Timber Creek Campground — Rocky Mountain National Park

Beautiful views all around and elk/deer all over. The river is close by and the star viewing was amazing. Quiet campground even being full every night we were there. Campsite and bathrooms were clean and each spot had shared bear lockers for storing food. Bring bug spray, mosquitoes are horrible.

Tent campers. We've been here 2 years in a row, both times in June. I gave four stars because to get 5 from me it has to be truly spectacular. Location is good, sites are relatively small but ample. Tent pads are a standard size for NPs I guess, but my son and I have 2 one man tents that just barely fit on it. No BD. Restrooms have running water, so that's a plus. Bear security is a must here. Overall, campground is stocked and generally tidy, staff helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. It's not the parks fault, and I don't count it as part of the review but both visits we have had rain every day around 5-8 PM, temps in mid 40s at night, mornings are stunningly perfect usually (8 nights total experience).

Nice views of the never summer mountains. The bathrooms have lights on all night long and with flush toilets and air dryers it was a bit noisy. Sites close together, was hoping for a bit more space. Road noise, but quoted down by the evening.

$35/night. What a wonderful place to camp under the stars. One of the cleanest NP campgrounds I’ve come across. Closed until May 2025.

Loved this campground in Rocky Mountain NP! Full of new growth pine trees. Elk wondered through on some days. Depending on site, lots of privacy. Not for big rigs, but perfect for vans, tents and smaller trailers. Bathrooms clean, flush toilets. Only drawback to this stay - the dump station was already closed down for the season. Water was available. We found a dump station down the road in Stillwater Recreational area.

Wonderful place. Moose in campground, and elk calling at night.

My wife and I camped on a 19.7 sprinter van last year. We loved it so much that we are returning this year.

Not a spectacular campground, but it is in the RMNP and that makes it special. Sites are only modestly separated. Young pines are starting to provide separation between sites. A few more years and this will be very nice. Flat campground. Near US34 so during day there is road noise. All night we heard elk bugling. Nice. Restroom is rustic and functional with dish washing sink. All sites have tent pads. Overall a good place to start or end a trip to the park.

Went for this over some of the more expensive campsites. Wouldn’t have been as bad if we didn’t get covered in about 6 inches of snow during tent setup (late May). That’s our fault but still, it’s a really far drive from any of the main parts of the park and don’t expect any cell service whatsoever.

Grand lake side is so much more sane than the Estes Park side. This campground is no exception. There's a bit of road noise from trail ridge road traffic but we didn't think it was too bad. Views are great. Lots of wildlife sightings including 6 moose! Only concern is that whoever was last in the campsite right next to us must have spilled something that the elk really liked because there were 3-4 elk in the campsite next us the whole trip at all hours of the day licking the dirt at the campsite. Not even the park rangers could pull them away. The elk never bothered us but it was a bit nerve racking in the moment because elk are still huge wild animals that can ruin your day in a hurry if they wanted to. Fortunately they never did but it put us a little on edge. Amazing campground otherwise

Has it all. Trails nice staff. Great views

The pros seem to be that it’s on the back side of the park so not as many people or traffic. Gorgeous views. Bathrooms were in great shape.

My one and only con is that it is close to the road so you hear every single car that drives by regardless of the time.

Aside from that the campground was just perfect. Plenty of parking for everyone even if you do have to hike (like at most 50 ft) to your actual site.

Beautiful campground on the west Rockies. We even saw two moose! No showers, but clean bathrooms.

Very near for a really nice walk along the Colorado River.

Great location, great sites, but a little cramped. However the generators were loud and took away from the experience of being in nature. Loved seeing the elk that came into the campground early mornings.

Basic restrooms and facilities but the views make this place 10 stars! At night there were elk everywhere.

Overall this was my favorite campground of the trip. Herds of elk passed right through the campground. Also had blacktail deer and a moose. If you’re looking for a PEACEFUL quiet campground, the west side of the park is the way to go. Also right along a river!

It’s amazing because you’re in RMNP but the campground itself is nothing special. It’s efficient, easy to find, right off HWY 34, bathrooms not a far walk. The views are great of course because, again, it’s in RMNP. If it weren’t in RMNP it probably would get at least 1 or 2 less stars. It’s not a campground to go and stay at but one to go and sleep at in between adventures in RMNP. I will say it’s right by the headwaters of the Colorado River, which is more like a large stream at that point, and there were people going fly fishing so that me another reason to camp at this campground.

Timber Creek is set down in the valley just off of Trail Ridge Road near Grand Lake, CO. The smell of campfire smoke fills the air. Campsites are very well maintained and all have fire rings.

One of the most amazing campgrounds I’ve ever been to! Wildlife everywhere! Sites were close together but very well maintained, very nice bathrooms. Will definitely come back here!

This is an awesome campground after finishing trail ridge road. There were lots of elk near our campsite. Fires are allowed & pets are also welcome. The bathrooms were super clean & there are washing sinks outside of the bathrooms for dishes, etc.

Spacious, friendly staff, friendly visitors, beautiful sites from your tent area, beautiful drive to get there, just all around the most perfect camp site I’ve been too. (A bit cold at night so bring blankets!)

When I was a teenager, my family came here every year. The trout fishing was always great, wildlife viewing fantastic, and stargazing doesn't get much better. The beetles damaged many trees, causing a safty issue: no one wants a tree falling on their tent or camper at 4 a.m., so all of the mature trees in the campgroud were taken out a few years ago. Bathrooms are available within easy walking distance of each camping area. Showers are not available here, but there is a place in nearby Grand Lake that offers pay showers (always clean in my experience, as well as other reviews I have read) Bear-proof lockers are available. It is highly recommended you use them. Make sure you take the trail out the back of the campground to the nearby Holzwarth Ranch (Also known as Never Summer Ranch) If you're lazy, you can drive, it isn't far. Lots of great hiking trails, and it is quite near Grand Lake if you need to replenish supplies.

No electricity. Nice sand pads for tents. Marked disabled sites.

Great views! Basic sites. No electricity. Nice sized pads for tents. Marked disabled sites, which is nice for those that need easy access to bathrooms.

A small first come first serve campground, but not very busy. There were many spots open around 10 am in late May. There isn’t many trees though to provide shade. Nice clean bathrooms as well.

We went to RMNP for the weekend to Camp. We stayed on the West Side of the park which we have never been. It was a first come first serve campground and we were able to get a spot! The first night we could hear the elk bugling and saw tons of mule deer and cow elk. the first morning my husband and kiddos saw a bull moose in the campground. There are tons of trails near and around where we camped and the campground was located right next to the Colorado River so easy access for fishing. we saw several more moose throughout the weekend. we will definitely go back and camp at this Campground. only drawback is that there are no showers available at the Campground. they do have running water and a place to wash your Camp dishes and flushing toilets. the camp ground for my understanding is open year-round but only 10 spots during off-season. there was a recent Beetle problem so all the trees have been cut down so very little shade is available for the majority of the campground.