Maroon Bells Basecamp

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  Nabin Shrestha
6 months ago
I just got back from seeing beautiful Fall colors! This was my first time visiting Maroon Bells and I was very much excited. I bought the shuttle bus ticket and with it came the instructions which stated to arrived 45 mins early. I made sure i was there before my scheduled time which was 9:30am. I parked my car and headed to get my boarding pass. The guy at the front was very kind enough to offer me if I would like to go ahead and catch the early bus and I happily said yes. He explained that I had to stand on the Standby line. Lucky me I was able to catch 8am bus and had early start to my trip.The space was less crowded in the morning which was a blessing. I got to take my picture, took some landscape shot and then I hiked to the crater lake.My experience here was worth the early drive! I just wish they would decrease the price of parking to maybe $25 instead of $40.

  Rick Rhay
2 years ago
Parking is a little pricey, and you need a reservation to go see the Maroon Bells on the bus, but it's beautiful, and definitely worth the trip.

  mohsin shaik
5 months ago
Thanks to the staff at front counter to accommodate us in the next available bus, as we missed our actual reservation.

  M A
8 months ago
Peter does his best to ruin your experience. Unhelpful and extremely rude, Peter makes sure that you know he hates working there. He really is one bad apple but management seems to think it's a good idea to have him interacting with customers.

  Parth Parikh
2 years ago
Expensive and very unfair to the customerWe(group of 4) traveling from out of state had prepaid reservation for shuttle service.We reached there at 2 pm and we had reservation for 2:15 pm bus and it took us exactly 7 minutes to park the car and reach at the counter. According to the counter the said that we re 2 minutes late and marked us late on the ticket.The bus was still standing there but they accommodated different people who purchased the ticket from counter. We were fine with that as they told we will accommodate you in the next bus1st strike - We re not accommodated to the next bus as well and they said since you re late we re making you curtsy that we are trying to put you on bus but if you are not able to find availably it s your problem and we ll process you the refund.2nd - In 2:45 bus they had 3 extra space and they randomly accommodated people who were late for 2:30 pm bus and standing behind us in queue. They were also sending people who purchased tickets on counter for 2:45 pm bus.3rd - finally we took the bus but we had to split in 3:1 ratio as the buses were pack.Very unfair and they don t guarantee the spot regardless if you purchase in advance or not.Attached proof of 2:00 parking ticket

  Dee K
2 years ago
Purchased tickets for the 9:30 bus. Got there at the recommended 45 minutes ahead of time. Took 5 minutes to park and get tickets, and then we were told we could get in the early line. The line was already around the building, so we got coffee instead. Got in line at 9 and waited, and were told buses only leave every 30 minutes. So at 9:15 we abandoned the early line and got in the standard 9:30 line. At that point they let the entire early line into a bus that had been sitting there for 10 minutes idling. Moral of the story is they want you to get there early so you pay an extra $5 in parking and then spend even more getting coffee just so you end up leaving at the same time anyway. Complete and total racket.

  Chris Donisch
a year ago
Talus field could be a problem for folks over 55. I'm 67 and the avalanche fields near Maroon Lake had trail rubble and required hiking poles. My party finished 12 miles over Maroon Pass. You MUST carry at LEAST 1 liter of electrolyte water with extra bottles for a warm day. Trail is 4 Star.

  Desi Mora
a year ago
Great place to visit. Well organized process with tickets, transportation and the Rangers answering questions was nice too. The bus driver was funny and made trip up more fun.

  Leslie Crouch
3 years ago
BATHROOMS CLOSED This center made no effort to make it clear that their bathrooms, which were well advertised with multiple signs, were in fact closed long before the last bus from Maroon Bells returned. While on my own futile mission, I saw two families with kids making the long trek down the stairs to the bathrooms, only to have to make the long trip back up.

  Justin Cawood
2 years ago
Pricey for a family to bus up to maroon bells. $20 for a single person and $15 per kid. If the bus tour up to the sight had been more informational it would have possibly been worth it. For my family it was $85. Its not that far.

  Vreni vom Berg
a year ago
Go there. Just do it. Thank me later. AND leave no trace!

  Ash GR
a year ago
Parking is easy and the ticket counter is upstairs, hourly rate is $6. The ticket counter has washrooms.

  Christopher Brooks
a year ago
Fast service. Book ahead of time it s easier.

  Claudia Cervantes (Awareness for Happiness)
9 months ago
I will always come back to see the Marron Bells. It is so beautiful

  Michelle Hobbs
2 years ago
This place was spectacular. We had a fantastic time.

  Truely Truely
2 years ago
Spectacular

  Larry Janicek
3 years ago
Very clean