About this campground
There are 29 first-come, first-served campsites that allow tents, campers, trailers, and RVs. Sites are best for tent camping due to unpaved roads, steep hills and short pull-ins. Picnic tables, fire rings, and portable toilets are provided. 14-day stay limit. There is no drinking water, electricity, hook-ups, dump stations, nor showers. A maximum of eight people are allowed per site. Although not a full-service campground, Meeker Park Overflow Campground tends to fill to capacity on weekends due to its proximity to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Longs Peak Trailhead is approximately two miles north of the campground, and the Wild Basin Trailhead is about two miles to the south. Click here for a map of this campground.
Getting there
The campground is located on the west side of Colorado Highway 7 at mile-marker 11. It is approximately 10 miles north of the intersection of Colorado Highways 7 and 72 (which is 21 miles west-north-west of Lyons), 13 miles south of Estes Park, and 31 miles north of Nederland.
Activities
- CAMPING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Coyote Hill Road (#325)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG2 mi
- Olive RidgeArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG2 mi
- Pierson Park Road (#119)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG2 mi
- Johnny Park Road (#118)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- Parachute Hill Road (#329)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- Bright Extension TrailheadArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG5 mi
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Meeker Park Overflow Campground doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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