In a rear bumper structure for a vehicle including a rear opening of a load compartment
formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body, there are provided a bumper reinforcement
fixed to a rear end of a vehicle body so as to define its fixed position with respect
to the vehicle body and extend in a vehicle width direction, and a main body of
bumper opening-and-closing portion located in front of the bumper reinforcement
to selectively open or close a lower part of the rear opening, and a bumper facer
attached to the main body to cover the bumper reinforcement from a vehicle rear
side, wherein the main body is moved between the vehicle body and the bumper reinforcement
such that the bumper reinforcement is always located between the main body and
the bumper facer.