Timber Creek Campground

We stayed the first week of October 2025 at campsite 86 and location wise, we loved it. A few things worth noting. The bathrooms here could use an update. The cleanliness was a bit subpar when comparing to other campgrounds in National Parks and you should know there’s no hot water or heat in their restrooms. It may have been the time of year, but when the sun hits your site in the morning we attr... We stayed the first week of October 2025 at campsite 86 and location wise, we loved it. A few things worth noting. The bathrooms here could use an update. The cleanliness was a bit subpar when comparing to other campgrounds in National Parks and you should know there’s no hot water or heat in their restrooms. It may have been the time of year, but when the sun hits your site in the morning we attracted a ton of huge flies when we cooked, while when we returned before sunset we were met with a ton of little flies swarming our campsite until the sun went down. It could’ve been our site (86), but we both mentioned how that would impact the enjoyment level if you planned to spend more time at your campsite. If you’re like us and you’re mainly using it for a place to crash and are exploring the park from sunrise to sunset, this place is great. Firewood was $11 a bundle here and burned much better than the bundle we had purchased the first night in nearby Grand Lake. The elk rut was ongoing, so it was cool to hear them throughout the night and the nearby meadows to this campground will give you plenty of close encounters with them in the early morning hours and hours around sunset. It was about a 1.5 hour drive to Glacier Gorge on the eastern side of the park.

We absolutely loved our stay at Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park! It was on the western side but still gave us access to drive to the eastern side at Estes Park. Although we had a camping reservation and could come and go as we wished at RMNP, we still had to get a Timed Reservation entry pass (only $2) online the day before we wanted to visit Bear Lake on the eastern side,... We absolutely loved our stay at Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park! It was on the western side but still gave us access to drive to the eastern side at Estes Park. Although we had a camping reservation and could come and go as we wished at RMNP, we still had to get a Timed Reservation entry pass (only $2) online the day before we wanted to visit Bear Lake on the eastern side, which we are so thankful we did! We loved our special camping site in the B loop with our small teardrop camper because it was private and close to the bathrooms. We could hear the Elk making their mating calls during the twilight hours and it was so amazing to hear over and over! We did see some Elk near our campsite too! There are several hiking trails nearby that are worth visiting, like Coyote Trail and Holzwarth Historic Site. There are plenty of Elk and Moose grazing nearby, too! We loved our time here and had a great camp host, Hunter! They also have firewood you can buy for $11 a bundle from 5-7 PM nightly, so you can always have a campfire in the evenings. It was only 9 miles from Grand Lake, so we could make trips there for lunch or to spend the day walking in their historic downtown, which was great. Highly recommend Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park!