Rocky Mountain National Park  ·  Estes Park, CO

73 miles from Denver.
Zero sites by Monday.

Summer sites book out within minutes. Dibs on Dirt watches Moraine and Glacier Basin. We email you when either opens up.

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244
Moraine Park sites
6 mo.
Booking window
73 mi
From Denver
4.2M
Annual visitors
Why it's hard to book

Everyone drives up from Denver. Nobody gets a site.

Under two hours from a 3M+ Denver metro, Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most contested campgrounds in the country. On opening day, Moraine Park and Glacier Basin sites vanish within minutes of reservations going live.

Summer is reservation-only and a timed-entry permit adds planning pressure; schedule changes trigger real-time cancellations most people never catch.

When a site at Moraine Park or Glacier Basin opens on Recreation.gov, Dibs on Dirt monitors continuously and emails you before anyone else books it.

How it works

Three steps to your campsite

01
Enter your email
We send a one-time login link. No password needed, ever.
02
Set your dates
Pick Rocky Mountain, enter your check-in and check-out dates, and choose your match preference.
03
Get alerted
We monitor Recreation.gov around the clock. You get the evening digest free. Premium emails you the moment a site opens.
Park details

Rocky Mountain National Park at a glance

Location
Estes Park, CO
Campgrounds
Moraine Park, Glacier Basin
Total sites
394 campsites
Nightly fee
$35 ($55 electric)
Best months
late May–mid-Sep
Hookups
Limited electric at Moraine Park
Pets
On leash, not on trails
Reservations
Recreation.gov

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