Estes Park KOA Campground

Run! Run as fast as you can! This is not a campground, it’s a parking lot! While the staff were friendly, that is about all this campground has going for it. They couldn’t fit one more RV into this joint if they tried. Our 4 foot slide actually overlapped our neighbor’s spot, and we weren’t at all surprised to see one unfortunate RV owner take out another’s tow vehicle while trying to drive through the campground. And… no privacy at all — count on hearing your neighbors conversations, televisions, snoring…
Unfortunately, there is no dispersed camping around Estes Park, which is our preferred camping genre. Really, outside RMNP there just aren’t many options at all for camping nearby, so my husband and I had little choice when in Estes to pick our son up from summer camp. While we love our little camper, we’ll rent a room in a B&B next time!

The staff were friendly but it wasBy far one of the worst places i have ever stayed. There is a horse stable next to the tent sites and our entire site was covered in flies. The showers were gross and had cold water… Take my word for it, find someplace else

Friendly staff, very clean and convenient to downtown and Rocky Mtn National Park. Would highly recommend !

We called ahead of time because we were going to be late and they didn’t have our cabin open. They assured us it would be unlocked. We called twice to make sure. We called all of the numbers available to us and had no luck of getting in touch with anyone to unlock the cabin. The owner locked us out. He didn’t even want to reimburse our money. He didn’t even return our calls. Finally he agreed to reimburse us and then told us to leave rudely. HORRIBLE staff. Especially the «owner». Very poor business man. Disappointed with KOA… Stay else where.

We arrived after normal business hours and our cabin was locked, despite the fact that they told us it would be unlocked.
We called multiple times and left messages, which were unreturned. We were forced to seek out other lodging, which was inevitably more expensive than the KOA.
The following day, the manager apologized, but he additionally said It was essentially our fault and that this mishap was no big deal.
He compensated us for the night, but refused to pay for the other hotel we stayed in, and refused to even consider paying the difference in price from the KOA and the other hotel.
We tried negotiating, but he stubbornly and rudely stated «the decision is made, guys»
Do not stay here.

spent 2 nights there and had a great experience.
nice spots to set up, no campfire but there was a general area for fires or for cooking. laundry was fine, bathrooms were clean with hot water. had a playground area for the kids including tether ball and bball. no pool but think it is b/​c so cool there and the mountains. not too far from estes park, shuttle available. store was adequate and staff was friendly.
at night there was ice cream social and a golf cart with cars attached to look like a train, even had a train horn. my 8 year old wanted to ride so bad but was embarrased but finally bit the bullet and loved his ride!
great spot, great area… even saw a moose in the parking lot across from us!

You’ll never have a Forest Service, National Park, or etc. camping experience at a KOA campground, but you will have a wealth of amenities. We rented a spot with full hook-​ups for our rental RV. The staff was friendly, the bathrooms were clean, we had great views, and it was easy to navigate a 30′ RV into place. Walking/​running trails are nearby. The Ride-​A-​Kart down the highway was a big hit with the kids. The downside is the distance from town. We appreciated the amenities so much, we booked another night after going through Rocky Mountain National Park — we were able to use the Dump Station and top off the propane before returning the RV in Denver, eliminating another stop.

The Cottage was above and beyond. All the amenities plus great staff. Very close to the park. We rented a cabin/​cottage for one night and loved every minute of it.
Although it is a small campground, it’s a great layout. The whole place in layers, which makes it nice and easy to get around. Bummed to see the bad reviews for this place!

Nice person at the front. Crowded though! Expensive for a little cabin. Cabin was good for what it is. Clean and comfy. CONS: Showers are small, and never got hot (This was at 5:50am…no one else was there). I tried several showers in the mens room and let them run… one of them for 10 minutes, and it never got warm. My girlfriend said hers was warm in the ladies room. Again, ok, but check the goog-​le reviews and you will see, this place is crowded and small. Ok… but will not go back.