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Moraine Park Campground remains closed due to the Moraine Park Campground & Headquarters East Utility Restoration Project
The contractor is working to finish up the project and Moraine Park Campground is expected to open this summer. However, we are unable to predict the opening date. We need to be confident regarding the availability of specific sites before we make sites available for summer 2025 reservations.
Moraine Park Campground remains closed due to the Moraine Park Campground & Headquarters East Utility Restoration Project. The contractor is working to finish up the project and Moraine Park Campground is expected to open this summer. However, we are unable to predict the opening date. We need to be confident regarding the availability of specific sites before we make sites available for summer 2025 reservations.
To learn more about this project, visit https://www.nps.gov/romo/getinvolved/moraine-park-campground-and-headquarters-east-utility-rehabilitation-project.htm .
Campsite numbering is being updated to reflect ongoing waterline project changes.
Moraine Park Campground remains closed due to the Moraine Park Campground & Headquarters East Utility Restoration Project. The contractor is working to finish up the project and Moraine Park Campground is expected to open this summer. However, we are unable to predict the opening date. We need to be confident regarding the availability of specific sites before we make sites available for summer 2025 reservations. To learn more, please visit the Moraine Park Campground and Headquarters East Utility Rehabilitation Project
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.
The town of Estes Park lies just outside the park's main east entrances, and is a short drive from Moraine Park Campground. Dining, shopping, rafting, fly fishing, horseback riding and golfing opportunities await. Lake Estes offers boating, sailboarding and fishing.
Rocky Mountain National Park has 355 miles (570 km) of hiking trails that range from flat lakeside strolls to steep mountain peak climbs. Visitors enjoy the park's various lake trails (Bear Lake, Cub Lake, Mills Lake), waterfall trails (Adams Falls, Alberta Falls, Ouzel Falls) and summit trails (Deer Mountain, Twin Sisters Peaks, Flattop Mountain).
The park also offers some unforgettable scenic driving routes, including Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road. Trail Ridge Road reaches 12,183 feet (3700 m) above sea level and is America's highest continuous highway. It climbs above the park's evergreen forests to its windswept alpine tundra, where visitors enjoy sweeping panoramic views of the surrounding peaks and valleys.
Driving along the historic Old Fall River Road is like motoring through an earlier era. Constructed in 1920, this steep, one-way, uphill, gravel road punctuated by switchbacks quietly leads travelers from Horseshoe Park through the park's wilderness to Fall River Pass, 11,796 feet (3595 m) above sea level.
Several visitor centers are within the park, offering ranger-led activities, education and history about the park, and seasonal nighttime programs.
Please refer to Rules and Reservation Policies for information on changes and/or cancellations.
1000 Hwy 36 Estes Park CO 80517
For campground inquiries, please call: 970-586-1206
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