Moraine Park Campground

Love Moraine, but 1 star because it’s absolutely unacceptable that a campground construction project takes two plus years!!!! Are you building a resort or tent pads????

An experience you'll never forget. I went with my family--with two young boys--and they were able to run freely everywhere. The view from our campsite was just ... beyond words. You are in the middle of the mountain ranges and can see the majestic peaks all around you. The visibility is just amazing.||Some things to note. This area is fairly windy and gets afternoon rain squalls. The campground is more exposed than most, so you're really living it. I was tent-camping, and had to use all the optional bylines on my tent to keep it stable. I do not recommend this location if you have a cheap tent or cannot properly secure it. My Marmot took it like a champ.

Such a great campground with amazing views! One of the cleanest and well kept I've been to. They have a wide mix of spots so whatever kind of camping you are doing, it accommodates it all. The bathrooms are really nice, flushing toilets, mirrors and even a sink at some to wash your dishes. The campsites are large and have a table, fire pit and bear locker! It's worth the $30 to reserve. We also saw so many deer and elk around the site too!

This is a great park with some great scenery. There are pluses and minuses to all of the sites. I'm listing the good and the bad for sites I've camped in. A095: Close to the parking space, but there is a bit of a hill between the car and the camping pad. Next to bathrooms, so there is a lot of noise, but super convenient if you are camping with kids. Toilets flush and there are sinks with running water, as well as a washing station for dishes and pans. A fair amount of space between this site and other sites. A065: AMAZING views! A steep hike to bathrooms, but there are flush-toilets, sinks and a washing station. If it's windy, there is nothing to shelter the tent. B204: I wouldn't recommend this one. Only vault toilets that smell SO bad. No sinks, but there is a water spigot for dishes. Sites are stacked close together. I could hear the guy two sites over snoring every night. If it's windy, there is a ridge that will protect your tent. On the other side of the ridge is the valley where elk congregate. In the fall, they bugle all night. I found this relaxing, but others may not. The campsite as a whole: The rangers are nice and helpful. The couple selling firewood are super cranky. Best just to accept that fact and go with it. This isn't a party campground. Most of the people who stay there are there to hike and enjoy the scenery. Quiet hours are enforced by rangers - something I definitely appreciate. The rangers also walk around to make sure no one has left food out - thus keeping the bears away. They are very strict about letting you know that all food must be in the food lockers. Picture identification: Edge of grey tent on left with green chair - site B204; Two tents on one pad - site A095; Fire ring with tent in background: A065

Campsites were pretty close together not very many trees. Vaulted toilets were kept in good condition and well stocked. Camp pads were pretty small. Was on the B loop. Had a camper and had to go through the loop backwards in order to park in my spot. It's supposed to be one way. :-/ would not recommend if you have camper or RV bigger than a large pop up ~15 ft + car length.

Beautiful campground with easy access via shuttles to the East side of Rocky Mountain National Park trailheads/hubs. Shuttles come every 30 minutes, the campsite has bear proof food storage, restrooms, bear proof dumpster, shuttle station, and rangers station. They sell firewood as well! I got a last minute plot for a solo night (A023) after a long day of hiking. Many of the campsites have gorgeous views; mine didn't but that's okay, it was the last site available but still extremely enjoyable. Amazing elk viewing!!!

Moraine Park Campground||||Rocky Mountain National Park||||Moraine Campground site D141||||Wow did I pick a great campsite!!! This is one of the walk up spots in D loop. This is the furthest out walkout spot on this side of the loop (maybe 25 yards??) with stunning views of LONGS PEAK and elk in the meadow below. The view exceeded my expectations in this camp spot. The facilities were I fine, two sinks and two stalls with hand air dryers (would not recommend camping near restrooms for this reason!! There is also a dish cleaning area. Checking in was easy because we didn’t have to leave the car, we just pulled up to a booth.

Amazing campground with great views of the mountains. Listened to the Elk calls all night during the rut in early October. Some of the sites are very close together so I’d recommend a walk in site on the A loop if tent camping for more privacy. I stayed in A107 and was a great mix of views/privacy. Conveniently located on Bear Lake Road and you don’t need a timed entry reservation if staying here.

Within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) lies Moraine Park Campground. When we arrived, it was Labor Day weekend 2017. Even our 3-year-old said, "There's a lot of people here, Mama." Even though this large, winding campground was full and people were everywhere, it was so very quiet come 10-ish PM. Reservations are recommended, but during the winter time this open-all-year-long campground has several sites that are first-come, first-served. Extremely nice rangers. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. No hook-ups for RVs. There is a dump station and potable water near the check-in entrance. The wildlife of RMNP is in quite abundance. It remains as a wild sanctuary. It's almost magical. Bring your camera and be quiet when others are watching, please. During the day at Moraine Park one might hear eagles screeching, hummingbirds humming, and bees buzzing. Deer calling. In the middle of the night, I heard elks calling... the males rutting. The next morning we saw a few herds of elk. My first wild elk encounter! A good-sized male stood elegantly. He was so damn beautiful. A lasting impression. Then the females surrounded him. Lol... LNT (Leave No Trace)! Pack it, pack it out. #619 2017 Yelp Challenge 85/100

Not a very private campground (campsites are close together) and it is very busy with lots and lots of sites. However, the campground is very quiet once quiet hours start. It is not a party place, which we loved. The rangers were all very nice and friendly (throughout the entire area in RMNP, not just Moraine Park). Very willing to answer your questions. The best part was the views. The views at Moraine park are breathtaking. Be prepared to see plenty of elk and deer!

I had the great pleasure of visiting this campground over Fourth of July Weekend. Moraine is on the east side of RMNP, near Estes Park. The campsite fee is $26/night, plus a $20/day or $70/vehicle per week entry fee. Be sure to book as far in advance as you can, as the campground can fill up months in advance during the summer! Our site included a fire ring, a tent pad and a picnic table. There are communal bear lockers scattered about the campground. Bathrooms are a mix of vault and flush toilets, so if that's something you're picky about, you may wish to consult the campground map before making your reservation. There are no showers here, but they do have solar shower stalls (BYOBag!). The campground is flush with birds, squirrels, chipmunks and other small wildlife. I also heard there's a herd of elk that is present many mornings in the field below the amphitheater, but I didn't have the good fortune of seeing them myself. RMNP has a great hiker shuttle system, and there's a stop by the entrance to the campground. From 5:30 - 8:30 pm every evening, there's a gentleman that sells soda, ice cream, firewood and kindling by the entrance to the park. If you're not sure what activities or hikes you want to do while you're visiting the area, consult the volunteers at the ranger station by the entrance! They gave us some wonderful suggestions, and I wish we had stopped by earlier in our visit.

Without having made reservations, we were able to pitch our tent here a few nights in mid-Sept. 2016. We were directed to Loop B where there were a handful of other tent sites in the close proximity; otherwise, there were RV's everywhere! We had a tremendous view of Long's Peak from our site, as well as great view of the open plains area where there were plenty of elk in rut. It was pretty cool to hear the males bugling in the wee hours of the night. It was so awesome that we happened to be there during the full moon phase! The main drawback with all those RV's around was that one morning, for some *ungodly* reason, so many of those units were operating their very loud, gasoline-powered generators. It seemed to go on incessantly. Sure would be nice for all tenters visiting the campground to have an exclusive area to go in order to be away from all that man-made machine noise...

Moraine Park Campground is the largest campground in RMNP and, probably, the most crowded. We stayed in loop B which is a mixture of tents and RVs. Our tent campsite was beneath ponderosa pines and at night we had a beautiful view of the sky. It always thrills this city dweller to see the stars and moon without the hindrance of ambient light. That being said, the campground was really crowded but amazingly quiet. Unlike other places we've camped this had more of a "city" feel. By that I mean that the campsites were fairly close together and, unlike other places, there wasn't much interaction with other campers. But you don't usually go to RMNP for the campsites. You go for the views, the mountain air and the wildlife. And we had all that in abundance. The elk were rutting during our visit and while visiting Sprague Lake we had elk almost within touching distance. Loop B is fairly hilly with vault toilets and water faucets scattered throughout. Bring hiking boots. Rangers and volunteers were helpful and were very conscientious about reminding us that we were in bear country. In other words, don't leave food out in the open.

Moraine Park Campground is off highway 36, near the town of Estes Park. It's a large campground that has RV hookups and loops that are for tents only, which is what we opted for. We came in late June and didn't make any reservations, so we had to try for one of the first come first serve sites. Thankfully, there were some from which to choose. Anyway, the campsites had a grill, table, and benches. There was a designated sandy and relatively flat spot to set up tent. Parking was enough for one car and maybe two if you park them real close. Quiet hours are the usual 6am- 10pm, which campers seemed to honor. There were two pit toilets located close to our site. Potable water was nearby and there was a dumpster in every loop. Overall, compared to some of the other campgrounds I've stayed at, this one has adequate facilities such as potable water, pit toilets, a dump site, and RV hookups. The price for a night is the standard $20. Also, it's close to the town of Estes Park, so it's convenient to make a grocery run or if you just want a change of scenery from the picturesque mountains, some of which are snow capped.

One of the best National Park Campgrounds we have ever stayed in, this place was great great great. We visited in August 2014. Large roomy sites, outstanding mountain vistas, wildlife abound this place was seriously fantastic. We had a back-in site which had a great outlook and backed onto a rocky outcrop that kept the kids entertained for hours. I loved the look of the tent sites, where you walked a short distance off the road for fantastic views and solitude. We even had great neighbors which is always a nice bonus. We did a ranger talk within the campground that the kids and adults loved. The afternoon thunderstorms were such a stunning natural show. Super spot, I can see why it books up so fast (we booked 6 months in advance). The park gets super busy so if you want to do anything get there early and you will beat the crowds and the afternoon storms. There are no power sites so you get the odd generator junkie, facilities were kept clean and today and there was firewood, ice and most important icecream sold onsite.

Moraine was awesome!!! Loop C has great views. I wouldn't stay in loops A or D unless nothing else is available; not sure about loop B. The layout of the campsites were weird. The fire pit and table were on wrong side. Stayed in a class c. You are totally disconnected. Phone service didn't work. Electric and water would make it almost perfect. Oh and a shower. Only stayed 5 days. Would definitely try to stay longer. Take the shuttle system. It's free and you can look at everything while someone else is driving. We saw moose one walked directly in front of bus, elk, deer.

Great dry camping park with close proximity to scenic views. Dump and water station available. Bathrooms acceptable. Deer and elk grazing right at campsite every morning.

This campground has clean bathrooms (flush toilets and sinks, no showers), sites with great views (ours was a walk in site 124 and had an amazing view of a mountain peak from the tent pad), and solar shower stalls....just some of my favorite parts about it.

Awesome location not far from Estes Park and Trail Ridge Road! Pretty cool layout for the campspots the rocky and hilly terrain makes a large campsite seem small at the same time. Can't complain about the bathrooms and water hookups. The Ranger was very pleasant and helpful when we entered the campground and it was clear he takes pride in his job. Also there was an old couple selling soda, firewood, ice, and ice cream in the evenings for very fair prices. Awesome views from the campground and close to a lot of hiking trailheads. Probably the coolest spot we stayed at on our trip out west.

We just stayed this past week at Morraine Park and our kids loved it. It was peaceful and relaxing. The reason for the three stars are due to the bathrooms by loop A. Terrible, full of bugs and webs. Surprised this is how things are kept at a national park. Please paint and clean!

I've stayed here four different times over the past few years and I love this spot. It's an easily accessible spot to the east side of the park and all the trailheads and activities. It's also only a few minutes from town and has spectacular views from almost any campsite. Highly recommend this spot!

My husband and I were planning to camp in Moraine park for one night but didn't have a reservation. When we got to the visitor center, we were told the campground was full so they sent us to the back country camping office. The two guys working there were awesome - they quickly realized we were not at all equipped for back country camping in bear country, and since it was getting later in the day and we were a bit stuck, they called Moraine campground to see if they could squeeze us in. The guy at Moraine agreed, and within minutes we were getting ourselves situated at the campsite - just in time for nightfall. Everyone we dealt with in all of rocky mountain national park was incredibly helpful and generous. It's not only a beautiful park to visit, but the rangers are excellent and the staff goes out of its way to make you feel comfortable. We can't wait to go back!

I don't think there's a bad site in the camp. We had a terrific view of the mountains and the meadow. There were deer walking through our campsites from time to time. The camp hosts were extraordinary in explaining the dos and don'ts. Note there are not showers, unless you bring your own solar shower bag. There is a place in town where you can get a shower and do your laundry. I think it's called Dave's?