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1665 Highway 66, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO 80517
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2.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
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Kansas City, Missouri
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72 reviews 72 reviews
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35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
“Tent sites were adequate but not great”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

We occassionally tent camp during vacations when we can't find other lodging at a reasonable price. Estes Park in July presents a choice between a lousy hotel room for $120 and up or a campsite for about $30. We spent four nights in this campground and it adequately provided a quiet place to sleep while we spent our days in the national park, which is just over the fence from the campground. So the location was good and the scenery was nice. My biggest complaint was that the tent sites are way too close together. You're practically on top of the folks next to you! If the place had been busier while we were there or if it hadn't rained three of the four nights we were there, this would have been worse than it was. Other problems were that one of the restroom/shower room doors didn't lock and both my wife and I had someone walk in on us whlie we were in there, and one of the stalls went a day and half without paper products being restocked during our visit. One morning as we were eating breakfast at the picnic table at our site, we got to witness the saga of life and death as a badger from the national park came under the fence and was chasing and killing gophers. As a lover of wildlife, I'm not complaining about witnessing this, but if we'd had little ones, we might have found it a little gruesome. Overall, I won't say I wouldn't stay here again, but I'll certainly consider other options first.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Hancock, New Hampshire
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52 reviews 52 reviews
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
“Had a good experience”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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We had read some of the other reviews and were a little worried but since this was the only place we could get a place to stay, we gave it a try. We had a very good experience. The staff were friendly and more than helpful. Quiet time after 10 PM was really QUIET time-unlike at some other campgrounds where people staying up late bother others. Everything was very clean and neat, they recycle, the prices in the little store were not outrageous, and the internet worked for us. It is pricey ($50+/night for our truck camper) but we had a nice spot, security patrolled frequently, and the clerk who checked us in even came by to ask if everything was all right.

We were told that recently the business phone system was taken off the internet system and this had increased band width and access, also that plans were in the works to expand the service before next year. But we didn't have a problem any way. Others who had problems may have been a one time thing or perhaps people who expect to have everything their way and get cranky, but we found this to be a very good spot.

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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Lakewood, Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Absolutely Horrible - Anti-Gay”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 July 2011
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From the moment we drove onto the property the problems started. We were asked to move our car 3 separate times before we could even get out and check in so that other people could park where we were parked to check-in. We were harassed by the staff the first night who seem to believed they owned the park and everyone should bow to their ever whim. The staff who tent camp there violate camping boundaries, move items within the campground when you leave into town and completely violate privacy and respect of personal property. When asked for assistance from a staff member, me and my girlfriend were ignored 4 separate times before another concerned camper got their attention and brought them over. Quiet time in the part is 10 pm but by quiet time they mean, put out your fire, stop talking, and go to bed. We were enjoying quiet conversations around the camp fire when a staff member rudely interrupted my 12 year old nephews story to tell us that our whispering was keeping her awake and that she worked there and could kick us out!!!! Me and my girlfriend received constant menacing stares as we walked through the camp together. Staff member attempted to corrected my girlfriend as she was walking into the woman's bathroom. Then we were told to move our tent over 4 inches after we had been camping there for 2 days because we were supposedly over the boundary of our camping area and had a complaint by the staff member sleeping beside us who didn't agree with our previous night's whispering session. When the staff member was asked to show us the boundary line he could not point it out but was certain that we still needed to move our tent over. The staff member camping beside us also decided to take up as much space as possible and had cords tied to all kinds of facilities and staked so far from their tent it caused tripping hazards for all camping around them. After a few of my family members tripped on the cords and my nephew injured himself I attempted to notify a staff member who replied there was nothing they were gonna do about it and if we wanted it moved we had to file a formal complaint with the front office. When as for a managers name to speak with, the staff refused to give it and drove off in their motor vehicle. The showers were full of black mold. The pool bottom is line with what looks like black rocks and when I looked closer they were all dead bugs!!! First and last time I stay here!!! Horrible place. The only bad thing of our entire trip was this forsaken, sorry excuse for a campground.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Bad Expierence DON'T STAY HERE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2011
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people found this review helpful

When I checked in I ask the desk person to lock me in for two nights. She looked on the computer and said that would be fine. 1st night the connection to the router was excellent but the internet didn’t work. I called and left a message. Next morning someone called and said there was a problem with the provider. She said McDonalds was having the same problem. That statement was the most evasive and uninformed answer I ever heard & an avoidance of the problem by unprofessional employees. Next morning as we were getting on a motorized boat on the lake someone called and said I would have to come back and move my RV. She said another camper had requested that spot and would be in that day. She stated if the employee had looked on the computer she would have seen that spot booked as if she was questioning my truthfulness. I said I couldn’t be back until after 12:00 PM. She called back later and said the people requesting my spot had agreed to move to the spot next to me so not to worry. These people NEVER showed up at all. Consequently our morning was spent worrying about a parking space rather than enjoying our planned day. Day two, the internet worked but it was slower than 1990's dial up speed! I have NO intention of ever coming back to the park! It is extremely dirty and dusty. Because of the amount of dust I enquired about a mobile motor home washing company. They charged $72.00 dollars but Elk Lodge added another $50.00 dollars for them & the company uses their own water. A beautiful views of the mountains is interrupted by 60+ old junkie trailers, motor homes, and travel trailers, some were new, but that doesn’t negate the fact they are a storage business obstructing a beautiful view. You can’t even walk your park fearing you will hurt yourself in thousands of rodent holes. The sites are so close together you find yourself outside your unit trying to relax 10 feet from a table where people can be having their meals.. They are too expensive for what you receive.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Dickinson, North Dakota
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“Definately will stay again!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2010

This was a very nice campground! I don't know why others think otherwise. We had very good service at check-in/out with the "elderly ladies" and the groundkeepers are always smiling and waving as you come in and out of the resort. The campground is large and the RV spots are similar to theatre seating, it is gravel, but very level~could use more trees in between the sites as it is a little close. The view was amazing! We were in row "B". The shower houses/restrooms were always very clean and always had hot water. The WiFi was always up and running with no problems. The "ground squirrels" were visible and cute but not a problem at all. The pool was heated and accessible. We really enjoyed our stay and will definately stay again and recommend it!

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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