Rocky Mountain National ParkD86
Campsite #D86 at Timber Creek Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
$35
Campsite #D86
| Walk-In | 8 people |
| 16 ft | Back-in |
| 2 | no signal |
5/21
Campsite #D86 Features: Walk-In access, Back-in parking, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (3)
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@RyanY3269271 · Camped on Sep 29, 2025 at Campsite #D86
Great spot on the western side of the park, especially if you're into the Elk Rut and everything that comes with it, which includes their singing throughout the night haha. The bathrooms here were some of the worst among National Park campgrounds we've stayed in and there isn't any hot water available, if that's important to you. We stayed at campsite 86 and although we loved the fact it felt pretty spacious, there were some bug issues to note. In the morning, the flies really come out if you're cooking breakfast once the sun hits your site. On the flip side, if you come back before sunset, those white little flies invade your campsite until the sun fades down for the night. If you're like we were, where you pretty much stay out in the park from sun up to sun down, that won't matter a ton, but if you're someone that likes to enjoy your campsite during the day it may be a bit of a drag when enjoying the scenery. Perhaps this is something that happens in the first week of October, and I should note that site 86 looks out to a little pond of standing water about 150 feet away, so our thought was maybe that made it a bigger issue than we thought it should've. Only other notable thing is it's about a 90-minute to the Glacier Gorge area in the east part of the park. Grand Lake, the town 10 miles south of this campsite, seems like a place you should really explore if you're staying multiple days. That lake is enormous and the surrounding town has everything you'd want from shops to coffee to restaurants, etc.Last note. Buy the firewood from the campsite. It burned so much better than the bundle we got in Grand Lake.
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@Christoph66606 · Camped on Sep 19, 2024 at Campsite #D86
Very nice site near a pond/river. I actually had a doe & 2 fawns wander close to my site twice, and heard a beaver splashing around in the water. Very relaxing & enjoyable national park camping experience.Only small negatives were that it was a bit of walk to the tent site & bear-proof container (not sure why this wasn't out by the parking), and that my loop didn't have its own restroom so that was a bit of a walk. Also, there was no evening program, but it was a September weekday so I wasn't really expecting one.
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@TomZ2984196 · Camped on Sep 24, 2023 at Campsite #D86
Minimal shade but great vistas of the surrounding mountains. Great location to explore other parts of the park, and on the less-crowded western side of the park. During my visit there were numerous elk bugling and that made the stay exceptional. Sites are somewhat expensive but have water and trash service, plus flush toilets. I enjoyed campfires every night in the provided fire ring. A great stay.
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