Boulder Beach Campground
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- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 14:12 UTC
- A night
- $20From, per site
- Sites
- 1369 of them walk-up
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 1 notices
In the agency’s own words
Boulder Beach Campground is located just minutes from Las Vegas along the Boulder Basin of Lake Mead. It’s open year-round and features large paved sites that can accommodate tents or large RVs, along with tables, fire pits and/or grills. Restrooms and water spigots are located throughout the campsites. Temperatures usually surpass 100F (37C) degrees June-August. In May and September, daytime highs are around 90F (32C). October-April, temperatures are much cooler. Lows can dip to freezing temps December-February. The area averages 4 inches of rain each year. There is lush vegetation that provides shade, and many sites have pristine views of the lake. Boulder Beach is about a 20-minute walk from the campground. Keep reading
Recreation
When you stay at Boulder Beach Campground, you’ll have access to many recreation opportunities. Boulder Beach, Special Events Beach, Canoe/Kayak Beach and PWC Beach are 1-2 miles away. At these locations you can swim, kayak and jetski. If you prefer to explore the park on land, the River Mountains Loop Trail passes right by the campground. This paved trail is more than 30 miles long and leads to the Historic Railroad Tunnell Trail near the Alan Bible Visitor Center. Other nearby amenities include the Hemenway Harbor Fishing Pier and boat launch ramp. At the Las Vegas Boat Harbor or Lake Mead Marina you can rent a boat for a few hours or dine at the docks. Lake Mead Cruises is also nearby and offers cruises seasonally on the lake to the Hoover Dam and back. ~Air tour noise may be present at times throughout the day. Please check the park website at www.nps.gov/lake for updates on amenity closures.
Facilities
Each campsite provides space for up to eight people with one camping unit, i.e., motor home or camp trailer. A maximum of two motorized vehicles, four motorcycles or combination thereof if towed or carried on or by a camper may occupy a site. Paved roads lead to each site, and the sites are asphalt or concrete. There are multiple water spigots and restrooms spread throughout the campground. The restrooms have sinks and flush toilets. There are no showers. Accessible sites are available. An RV dump station and water refill station are located near the entrance of the campground.
Natural Features
Boulder Beach Campground is like an oasis, because of the lush vegetation that shades nearly every campsite. There is a mix of palm trees, oleanders, mature cottonwood trees and native vegetation that also helps provide privacy between sites. Most campsites offer views of Lake Mead, Fortification Hill and the River Mountains. Wildlife in the area includes many species of birds and lizards along with antelope squirrels and the coyotes.
Nearby Attractions
The Hoover Dam is just minutes to the south along U.S. Highway 93. Nearby Boulder City has multiple dining, shopping and adventure options.
Charges & Cancellations
Please have cancellations processed in the system in advance of your visit when you can so that others may enjoy that site.
What the agency tells you
Lake Mead NRA does require an entrance fee in addition to camping fees. Entrance fees can be purchased on rec.gov or at entrance station locations. • The campground has a 1-person minimum/8-person maximum per site and one camping unit, i.e., motor home or camp trailer. (A maximum of two motorized vehicles, four motorcycles or combination thereof if towed or carried on or by a camper may occupy a site). • Reservations are required for all sites through this reservation system and can be made the same day as arrival. Cash is not accepted, and sites can only be booked through rec.gov. • Motor vehicles must be parked in designated sites/parking areas only and may not be driven onto the dirt or across irrigation ditches. • Camping in the park is limited to a total of 90 days within any consecutive 12-month period. • Camping is limited to 30 days in any consectutive 12-month period at all developed campgrounds. • Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please do not create or sustain unreasonable noise, including generators, during those hours. • All trash must be disposed of in appropriate trash or recycling receptacles. • Pets must be kept on a leash not to exceed 6-feet in length and should not be left unattended. Never leave your pet in a closed vehicle. Pet excrement must be disposed of in trash containers. • Please do not feed wildlife. Wild animals can become dependent on handouts of food and lose their fear of humans. This is dangerous for the wildlife and you. • Trees can provide refreshing shade and a windbreak for campers. It is illegal to cut or damage any tree in a national park. Please do not hang items from the trees such as hammocks, trash or laundry bags. • Fires are permitted in grills, fire rings, portable stoves, portable barbecues and portable fireplaces in all campgrounds. • Fires should not be left unattended and must be completely extinguished with water, doused and stirred. Please do not empty live coal into dumpsters. • A campground host is available onsite to offer assistance. Wireless internet (WIFI) is not available at any campgrounds managed by Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 136
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Paved pads
- 135 of 136
- Accessible sites
- 15
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Showers
- None at this campground
- “There are no showers.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 30 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach
- Tree cover
- 0%
- Night sky · 58th darkest of 65 in NV
- Bortle 5
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Park Service says
- Yes
2 of 127 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 14:12 UTC
recreation.gov lists 130 of the 136 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
OpenBooked
These counts cover the 136 reservable sites only. This campground also has first-come sites, and recreation.gov publishes no availability for a site you can’t reserve.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 22
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Please have cancellations processed in the system in advance of your visit when you can so that others may enjoy that site.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 14:12 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
136 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 129 mapped sitesAll 136 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 135 of the 136 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 130 of the 136 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| (G) | Site 100 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 1,549 ft | 475 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 101 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 1,620 ft | 467 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 102 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 1,596 ft | 428 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 103 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,681 ft | 461 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 104 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,641 ft | 408 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 105 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,738 ft | 470 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 106 | standard nonelectric | yes | 77 ft | 1,881 ft | 308 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 107 | standard nonelectric | 77 ft | 1,864 ft | 351 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 108 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,864 ft | 401 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 109 | standard nonelectric | yes | 47 ft | 1,821 ft | 423 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 110 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,825 ft | 459 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 111 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 1,746 ft | 504 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 112 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 1,757 ft | 533 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 113 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 1,710 ft | 549 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 114 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,706 ft | 573 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 115 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,674 ft | 586 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 116 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 1,645 ft | 594 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 117 | standard nonelectric | yes | 63 ft | 1,616 ft | 558 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 118 | standard nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,804 ft | 531 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 119 | standard nonelectric | 64 ft | 1,858 ft | 484 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 120 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,912 ft | 415 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 121 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,951 ft | 340 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 122 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 1,961 ft | 296 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 123 | standard nonelectric | 80 ft | 1,924 ftLake Mead | 237 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 124 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,933 ft | 332 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 125 | standard nonelectric | yes | 78 ft | 1,832 ft | 358 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 126 | standard nonelectric | yes | 62 ft | 1,708 ft | 419 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 127 | standard nonelectric | 86 ft | 1,500 ft | 595 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 128 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,534 ft | 516 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 129 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 1,566 ft | 460 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 130 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 1,658 ft | 421 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 131 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,693 ft | 356 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 132 | standard nonelectric | 69 ft | 1,768 ft | 342 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 133 | standard nonelectric | 69 ft | 1,800 ft | 273 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 134 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 1,909 ft | 272 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 135 | standard nonelectric | 73 ft | 1,941 ft | 204 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 88 | type not stated | 50 ft | 1,719 ft | 370 ft | |||
| (G) | Site 89 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 1,651 ft | 343 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 90 | standard nonelectric | yes | 67 ft | 1,580 ft | 337 ft | $20 | |
| (G) | Site 91 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,522 ft | 361 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 92 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,494 ft | 412 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 93 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,468 ft | 477 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 94 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 1,453 ft | 525 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 95 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 1,549 ft | 605 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 96 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 1,505 ft | 572 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 97 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,569 ft | 536 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 98 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,523 ft | 532 ft | $20 | ||
| (G) | Site 99 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 1,589 ft | 498 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 1 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 2,199 ft | 310 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 10 | type not stated | 2,333 ftHemenway Wash | 528 ft | ||||
| A | Site 11 | standard nonelectric | 98 ft | 2,324 ftHemenway Wash | 719 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 12 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,282 ftHemenway Wash | 612 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 13 | standard nonelectric | 93 ft | 2,400 ftHemenway Wash | 642 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 14 | type not stated | yes | 2,351 ftHemenway Wash | 622 ft | |||
| A | Site 15 | standard nonelectric | yes | 86 ft | 2,330 ft | 546 ft | $20 | |
| A | Site 16 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 2,270 ft | 460 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 17 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,166 ft | 423 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 18 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 2,216 ft | 417 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 2 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,124 ft | 296 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 20 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,155 ft | 371 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 3 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,339 ftHemenway Wash | 442 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 4 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 2,194 ft | 339 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 5 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 2,287 ftHemenway Wash | 515 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 6 | standard nonelectric | 73 ft | 2,271 ft | 400 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 7 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,226 ftHemenway Wash | 627 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 8 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,342 ft | 466 ft | $20 | ||
| A | Site 9 | standard nonelectric | 90 ft | 2,216 ftHemenway Wash | 711 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 19 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 2,091 ft | 456 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 21 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,199 ft | 516 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 22 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 2,078 ft | 486 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 23 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 2,305 ft | 532 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 24 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,171 ft | 464 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 25 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,325 ftLake Mead | 566 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 26 | standard nonelectric | 69 ft | 2,247 ft | 465 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 27 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 2,347 ftLake Mead | 615 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 28 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 2,258 ftLake Mead | 487 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 29 | standard nonelectric | 101 ft | 2,301 ftLake Mead | 616 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 30 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 2,272 ftLake Mead | 523 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 31 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 2,185 ftLake Mead | 513 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 32 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,212 ftLake Mead | 495 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 33 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 2,150 ftLake Mead | 419 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 34 | standard nonelectric | yes | 59 ft | 2,204 ftLake Mead | 457 ft | $20 | |
| B | Site 35 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 2,127 ftLake Mead | 358 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 36 | type not stated | 2,183 ftLake Mead | 408 ft | ||||
| B | Site 37 | standard nonelectric | yes | 67 ft | 2,117 ftLake Mead | 334 ft | $20 | |
| B | Site 38 | type not stated | 2,180 ftLake Mead | 396 ft | ||||
| B | Site 39 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 2,122 ftLake Mead | 339 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 40 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 2,076 ft | 410 ft | $20 | ||
| B | Site 41 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 2,058 ft | 365 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 42 | standard nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,981 ftLake Mead | 228 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 43 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 2,047 ftLake Mead | 275 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 44 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 1,991 ftLake Mead | 211 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 45 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,051 ftLake Mead | 270 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 46 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 2,000 ftLake Mead | 216 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 47 | standard nonelectric | yes | 67 ft | 2,050 ftLake Mead | 313 ft | $20 | |
| C | Site 48 | standard nonelectric | 80 ft | 1,997 ftLake Mead | 238 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 49 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 2,036 ftLake Mead | 371 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 50 | standard nonelectric | yes | 67 ft | 1,990 ftLake Mead | 282 ft | $20 | |
| C | Site 51 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 2,017 ftLake Mead | 412 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 52 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,958 ftLake Mead | 369 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 53 | standard nonelectric | 106 ft | 1,943 ftLake Mead | 456 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 54 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,890 ftLake Mead | 324 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 55 | standard nonelectric | 94 ft | 1,836 ftLake Mead | 385 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 56 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,899 ftLake Mead | 261 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 57 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 1,843 ftLake Mead | 247 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 58 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,916 ftLake Mead | 199 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 59 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 1,863 ftLake Mead | 147 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 60 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,917 ftLake Mead | 153 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 61 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,863 ftLake Mead | 102 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 62 | standard nonelectric | 74 ft | 1,912 ftLake Mead | 126 ft | $20 | ||
| C | Site 63 | type not stated | 1,852 ftLake Mead | 85 ft | ||||
| C | Site 64 | standard nonelectric | 81 ft | 1,906 ftLake Mead | 141 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 65 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,767 ftLake Mead | 96 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 66 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 1,713 ftLake Mead | 101 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 67 | standard nonelectric | yes | 56 ft | 1,788 ftLake Mead | 65 ft | $20 | |
| D | Site 68 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 1,730 ftLake Mead | 55 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 69 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,785 ftLake Mead | 162 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 70 | standard nonelectric | yes | 56 ft | 1,737 ftLake Mead | 96 ft | $20 | |
| D | Site 71 | standard nonelectric | yes | 58 ft | 1,779 ftLake Mead | 230 ft | $20 | |
| D | Site 72 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,733 ftLake Mead | 188 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 73 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 1,749 ftLake Mead | 332 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 74 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,720 ftLake Mead | 243 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 75 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 1,696 ftLake Mead | 406 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 76 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 1,703 ftLake Mead | 313 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 77 | standard nonelectric | 95 ft | 1,589 ftLake Mead | 402 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 78 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,630 ftLake Mead | 285 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 79 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 1,587 ftLake Mead | 323 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 80 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 1,648 ftLake Mead | 216 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 81 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 1,598 ftLake Mead | 261 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 82 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,657 ftLake Mead | 156 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 83 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,604 ftLake Mead | 208 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 84 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,641 ftLake Mead | 146 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 85 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 1,596 ftLake Mead | 190 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 86 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 1,648 ftLake Mead | 159 ft | $20 | ||
| D | Site 87 | standard nonelectric | 67 ft | 1,583 ftLake Mead | 211 ft | $20 | ||
| standard nonelectric | $20 |
25 of 136 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Boulder Beach Group CampsitesLake Mead National Recreation Area · 0.1 mi
Lake Mead RV VillageLake Mead National Recreation Area · 0.2 mi
Las Vegas Bay CampgroundLake Mead National Recreation Area · 7.4 mi
Callville Bay CampgroundLake Mead National Recreation Area · 8.2 mi
Callville Bay RV ParkLake Mead National Recreation Area · 8.5 mi
Willow Beach CampgroundLake Mead National Recreation Area · 14 miLocated just minutes from Las Vegas along Lakeshore Road within the park between the cities of Henderson and Boulder City, Nevada. Take U.S. Highway 93 into the Boulder Beach Entrance of the park. Follow Lakeshore Road 2 miles and take your second right. The NPS campground is on the left.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Boulder City, NV
Typical weather
Typical October night 58°F, day 88°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 38°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Boulder Beach Campground is in Nevada’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Dina Titus (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“the agency's own site records list "CELL PHONE SERVICE" on 134 of 136 campsites here”