National Park Service · Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground
National Park Service · Colorado, United States · in Rocky Mountain National Park
- Sites
- 27
- Hookups
- 26 no hookups
- Season
- July 1 to September 6
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 9,386 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Nearest town
- Estes Park
- Phone
- 970-586-1206
About
Overview
Longs Peak Campground is open for the summer camping season.
This is a first-come, first-served campground that is open for tents only. Longs Peak Campground is located about 20 minutes south of Estes Park on CO Highway 7 and is in a forested area at an elevation of 9,500 feet (3000 m) above sea level.
Longs Peak Campground has vault toilets and no water. Campers must bring their own water. The overnight camping fee for Longs Peak Campground does not include park entrance fees or timed entry reservations.
Rocky Mountain National Park accepts payment for all entrance and campground fees in the form of debit/credit card only. Most credit/debit cards and digital forms of payment are accepted.
To pay for overnight camping fees, campers can use the Scan & Pay function on the Recreation.gov Mobile App. It is easy to pay using the Scan and Pay feature. First, download the Recreation.gov Mobile App and then create or update an account. Additional directions are posted at Longs Peak Campground.
Facilities
Each campsite has one parking spot, a fire ring, and picnic table.
There are 4 vault toilets available for use in the campground.
Fees
Longs Peak Campground is a first-come, first-served campground. To pay for overnight camping fees, campers can use the Scan & Pay function on the Recreation.gov Mobile App. It is easy to pay using the Scan and Pay feature. First, download the Recreation.gov Mobile App and then create or update an account. Additional directions are posted at Longs Peak Campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 10° | -18° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 11° | -14° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 17° | -2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 21° | -1° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 31° | 18° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 42° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 47° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 46° | 40° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 41° | 17° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 31° | -7° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 17° | -4° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 12° | -8° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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