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Jrod08
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Sep 14, 2014

winter camping near rocky mtn national park

I was wondering if anybody knows of a campground that is open year round around rocky mtn national park. That has at least electric.

thanks
  • How long a commute can you do to Estes Park? If you can stay as far away as Fort Collins, try Horsetooth Reservoir at:

    Horsetooth Reservoir campground

    Horsetooth is a BuRec lake with a campground managed by the Larimer County Parks & Rec Dept. It open year-round and has both electric-only and full hookup sites. US 34 was washed out by the Sept. 2013 flood, but was just completely reopened in the past month.
  • I checked out four different parks near Estes Park, and all of them close on October 15th.

    However, I did find that the Boulder County Fairgrounds has camping for $25 per night with both water and power. They are open year round.

    Boulder County Fairgrounds
  • You might check rvparkreviews - campgrounds are listed by town - to see what CGs are near RMNP. The campgrounds' websites (links provided on rvparkreviews) will tell you if they are open year-round. Good luck!
  • Finding electric in the Rocky Mt. campgrounds is hard to do,also Yellowstone.We added a second battery under the hood that is charged by the truck,so when we travel it is charging.So far we have not had a problem going without electric for over a week.

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