Lion Trail | Wild Camping

November 19th, 2023 by shallowmonster88

Pretty huge pulloff. AT&T mast here. Didn’t stay as not level enough for our 38ft RV.

September 16th, 2023 by rickihoffman537

Slept here one night. Pulled in after dark another van slept here as well. Little road noise

August 24th, 2023 by vivermontessori

We sleep here for 3 night’s. Like everyone said it’s noise. If is hot and you need to open the window the traffic noise will be a problem, but if is cold, within close window no noise problem :)

June 20th, 2023 by goodierivory

Good spot, handy to rmnp. Pit toilets, few other people camping.

February 10th, 2023 by thiennhilai

Stayed here for 1 night after visiting RMNP. Part of the pullout was incredibly icy but since it is very large we parked on some non-icy gravel. There is a pit toilet near the entrance of the trail. There is no cell service here.

January 31st, 2023 by vanlife4life

just as described. surrounded by beautiful mountains. a little noisy at night but not bad at all. pulled in here in January and there was lots of snow but we were able to park without a problem. no service here for verizon or AT&T

December 6th, 2022 by abreedlove

A good place for the winter when a lot of roads are inaccessible. Stayed for one evening and night. Construction is ongoing and they had a bright light on overnight to direct traffic, but it made it feel safe. Nice to have access to the bathroom at the trailhead as well

October 29th, 2022 by WanderingMurphys

This is a large pull off/parking for Lion Trail. It is right on Hwy 36 lots of traffic during the day but it did slow down at night. We stayed here 3 nights from during the off season. We left our C class parked here during the day while we went into the RMNP. We had no trouble, slept good at night with fan for noise machine. We would stay here again.

October 19th, 2022 by emcrabill98

Great spot just 40 min away from RMNP. we stayed one night and there were no issues. There was construction setting up on the road when we were getting ready to leave at around 4am but it wasn’t disruptive!

September 12th, 2022 by sharpsusan

lots of space on this large pull-off. vault toilet at the actual trailhead. easy access to RMNP.

July 29th, 2022 by welchesonwheels

Large pull off at Lion Gulch Trailhead. Pit toilets about fifteen feet behind the trailhead sign. We were the first to park around 8pm, but by 10pm there where two other vans and two cars. Traffic noise quieted down around then too. Right outside of Estes Park! No AT&T signal.

June 2nd, 2022 by dieselbeast.the.bus

Stayed here for 2 nights, leaving during the day to visit the park. More spacious than the other pullouts on this road. Safe and relatively quiet despite the passing cars, and very convenient access to Estes.

May 24th, 2022 by 2gether 2 end.ofthe.earth

had a good night's sleep despite the road noise. only 10-15 mins to Estes Park and rocky mountains np. pit toilet had tp

October 23rd, 2021 by electronicremedies

Nice place if your heading to the NP. It's hard to find places in the area. As this is a pull off along the road you can expect some road noise but quits down at night. I would stay again

June 13th, 2021 by donismobile

Decent place to stop if you have no other option close to the park. No cell service.

June 3rd, 2021 by djwiebel

Stayed here without issues. road noise is relatively quiet from 8pm - 6am. We pulled in around 7:30pm and there was one other campervan here. left around 6:30am and saw another van had joined us. Plenty of space to fit more people as well. One vault toilets at the start of the trail, but you may need to supply your own tp

May 29th, 2021 by brttf3

Lions gulch trailhead
If you are desperate for a spot near Estes park this will do. Road noise but it’s pretty quiet at night. Pit toilet at the trailhead. No AT&T cell service at all.

May 18th, 2021 by NPTraveler

Great parking at the Lion Trailhead off 36. I spent 2 nights here with no problems at all. One other car camper stayed here as well with no issue. Easy drive to Rocky Mountain NP! Would recommend!

May 8th, 2021 by erickareyesgalo

great place on side of road right next to the start of the trail. spent 1 night here. there is NO cell phone reception here. but felt safe and at night 1 other car stayed besides my truck

September 11th, 2020 by thiedekelly

There are lots of people car camping down this entire highway on the turnouts.

August 22nd, 2020 by aruffner09

Pull-off for Lion’s Gulch Trail, between Estes Park and Lyons

June 6th, 2020 by Aud

Near the road but noise OK. Parking. Free.

August 1st, 2019 by Explorex3

Big turnout on 36. It is the start of the Lion trail. Very noisy, but the traffic slow down during the night.