For the first time in more than two years, campers will be able to return this month to the Moraine Park Campground at Rocky Mountain National Park.
The 244-site campground, which makes up more than half of the developed campsites in Rocky Mountain National Park, was shut down in 2023 for a major modernization project. While it was expected to reopen in 2024, construction delays extended the closure through a second summer.
A limited number of campground reservations opened Tuesday morning for a two-week test period, according to a news release from the national park.
Park staff and contractors plan to test the new water and wastewater systems during those two weeks “out of an abundance of caution” to ensure they can keep up with the campground’s expected demand, according to the release.
More reservations will be released once those tests are complete.
Park officials said the extensive construction project relocated some campsites away from wetlands, replaced failing water and sewer lines, buried three miles of power lines and created 17 accessible campsites.
The same project that renovated the Moraine Park Campground is also revamping infrastructure at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, Rocky Mountain National Park’s headquarters area and many other critical park facilities, park officials said.
