Campgrounds · Rocky Mountain National Park

Moraine Park campground: reservations and cancellations

Rocky Mountain National Park's biggest campground: elk in the meadow, minutes from Bear Lake Road.

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  • Reservations open6 months ahead
  • WinterFirst-come, Oct 19 to mid-May
  • Openings we logged, Oct 1–18936

When do Moraine Park reservations open?

Summer reservations open on recreation.gov 6 months ahead of each camping date, one night at a time. The park hasn't posted summer 2027 dates yet and says to check back in mid-November.

Summer is reservation-only. From Oct 19 to mid-May, Moraine Park is first-come, first-served in Loops A, B, C and E.

Rules verified Oct 29, 2026 against the RMNP camping page. Rules change: check before you book.

How often does Moraine Park open back up?

Between Oct 1–18, 2026, a site-night at Moraine Park came back as available 936 times, across 795 different site-nights. The median opening was for a night 3 days out, so the best odds are for trips in the next week or two.

What time openings showed up

12 a.m.: 8 openings12a1 a.m.: 3 openings2 a.m.: 1 opening3 a.m.: 1 opening4 a.m.: 0 openings5 a.m.: 7 openings6 a.m.: 20 openings6a7 a.m.: 36 openings8 a.m.: 82 openings9 a.m.: 77 openings10 a.m.: 42 openings11 a.m.: 70 openingsnoon: 32 openings12p1 p.m.: 51 openings2 p.m.: 35 openings3 p.m.: 51 openings4 p.m.: 84 openings844p5 p.m.: 74 openings6 p.m.: 57 openings6p7 p.m.: 31 openings8 p.m.: 50 openings9 p.m.: 60 openings10 p.m.: 23 openings11 p.m.: 41 openings11p

Busiest stretch: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with 23% of openings. Peak hour: 4 p.m. (84).

  • Median lead time3 days before arrival
  • Nights within a week80% of openings
  • Friday and Saturday nights26% of openings

Want Moraine Park for your dates?

Pick your nights and we’ll email you when a site opens. You book it yourself on recreation.gov. Setting a watch is free.

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Nearby and related

Moraine Park in winterRMNP timed entryLive conditions board
Where these numbers come from

Our census checks the campgrounds we cover on recreation.gov on a regular schedule and logs each time a site-night switches to available. These counts cover Oct 1–18, 2026. A site someone cancelled and someone else booked before our next check isn’t counted, so the real number is higher. The census can’t tell a cancellation from a site released for the first time. Sites recreation.gov marks as first-come (“Open”) aren’t counted. More in our cancellation data.

Common questions

When do Moraine Park reservations open?

Summer reservations open on recreation.gov 6 months ahead of each camping date, one night at a time. The park hasn't posted summer 2027 dates yet and says to check back in mid-November.

What is the season at Moraine Park?

Summer is reservation-only. From Oct 19 to mid-May, Moraine Park is first-come, first-served in Loops A, B, C and E.

Do Moraine Park sites open up after it sells out?

Yes. Between Oct 1–18, 2026 we counted 936 times a site-night at Moraine Park came back as available on recreation.gov, across 795 different site-nights. Most were for nights close in: the median was 3 days before arrival.

Can Campsite Ranger book Moraine Park for me?

No. Campsite Ranger never books for anyone and never asks for your recreation.gov login. It emails you when a site for your dates opens, and you book it yourself on recreation.gov.