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Elk Meadow Lodge & RV Resort – reviews, photos

1665 Highway 66, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO 80517
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2.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
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Dickinson, North Dakota
1 review
“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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Sharon
1 review
“Very nice place and a great location.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2010

This was a very good place to stay at. The people were nice. The place was clean. We stayed for a few nights and had a great time. Yes, there are Wyoming Ground Squirrels; but I never found them an annoyance in any way. A very good quiet place to stay. I would come back again.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Duluth, Minnesota
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Absolutely terrible.. DO NOT STAY HERE...”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2010
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My family stayed here for 10 days and we regretted it the day we pulled in. The elderly ladies managing the place are rude, sarcastic, and downright disrespectful to adults and children. The campsites are very small, grassless, and infested with ground squirls which drop rodent poop all over your campsite daily. There are no fires allowed unless you are a tenter or use the community fire ring. (Don't be fooled by the excuse of a fire ban, because there was none).

The swimming pool is quite small, and was very cold. No one was swimming in it for two days until it was finally heated. Hot tub is tiny. Restroom and shower facilities are inadequite, outdated, run out of hot water routinly, have standing water, and are not cleaned routinly.

The management's method of filling potholes and paving roads and parking lots is to dump recycled chunks of highway asphalt all over and then drive over it with their tractor. Very messy, uneven, classless, and unprofessional.

In fact the campground itself and satff behavior are so unacceptable, I asked to check out two days early and even provided a 72 hour notice and asked for a refund. The staff claimed they had no authority to grant my request, but would have "The manager" call me. I provided my cell phone number but never heard from anyone. My family ended up having to stay at this dump for the remainder of our vacation.

Do not be fooled by the campground's website as it is very misleading. If you decide to stay here I guarentee you will regret it.

My family has been camping for over ten years and have stayed at 50 plus different campgrounds across the country. This is by far the worst campground we have ever stayed at. DO NOT STAY HERE.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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I had made a last-minute tent site reservation at Elk Meadow for one night (for $30... overpriced for a 4-person site to begin with), was told that my card would not be charged anything until I arrived. Some friends of mine arrived early and phoned me to tell me how bad the site was and that they didn't want to stay because our tent site was located in the middle of the RV "parking lot", and canceled the reservation on my behalf. We stayed at Rocky Mountain National Park instead (a much more beautiful alternative). Now I have a charge for $63 on my account from Elk Meadow; they're claiming to have no record of a cancellation and have charged me for not one but TWO night's stay.

PLEASE save yourself the hassle, there are a million better places to camp or park your RV.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Excellent Campground...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2009

This campground is closest to the Park entrance and was very well maintained. We enjoyed the stay...

Stayed August 2009, travelled with family
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