Timber Creek Campground
Rocky Mountain National Park · Colorado · 80 sites
Photos: National Park Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Timber Creek Campground is a National Park Service campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, with 80 sites in 4 loops. No shade: open sky at every site. No carrier reports coverage at any site.
0 of 80 sites shaded
80 of 80 sites in full sun
80 of 80 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Timber Creek Campground are the shadiest?
None. Timber Creek Campground is open sky — bring your own shade.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Timber Creek Campground get the most sun?
Plenty. All 80 sites are open to the south and the sky — easy for solar panels, and warm on cool mornings.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Timber Creek Campground?
Easy here. All 80 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Timber Creek Campground are the most level?
14 of 80 sites are flat, and 33 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 33 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 30 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Timber Creek Campground have cell service?
Not really. None of T-Mobile, Verizon or AT&T reports coverage at any site at Timber Creek Campground, so plan to be offline here. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Timber Creek Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 47°F and lows around 26°F, with about 2.6 inches of rain over the month and 10 inches of snow. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Timber Creek in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 80 in 4 loops
- Kinds
- 59 for RVs or trailers · 21 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Accessible
- 4 sites
- Elevation
- 8,915–8,946 ft
- Amenities
- Accessible flush toilets, Amphitheater, Camp host, Drinking water, Drinking water (seasonal), Dump station, Flush toilets (seasonal), Food storage lockers, Paved roads, Recycling, Trash collection, Vault toilets, Water spigots
- Every site
- Pets allowed · Campfires allowed · Check-in 1 PM, check-out 12 PM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “Timber Creek Campground has single family tent sites, walk-to sites, and RV sites (30 ft/9 m or smaller in length) without hookups. Camping as part of a group? Group campsites are not available at Timber Creek Campground. If you are looking for a group site, please check Glacier Basin Campground, located on the east side of RMNP along Bear Lake Road. Each campsite has a picnic table, fire ring with grate, and tent pad. During the summer season, potable water and restroom facilities are available. The campground has dish sinks available for washing dishes. A freshwater fill and dump station for trailers and RVs is available in the campground. At Timber Creek Campground, visitors can enjoy wildflowers in June and July in the surrounding meadows. There is a mix of Douglas fir, Lodgepole pine, and Ponderosa pine trees around the campground. Wildlife is plentiful in Rocky Mountain National Park. Mule deer and elk are commonly seen. Black bear, coyote, bighorn sheep and moose also inhabit the area, but are less common.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.