First time camping in bear country in popup.
We're heading to RMNP in 2 weeks and staying at East Portal campground in a popup for 3 nights.(Then down to Dillon lake for 2 nights then down to lake Pueblo for a night) I have a couple questions co...
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A matter of clarification...
The East Portal CG at Estes Park is a commercial campground. It's not in RMNP. It caters to the smaller trailers/tent campers, very few spots for bigger units. As a commercial campground, they also have restrooms there. You may want to check with them to see if the outside potty is even allowed/needed. Also check with the office to see if there have been in bear sightings in that area. It's at the dead end of the road up there, with trails that lead in to the park, so it is somewhat isolated.
Camped there years ago when I had a popup. At that time there were no bear problems in that area. However, this season, all over Colorado, there have been reports of issues with bears, and so far, in this area of northern Colorado, 3 bears have had to be put down, because of close and continued contact with humans.
The East Portal CG at Estes Park is a commercial campground. It's not in RMNP. It caters to the smaller trailers/tent campers, very few spots for bigger units. As a commercial campground, they also have restrooms there. You may want to check with them to see if the outside potty is even allowed/needed. Also check with the office to see if there have been in bear sightings in that area. It's at the dead end of the road up there, with trails that lead in to the park, so it is somewhat isolated.
Camped there years ago when I had a popup. At that time there were no bear problems in that area. However, this season, all over Colorado, there have been reports of issues with bears, and so far, in this area of northern Colorado, 3 bears have had to be put down, because of close and continued contact with humans.
