USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Meeker Park Overflow Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 29
- Hookups
- 28 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 4
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,615 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MEEKER PARK OVERFLOW (NFSR 122) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Nearest town
- Allenspark
- Address
- CO
- Phone
- 530-529-0578
- Activities
- Meeker Park Overflow is less developed than most other campgrounds on Boulder Ranger District. It lacks drinking water and permanent bathroom facilities (porta-johns are provided). It is located about two miles south of Rocky Mountain National Park's Longs Peak Trailhead, and is often used by people intending to rise early (well before dawn) for an ascent on Longs Peak. Due to its reduced services, Meeker Park Overflow is often one of the last campgrounds to fill on summer weekends. Unpaved roads, steep hills and short camping spurs make Meeker Park Overflow less suitable for trailers and RV's than other developed campgrounds in the area.
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About
Overview
This campground offers 29 first-come, first-served Scan & Pay campsites. Sites are best for tent camping due to unpaved roads, steep hills and short pull-ins. 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.
Facilities
Picnic tables, fire rings, and portable toilets are provided. There is no drinking water, electricity, hook-ups, dump stations, or showers. All campsites with a tent pad have a bear locker.
Nearby Attractions
Rocky Mountain National Park
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 11° | -19° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 11° | -17° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 17° | -2° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 23° | -1° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 32° | 19° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 43° | 32° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 48° | 40° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 47° | 42° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 42° | 17° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 31° | -6° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 21° | -4° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 13° | -5° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Sandbeach Lake Trailhead · 1.6 mi as the crow flies
Sandbeach Lake 4.3 mi Hike, Copeland Lake - Wild Basin Trail 2.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Longs Peak · 2.4 mi as the crow flies
Longs Peak Ranger Station - Jims Grove Trail 3.3 mi Hike · Drive there - Wild Basin Winter Parking · 2.4 mi as the crow flies
Copeland Lake - Wild Basin Trail 2.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Wild Basin · 2.9 mi as the crow flies
Wild Basin R.S. - Lion Lake Junction 4.8 mi Hike, Copeland Lake - Wild Basin Trail 2.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Bright Trailhead · 4.0 mi as the crow flies
Bright 1.7 mi Hike · Drive there
All 460 trails in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · All 162 trails in Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Olive Ridge · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 56 sites
- Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground · National Park Service · 3 mi · 27 sites
- East Portal Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi · 66 sites
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground · National Park Service · 7 mi · 158 sites
- Granite Gulch Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 7 mi · 5 sites
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