routes transfer for access to trailheads without the hassle of finding parking.  We utilized this daily for our various hikes and only had one wait in excess of ten minutes.  There are also trails that can be accessed right from the campground.

Apart from the occasional RV generator, the campground was relatively peaceful and we had nice mountain views to the south.  The various campground hosts and rangers that we encountered were engaging and helpful.

We were nearly always able to receive two bars on Verizon LTE (while sitting on top of the picnic table) that allowed us to at least complete calls; otherwise reception was very inconsistent.

SiteC65
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Brent K., August 9, 2020
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Brent K., August 9, 2020
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Brent K., August 9, 2020
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Reviewed Jul. 5, 2020

Great campground with access to some trails

Overall a great campground to stay at. The spaces are large, but quite close to one another with few trees for privacy. Each site here is variable, with some open with no trees and others nestled in some mature trees. Flush toilets and running water in the bathrooms. I’d avoid a site right next to the bathroom as the lights and hand dryers are running at night which are bright and loud, respectively. Dishwashing sink and drinking water sink available throughout campsites. Make sure you have a strong tent as some days may have 35+ mph winds rolling thru the campground (several tents collapsed/broke on a windy day here). About a 10 minute walk to the shuttle that takes you to Bear Lake and Glacier Gorge trailheads. Direct walking access to a couple easy lake trails, including Sprague Lake that is good for seeing wildlife at dusk. Firewood and ice sold most nights at the campground.

  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Nicole B., July 5, 2020
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Nicole B., July 5, 2020
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

Centrally located in RMNP

Great campground!  There are trailheads on both sides and behind all the loops to connect to the RMNP trail system.  What makes this CG most convenient is the RMNP Shuttle lot is a short walk across the road from the campground so you can hike where you want and shuttle back or vice-versa.  Half of the loops suffered beetle kill so they are treeless but offer great views.  Some of the sites are close together, but all in a ll its a great National park campground with daily Firewood, ice, ice cream and candy sales and weekly educational programs in the amphitheater.  The community restrooms are also flush toilets instead of vault and they have dish cleaning facilities for the tent campers.

Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Sep. 30, 2019

Fantastic

Great campground! Wonderful view of the surrounding mountains, quiet, clean, staff was friendly. They had wood and ice for sale. Conveniently located across the road from Rocky Mountain National Park shuttle that takes you to the major trailheads as well as Estes Park.

Reviewed Aug. 22, 2019

Convienent, Clean, and great spot for the family to unload the RV for the day

Campground might not provide the complete feel of an “escape into nature”, we visited when the campground was 99% full.. was a bit cramped with other campers surrounding our plot on all sides within in a couple feet. Since bears are frequent visitors here, it’s absolutely necessary to lock all food in a bear box; these were also a bit scarce for room as we had to share one with 2 other families. So plan ahead and definitely make a reservation in advance! I would recommend this campground to anyone needing a quick and accesible spot for the night to visit bear lake in the morning or for families looking to spend a great night together in the outdoors around the fire roasting marshmallows; fire pits are cleaned out after each occupant which was nice, they sell firewood on the site as well but were sold out which caused us minor inconvenience as firewood collecting is not allowed. But town is not that far, about 15-20 min away. Bathrooms were very clean, community sink as well. Park rangers were friendly and accesible through out the campground. If pitching a tent, I would say each plot could fit about 2 small four person tents.

  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Sabrina D., August 22, 2019
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2019

RMNP

Glacier basin is one of our favorite campgrounds in RMNP. Our June 2019 site was in loop b. The site didn’t have any shade but it had spectacular views all around. The site was level and had a picnic table, fire ring and a bear box. The campground is close to sprague lake and an easy walk to the park and ride to bear lake. The bathrooms were clean but had no showers.

  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Chad K., August 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Chad K., August 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Chad K., August 3, 2019
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Reviewed Aug. 3, 2019

Glacier basin campground in Rocky Mountain National Park , July 2019

Beautiful campground with great amenities. Nice flush toilets with running water, sinks, very clean. Water available throughout the campground and solar showers and a dishwashing station. We had spotty cell service which is fine. A short hike takes you to sprague lake or the park and ride shuttle to bear lake area. The shuttle does come into the camp, but due to construction it was easier to walk over to the park and ride. If possible take the drive up through the park to grand lakes via the alpine visitor center!

  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Deborah C., August 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Deborah C., August 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Deborah C., August 3, 2019
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Reviewed Jul. 26, 2019

RMNP - Glacier Basin

Glacier Basin Campground is located in RMNP. The spots fill up quickly and it is a good idea to make reservations online ahead of time. We've stayed here in loop B where it is open for the most part but the tent sites are spread further apart. In loop C the campsites are closer together but there are more trees providing some privacy for those who want it. Glacier Basin campground is a short walk from park and ride which is a free shuttle that will take you to many different spots throughout the park so you don't have to drive each day.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Cassandra B., July 26, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Cassandra B., July 26, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Cassandra B., July 26, 2019
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Reviewed Jul. 18, 2019

Stunning Views

We stayed at site C97 for 5 nights. This site had a bearbox. Was close enough to the bathrooms and drinking water. We had amazing views all around due to the lack of trees. There was a vendor on site almost every evening from 530pm to 8pm selling firewood and ice. There were ranger programs every evening at 9pm. We also had the pleasure of seeing double rainbows three times during our stay! And if the moon hadn't been so bright every evening the star gazing would have been second to none. I would highly recommend staying at this campground again. I was unsure going in, because I knew there wouldn't be much shade or privacy...but we were out exploring all day and only really at our campsite for dinner through breakfast. If you plan to spend midday at your campsite, maybe consider a different option.

  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Glenna L., July 18, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Glenna L., July 18, 2019
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Glenna L., July 18, 2019
Reviewed Jul. 7, 2019

In the middle of it all

Glacier Basin campground is one of three in RMNP.  There are 150 standard and 12 group campsites.  The sites are distributed in 4 loops with each site having a picnic table, tent pads, and fire grates.  There is a limit of 35 feet for RV/Trailer length.  Due to pine beetle infestation in the area, many of the trees have been removed.  Glacier is open from late May to September with a maximum stay of 7 nights.  Campsites are quite close together, but there are quiet hours and limits to generator use. 

There are trails the leave right from the campground, the free shuttle bus makes a stop near the check in station, and the Park & Ride is a short walk away.  The location is very convenient to the most popular hikes in RMNP.

SiteA14
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park by Judy B., July 7, 2019

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the max vehicle length at Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park?

    Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park allows vehicles up to 35 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is good, and T-Mobile is good.

  • How hard is it to get a campsite at Glacier Basin Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park?

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