Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground in CO
CampgroundNPS
6.8 mi from Estes Park
Maps 9,371 ft
Campground details
26 sites
Setting
Limited privacy
Longs Peak Campground is a small, tent-only facility situated in a forested area at 9,500 feet elevation within Rocky Mountain National Park, located about 20 minutes south of Estes Park off Highway 7. Each individual campsite is furnished with one single vehicle parking spot, a picnic table, and a fire ring. On-site infrastructure includes four vault toilets. The campground provides no drinking water, so campers must bring all necessary water for drinking and extinguishing fires.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 26-site campground with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Mount Meeker stands 4,515 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.
- Mostly tent-only sites.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
September normals 40–61°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 79 of 100.
Tree cover40%30m sat. est.