Best Elk Viewing in the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain National Park. In the Aspenglen area, the Moraine Park area, or Endovalley area. That's where most of the Elk can be seen and as an added bonus, there will also likely be Bighorn Sheep in the area too.

Staying at Moraine Park CG would be the best choice with Glacier Basin CG also recommended, simply for convenience. They will also be a bit easier to find available spaces, since the season will be in wind down mode. In town/commercial CG, Elk Meadow is appropriately named, and you'll see a lot of elk there. Not so much at some of the other CG in and around the town of Estes Park.

RMNP is where we plan to be, not sure where yet? Any suggestions are far as campgrounds

All good answers, but you can also find them in out of the way places, like Valley County Idaho. We have large herds and they can be found at the lower altitudes and starting to gather in winter herds by mid October. Truthfully, a month later and you can come set in our yard and watch them feed on the ridge behind us or look in our windows at night......:)

IDman wrote:
You can always rely on plenty of elk in Estes Park and RMNP. They are everywhere! Unfortunately, the crowds are too.

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You can always rely on plenty of elk in Estes Park and RMNP. They are everywhere! Unfortunately, the crowds are too.

wilderness ranch in moffat county colorado

Yellowstone @ the town of Mammoth, get a spot in the campground there and they will keep you up at night traveling thru and be on the grass in town all day long, that has been our experience anyway.