Boulder Beach Campground

The view from this campground is great, the whole of Boulder Basin stretching out before you. You have to drive or be prepared for a walk (not terrible) down to the actual beach. There are four different areas; swim beach where no cars allowed, kayak/canoe beach you can drive to, personal watercraft beach you can drive to, and a fishing beach you can drive to.

Weeekends were definitely full of jetskis on the water but weekdays we had a lovely paddleboard and kayak out to a few of the islands. Hoover Dam isn't far away and a good morning trip (tours still closed). There's a great paved bike path that goes on forever. The water here is really lovely, clear and blue.

it is FCFS but we easily got a spot on a Thursday morning. It filled up quite a bit on Friday so if you want a choice spot get there early. About every fifth site has a shelter which was pretty critical as it was 100-105 in mid May.

Great cell coverage.

Amazing view of Lake Mead, although, it’s further away than it looks. We paid for two nights at site 53, probably one of the best sites in the campground. Then we paid for three more nights. And then three more nights. It was so relaxing and peaceful, we didn’t want to leave. Some sites have water hookups; ours did not but they are in the process of adding water to all sites. Bathrooms were clean. Dump station has two lanes and potable water. Camp hosts were friendly. Cell signal was strong. We’d definitely camp here again.

Site fees are cash only; there’s an ATM in the casino at the Hoover Dam Lodge, which was kind of quirky and fun spot.

Lots of great hiking in the area. We came to do the Gold Strike Hot Springs hike, which is 1,000% worth the effort.

There was not much separation between sites and a large percentage of the RVs were running generators all day. Unfortunately, there were more than a few inconsiderate campers running the generators past the 10pm quiet time, which apparently is not enforced. The rules state you cannot stay permanently hooked to the water, only fill your tanks. Do not forgot there is a $25 fee to enter the park and an additional $20/night which overall is expensive for dry camping. There is no free WiFi, it is $4.95 per day. The views are extraordinary in the park though.

We arrived in early March, 2021 to find cool weather and a good turn over of sites, so it was easy to find a good site. The campground is clean & well run. I can typically see an operation that is run with some military discipline. They Camp Hosts are all really helpful and show how much they care by the work they perform.
This is a great place to set up a base camp to hike locally, visit the Valley of Fire as well as the Hoover Dam area. If you prefer to donate to the Las Vegas casinos this is also a great option.

As of this writing, the park is in phase 1 of adding water to the campsites. Some have the water hookups, some don’t. We got lucky on a holiday weekend and nabbed a pull through with water hookup. The back in parking is set on an angle and much easier than most to back in to. Trash, bathrooms, dump station, and water all on site and $20/day (cash only) wasn’t asking much. Loved all the mature trees and landscaping and the fact you actually have some space to roll out a mat and get comfortable. We have 2 young children and they loved it. Park rangers are friendly and easy to find if you need them but are kindly unobtrusive.

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.