Are you the owner for this park? Make it a featured listing and be seen in the top search results!

Estes Park At East Portal

Estes Park is a mountain town located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado. It is situated along the Big Thompson River and is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park is known for its stunning mountain views, outdoor activities, and vibrant downtown area. The town is home to a variety of shops, restaurants, and attractions, including the Estes Park Aerial Tramway, the Estes Park Museum, and the Estes Park Visitor Center. Estes Park is also a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a variety of activities such as hiking, fishing, camping, and skiing.

Amenities

- Recreational Facilities

• Lake
• Fishing
• Body Of Water (East Portal Reservoir)
• Playground

- Policies

• Pets Welcome
• Tent Camping Allowed

- Other Amenities & Services

• Restroom and Showers

- Recreation Nearby (within 10 miles)

• Hiking
• Mountain Biking

- Facility

• Type (Public Park)

- On-Site Rentals

• 

- Sites

• Spaces Available (68)
• Max Length (25)
• 30 Amp
• 50 Amp
• Dirt Sites (68)
• Water (27)
• Electric (27)
• Max Amps (50)
• Back-ins (20 x 25)
• Fire Rings

User Reviews

Christina Mowers

July 20, 2024

We have stayed at the East Portal a number of times over the last decade (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2024) and always enjoyed it. Our most recent stay was about a week ago. We tent camp but still enjoy having flush toilets and a hot shower so it’s a nice compromise for us. They now have three (3) bathroom/shower locations so it’s pretty close for carrying dishes to wash or making a trip to the bathroom (headlamp recommended after dark). The bathrooms are by no means luxurious but are reasonably clean and well maintained. The tent sites each have a picnic table, bear proof storage, and campfire pit with a cooking grate. Firewood and extra ice can be purchased when you check in. They have upgraded their picnic tables from wood to metal which has been nice (sometimes the wood tables were warped and uneven) and I’m glad to see they finally put in bear proof storage at every site. This was not always there and was long overdue. A lot of tent sites now have a built up level site which is also greatly appreciated. The hosts have always been friendly and the other campers respect the quiet hours 99% of the time. **The only negative we have experienced was on this last trip and it was atypical based on our past experiences. That being said, we had someone steal our firewood during the night. I was woken up between 3-4am by continuous footsteps and what appeared to be a headlamp near our tent. I thought it was someone getting up exceptionally early to enter the park before time entry is required (prior to 5am) and making a number of trips to the bathroom and cleaning dishes. In the morning, all of our firewood bundles were gone. Based on that experience, I would not recommend leaving ANYTHING out while you are away from camp OR at night. Always a bad apple out there somewhere I guess**. Overall, we would definitely camp here again as this was the only time we had an issue and hopefully it was just a one off.

Brent Miller

June 27, 2024

I highly recommend coming here if you are looking for a quiet campground with some amenities. 1) small trailers/popups/tents only 2) advance reservations are required 3) sites are very uneven, so be prepared for leveling 4) city water hookups, 30 amp electric available, and on site dump station 5) showers are available and are free with camping 6) the only critique is that there is no recycling so that was like stepping back in time to the 1970s. That should be quite embarrassing for management. Maybe half of the trash in the dumpster was recyclables. You will likely see wildlife in the campground. The playground is the best I have ever seen at a campground!

Whitney Evans

October 01, 2023

This is a wonderful campground! Nice hosts, a playground, quite a bit of shade, perfect distance from Estes and RMNP! Hot showers and clean bathrooms. We stayed in 48 which did have a kind of steep hill, but was still great l.

Victoria Smith

June 26, 2023

Our camping experience here was great. The location is perfect while being close to the town of Estes park with plenty of shops/food/coffee and only 10min from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The campground is quiet, has friendly staff and very clean. The updated shower house was a plus with hot water and a large sink outside for dishwashing. You can also hike into the park straight from the campground.

outdoor element

July 31, 2022

Family friendly, dog friendly, clean bathrooms, hot showers, super easy access to hiking trails into Rocky Mountain National Park. 100% loved this place. Camp sites are large (comes with 2 large bears boxes) All of camp hosts were so kind. One of them even let us borrow her personal skewers so we could have a family s’mores moment. We will be coming back to this place! When you have 4 daughters and a bride that all approve, you know they are doing something right. (8 ponds of ice is $3 and a bundle of wood is $6.50 …plus they will bring it to your campsite so you don’t have to carry it.)

Map for Estes Park At East Portal

Contact information