Boulder Beach Campground

Arrived on a Thursday evening, lots of available spaces, very quiet, tons of coyotes yipping at night so watch your pets. Friday evening the campground filled to capacity, loud talking and squealing/giggling until 4am. Full on Saturday too, but music turned off at 10 and it was fairly quiet. Many spots have partial shade, water is available at each campsite but rules says you are not to “hook up”. Potable water available at dump station. Very clean and well maintained. About 30 minute drive from Las Vegas.

Boulder Beach is a very scenic place to dry camp overlooking Lake Mead. The trees and foliage make it feel like an oasis and provide a bit of privacy and separation between some sites. We were there in winter and it was pretty chilly at night but I'm sure it would be intolerably hot in the summer without the trees for shade. Plus it attracts lots of birds who flit round in them, much to our entertainment.

Even with short days and some shade, we were able to generate enough solar power. We Had to manage it a little but we didn’t struggle.

Navigating the loops was no problem with our 50+ foot bumper pull. Sites are level and pretty generous. We had plenty of room in our pull-through to unhook the truck as well as unload our sidecar from the toy hauler. The sites are equipped with fire pits as well as those massive national park concrete tables.

The campground as a whole is well-maintained and clean. Water spigots are readily available. We were even able to stretch a hose to one to fill the trailer without moving. There was no potable water available at the dump station during our stay. It looks like there was some issue and it was cut off -- not sure if that was temporary or permanent. But again, plenty of water access in the campground loops.

The restrooms are standard issue national park style with stalls and sinks but no soap. They are cleaned thoroughly daily.

We had no issue finding a site in the off-season but I imagine it's super busy other times of the year.

It's a nice walk down to the lake and along the foot path past the ruins of the Hualapai Lodge. It’s well worth a stroll to take in the scenery and history.

NOTE: there seems to be a lot of confusion between this national park campground and the Lake Mead RV Village next door that offers full hookups. So read the reviews carefully to make sure you’re looking for info on the right one.

Overall we love this spot, the view is amazing being right on the lake! Some you have to be careful with your timing on getting a site the place is usually full if the weathers nice. The camp sites most have some shade via trees and provide adequate privacy when your campsite is set up correctly. The biggest plus is they don’t separate tents and RV’s. We have a small camping group and we have all of the above and it’s nice being able to all be together. The only camp hosts and rangers are helpful and usually about. The only down fall is they allow 30 day camping so there is a lot of transient that post for long periods of time with problematic rigs that keeps the hosts and rangers busy. Don’t let it deter you! Still an amazing spot with quick access to the water. (And bring your hose bandit to flush your tanks)

I camped here for 7 nights so I could go see a few things in the area. It was pretty good place, quite and managed by really nice folks. I had good cell phone service her however, the WiFi for this camp just flat never worked the entire time I was there. I would camp here again but would make sure to save cell phone data so you can use it instead of the WiFi.

This is a dry camping only first come, first served BLM campground and $20/night (cash only). We really liked staying here even though it was very windy 4 of the 8 days we were there. We hiked the Historic Railroad Trail to the Hoover Dam, drove 60 miles north to Valley of Fire State Park, and it was easy to explore Las Vegas. No OTA TV channels, cellular was good with 3 bars AT&T, supposedly there was 3rd party WiFi available for purchase (expensive and not available at all sites). Restrooms were clean but had no showers. The sites were spacious and for the most part were level. We were in the “D” loop and had a great view of Lake Mead. When we were there, many sites were available each day. The campground has lots of trees/vegetation and the park had recently been renovated with new asphalt roads and cement pads. They are currently renovating the other side of the park and is expected to be completed by spring 2020.

We stayed here Sept. 4, our first night after picking up our rental RV. After we got our site we decided to see Hoover Dam as it was very close and with the sun setting it was beautiful. We came back to the campground after dark and only a few others were in the whole place. We saw jack rabbits in the morning and a road runner. The lake was pretty low but still pretty.

Flush toilet / water available / bathroom sink / no shower / table / fire pit / easy access / middle shade.

You have to pay 25$ to enter in the recreational area… America the beautiful pass accept. Campground is little bit noisy because a lot of people come here during week-end. Sanitaries have bathroom sink and flush toilets, there are clean. Sites have not a lot of shade, and lack a little of privacy. Try to be there early to have those with the lake view.

The real attraction of this campground is the Mead Lake: you can swim, water is really good and clean. After a hot day, or when you wake up, it's really pleasant! There is a nice beach just down the campground. The mineral landscape is amazing, especially at Sunset.

It's just 45mn from Las Vegas, it can be a good option if you don't want to take an hotel.