I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the Boulder Beach Campground. We were looking to escape the already hot temperatures of Las Vegas on a Friday night in early May, 2024. Reservable campsites on cooler Mount Charleston were already taken, so we decided to go to explore Lake Mead. The campground was just minutes from Las Vegas and Henderson. The campground sites offered large sites with paved parking, picnic tables, fire pits, and close proximity to well-maintained and clean restrooms (flush toilets, sinks, running water. No showers). We were dry camping in a Class B RV -- so no hookups -- but the campground had plentiful water spigots and lots of sun to charge our solar panels. There was a mix of campers - from those tent camping to others in large RVs. What was particularly nice was that there was some vegetation -- trees which provided some shade and flowering desert bushes. Our site also had a lovely view of the lake, which was about a 20-minute walk from the campground. (We did not walk down to the beach but others reported that it's rocky). There's a Visitor's Center for the recreation area just a few miles down the street. We spoke with the knowledgable and friendly park rangers, watched a park film, picked up some literature, and bought a few souvenirs. read more

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A perfect destination. Facilities are well maintained. We have visited twice and will return.

Stopped for the night. Dry camping. Full hookups on the other side. Beautiful views of Lake Mead. Store on the full hookup side. Hoover dam visitor center not far away. Large camp sites. Well maintained. Easy access to the site. read more

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Its ok. Not great. The view of the lake and mountains is nice. You can see stars and hear coyotes. Nice tables and shade and roads. Cool visitor center. But bathroom locked in the morning. And also you are pretty far from the water. My site was not level. And its pretty expensive (do you pay for entrance and camping separately). Bathroom was dingy and showerless. I dunno, seems overpriced and subpar to me. You can get more for less elsewhere. Note for swimming/diving: the shore is rocky, the water clear! read more

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Been here twice in recent years, for 2 weeks+ each time Camping in the desert is dangerous. A large PARASITIC RABBIT BOTFLY ( cuterebra buccata) layed eggs on my dog and possibly me while I was walking them. These parasites are in the bushes that the Desert Mice + other rodents nest in all around the camp ground, but only saw one this close in spring. Now I have a doctor's visit in my future, or worse, a funeral. Since humans, dogs and cats are not the intended host there is a high risk of the parasites burrowing into the brain or eyes, blinding or killing them Winter months in Nevada are less dangerous as far as Rattlesnakes and Botflies, but there are venomous spiders in the restroom year round. Calville is not much better, and that's why most of Calville is being torn down after the pandemic At Boulder Beach, the beach does not allow dogs, though I've seen people bring them Camp hosts were mostly decent, but one in particular was condescending and grumpy (old short man), in the first loop on the right when driving in. Didn't do anything about people yelling in group camping section hours after curfew on two of the days (that they were on duty for) I stayed on my most recent trip Now that was the second time I camped here. The first time I camped here I was in "D" loop. There were many druggies walking through people's campsite, stealing, circling people's tents, leaving water faucets on a 2 am. One faucet had even been broken by one of the tweakers and had to be repaired the next day after flooding the road Guess they were trying to fix the water level of lake Mead, since the beach in has lowered so far you have to drive down to it since the pandemic. Just camp at red rock instead... read more

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Beautiful water! PlentY of parking space. The view is amazing. The ground is very rocky so You will need water shoes . Basically in the middle of nowhere it is a delightful spot. read more

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The water is ok, but by the shore there was a good amount of trash and gunk from the lake (honestly not sure what it was). I jumped on my floatie to get in further out. It was nice when I was able to do that. The temp was perfect this time of you. Make sure to bring chairs because the shore is rocky and not comfortable without one. There are restrooms with easy access. Dogs are not allowed at Boulder Beach. read more

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We stopped here for the night. Arrived late at night so we had no interaction with any staff. Drove around and found us a spot to park for the night. We didn't actually reserve a camp spot as we were car camping and only stopping for the night. The restrooms and toilets were clean and well maintained. We couldn't find showers so I am not sure if they have any or they were in a different location. Plenty of picnic spaces to spend some time with family and spend the day on the beach. The night was quiet and peaceful. The owls alert us when there was any movement around before we could even hear it. Very nice companions for the night. Morning time was a very nice sight. Plenty of people down by the beach, kayaking, SUP and mountain biking. Definitely a place I would come back to spend some time with family and enjoy the beach and the scenery. read more

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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. read more

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This is a review for the beach only. You can access the beach from the main road by turning by the picnic area. There is ample parking in a rock parking lot. You will want to bring a chair for the beach since it is all rocks. You will also need water socks or some type of footwear to go into the water and to walk on the beach since it is all rocks. The water is nice and you can easily see the bottom. read more

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Honestly it's not the greatest place to go swimming, or take your little ones . There's lots of sharp rocks everywhere and water floor is very muddy the cleanest part are deep . We made the best of it but didn't stay very long . Don't recommend read more

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A lot of meth heads, had one stand in front of my campsite a little past midnight. Someone next to me had to get motion sensor lights for their RV because someone came into their campsite and stole things from just outside near their table Very little space between camp sites Dirt is ok for tenters but not great Desert recluses and black widows in the bathroom for days, even after someone supposed used a power washer to clean the bathroom One Desert Recluse spider was almost as big as my hand. Had to throw my tents and tarps away because they were so full of scorpions read more

It's okay for a place to go with the family for a cheap day.. However all big chunky rocks, So bring chairs to sit. No sand at all. Also there are bathrooms that smell pretty bad in the parking lot. & the water is mucky. No shade. read more

Pretty nice beach BUT you need to come prepared. Bring water shoes because there are rocks everywhere even in the water. The water is perfect! Bring some type of shade like a tent or canopy. Bring beach chairs. Your boom box, cooler, and a BBQ grill (allowed on the beach) NO GLASS and you'll have a blast relaxing in and out of the water. read more

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Your able to park literally at the waterlight smell of fish water. Sand sinks in your feet into the water a bit, which I didn't like to much. read more

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With its sandy beach, palm trees, and clear water Boulder Beach is Magaritaville in the desert. This past Saturday I was wasting away in Magaritaville. With the summer temperature turning the desert into an oven, I had to become more creative with my weekly hiking adventure. So, I chose to waste away stress and negativity with a minor hike alongside Boulder Beach. If the temperature became unbearable, I could turn the hike into a swimming adventure. Boulder Beach-the Magaritaville in the desert rests on the southwest corner of Lake Mead, which is approximately two miles north of US 93. It is one of the rare places along the Lake Mead shoreline exclusively designated as a beach. From my experience it is a rocky Magaritaville. In my opinion, it is far too rocky to swim in the water without flip flops. It is a relaxing place to stand in the water where a mental shaker of salt dissipates stress. I enjoyed the rare opportunity of standing knee-deep in the exact water that is flowing from the Grand Canyon. I enjoyed looking across at the Western mountainside. On a triple digit day, this was a refreshing way of wasting away my stress. Boulder Beach is part of Boulder Beach Campground. This is a spread out section in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The totality of the east portion is a beach connecting Las Vegas Boat Harbor on the south to the Saddle Island area on the north. The west portion is three separate shady areas. The southern area, with its own entrance is a motor trailer campground that includes a store that is open to 5 PM. A country road from area one travels into area two which is a very shady campground that resembles Florida more than Nevada. The country road continues to the third and north area which is a picnic area and ranger station with its own entrance. This is one of my favorite picnic areas in Nevada. It is one of my go-to places to put my phone and mind on airplane mode. If I did not like eating out so much, I would barbecue here. This shaded picnic area with its commanding views overlooking Lake Mead and the soundtrack of birds is so relaxing that I have fallen asleep here. To the east of the picnic area, it is a tolerable distance to the beach. The walk from the picnic area to the beach is where I did the majority of the hiking this past Saturday. When the temperature is cool, Boulder Beach makes a nice trailhead for hiking along the River Mountains Loop Trail. My previous review on Boulder Beach and on the Alan Bible Visitor Center discusses hiking in the vicinity of Boulder Beach. To some people Boulder Beach is shoreline in the desert. To me, it is Magaritaville in the desert. It is a place for wasting away stress and negativity when the weather is scorching. The Daniel.S 2013 Yelp 100 Challenge. Review 93. read more

Really quiet and peaceful majority of campers are RVs and trailers. The walk from the campsite tot the beach is about 15min there are restrooms there but no paper towels or hand soap. To get into the park we paid $25 but this covers parking only and up to 7 days. To actually camp onsite you have to pay $20/night cash only and you pick up an envelope available at the signage before you turn into the campgrounds after getting into the park. You find an available spot write the campground # put in your money and take it back to the signage where you get the envelopes from and drop it in the box. There is no ATM at the shop inside the RV village so either bring cash before hand or go to the nearby casino first. The shop and the park entrance will not take your campsite payment. Also, there is a quiet time curfew: 10pm to 6am not a place for the younger crowd who likes to stay up late and play drinking games like we did-bit of a downer. But you could probably (weather permitting) take your shenanigans out to the beach area it should be far enough away to not disturb ppl...we didn't go because it was 35 out read more

This place is sadly in really poor conditions. Some reviews describe an oasis, nothing even close. Camp is in horrible conditions. Camp workers are rude and condescending (not referring to Rangers.the Rangers were nice and professional). Camp sites are so close to each other that you can hear your neighbors snore. If you are looking for a quiet camping ground this one is not it. Been here many times and it's very noisy. Camp sites being so close to each other does not help one bit. Don't complain that neighbors are up till 1am with their music. Good luck. read more

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The lake was nice but the surrounding landscape/hills were very monotone and uninspiring. This is a national park so no electric, sewer or water lines but water spigot present for drinking water. The park was clean, site 89 had an excellent view of the lake (and a very level paved parking pad) although the lake is very much in the distance now due to the level going down so much. The camp host in the spot next to us seemed not to be a people person. They did a very nice job of landscaping in the park but irrigation is necessary and questionable in this age of a many year drought in the area. No showers so plan accordingly. read more

My first Camping trip in NV was this weekend at Boulder Beach Campground. I will review with the mindset this is not where I am used to camping and just enjoy it for the fact I was out in nature enjoying probably the last stretch of nice weather we will be having for awhile! It is nice to think you can come out here to escape Vegas for a day or two. Lots of trees and flowering bushes. The grounds seemed to be well kept and maintained. There is a small convenience store to buy last minute items open until 5. It is actually a pretty large campground lots of spaces to choose from some are a bit out in the open and others are hidden behind nice bushes and trees. They also had spots with tent pads, a raised up square patch that is not full of rocks. I definitely recommend this place if you are going to make a day of water sports on the lake. When you are done or feel like taking a break come on back in and eat your lunch or dinner at your spot with you stuff and chill out under the stars and drive home the next day! This is kinda a crazy weekend to go camping because you will get whole gamut of people. There was a group of very loud partiers (don't get me wrong I like to party but in a good way not a crazy way) in a near spot that got a little out of control at one time and the rangers were there within minutes taking care of the situation. I would go back and now I know the lay of the land would know where I would prefer to stay next time. read more

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Spacious, refreshing, fun if you bring all the right equipment for shade, floating, music and fun.

We just went for the beach and didn't use the campground, so my review is of that. There were life vests that you could use by the entrance to beach area. The word beach is a little misleading since it's mostly rock. If we had known we may have changed locations or at the very least gotten everyone water shoes. There were bathrooms available close by and plenty of covered picnic areas too. It was pretty quite, so that was nice! read more

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So I've got to be honest, I'm not a camper. Prior to this trip, I'd spent one night in a tent in the last ten years. However, what do you do when you're a Girl Scout Leader and the other Leader wants to provide the girls with a camping experience? You camp. We booked a group site. Initially, we could not get the weekend that we wanted. Although the alternative weekend had free entrance in to Lake Mead, which made drop off for the girls easy and free! Our site was very close to the restroom. I appreciated the flush toilet and working sinks. It would have been better if there was soap, which our girls had to carry back and forth. Nice amount of space, grill, and fire pit. Four picnic benches. We didn't need more tables, but it was nice that we brought pop up tents for some shade. Our next door neighbors were partying pretty late into the evening. I don't know if they were drinking, but seriously be quiet after 12! We only saw the ranger once. Overall, nice campground in great location. read more

No shade. No pop ups allowed. Camp host had major power trip about not letting us pull our two trailers so our doors could face for our little children despite there being 6 empty pull throughs right next to each other and despite not giving us a logical explanation. read more

Love going to Lake Mead. This review is more towards the bathrooms and the shaded bbq area's where filthy. After being on lockdown and the parks starting to open up, we went 3rd day after being back open. Looks as if it has not been cleaned in months. Dont understand where all the $$ is going cuz its $45 for annual pass and $20 for a 7 day. Just was not happy how dirty it was. Hey visitors learn to clean up and take your trashy trash.. read more

Lake Mead has always been the place for my friends and I to go fishing or camping. Like many, I've always been apprehensive to get in the water because ive been told that it's "nasty" or the water is just straight out "dirty." I'm not going to lie-- we saw a plastic cup floating around the water and the breeze occasionally brought in some twigs and debris, but it's really not that bad. I am also guilty of thinking that the water here is flat out gross but it really isn't! In fact I keep coming back because one, I just like water in general coming from the Navy and all, and two we just enjoy ourselves here! If you are planning on coming here, do invest in a pair of swimming shoes--it looks nice at first but once you get in the water you might end up stepping on a rock the size of your fist. Also DO NOT bring your pets here! Im an animal lover myself but you can't just be bringing them here. There are signs posted everywhere that it's not allowed! There is a couple that brought their dog the few times we came here and they did not clean up after it! Just watch your step if you know what I mean. Lastly, it's a great place to go if you want to "get away" and bring your family. It does get busy on the weekends so weekdays are your best bet if one does not like the crowd. It's also pretty close to the picnic table areas! Yay! read more

With National Park Pass, our stay at pull-thru site 147 was the best primitive RV site thus far. Just $10/day with plenty of tree canopies to shaded our site, the warm wind becomes cool wind through our trailer in an instant. No shower, but toilet and sink are clean, and they were just short walking distance away. Water spigots were scatter throughout the campground within easy stroll distance. Exiting boulder campground to Lakeshore road is less than 2min away. Not every sites here have good shade, just our site was one of the best in Boulder Beach Campground. No direct access to the beach, but with 4wheel drive vehicle, we parked right on Lake Mead shoreline and and spend hours playing with water there. read more

Generally a nice quiet campground. The hosts are super nice. Park Rangers patrol frequently. This visit was pretty miserable because of obnoxious drunk kids partying all night. The Ranger came to talk to them, to no avail. We actually cut out trip short because my kids didn't feel safe. Really sad that spring break ends early due to inconsiderate 20 something's. read more

As a swimming beach, this sucks balls: rocky shoreline, mucky and muddy lake bottom, and the place is often crowded with soggy-diapered babies and mariachi-blaring boomboxes. Not recommended! But the campground part was actually pretty nice! Lots of trees, clean restrooms (no showers), quiet, relaxing, and a short 10-minute hike to the water's edge. It's only a 45-minute drive from Vegas, so this is a great spot for a quick one-or-two night campout. read more

Had a great experience at this campground. Super clean and well kept campground. Nice fire pits and tables. Relatively quiet area--with some air traffic in the morning (helicopters you could hear and some airplanes going into Las Vegas that you could barely hear). Clean flush toilets and sink that are well lit at night. No animals or bugs when we were there. There isn't much to do. Boulder beach is about half a mile down the road and it's a bit of an uphill climb to get back to the campground. Only downfall is that it is inside the lake mead national park so you have to pay the entrance fee to the park on top of the campsite fee. read more

This place is a literal oasis in the desert! It was cheap, and had a wonderful view. It has some really nice showers and bathrooms, and you can tell that the owners take really good care of everything. At nighttime you can see many many stars, even though it's only thirty minutes away from Las Vegas. Wonderful place!! read more

Boulder Beach is what I will refer to in this post. Seems that the campground and the beach are consolidated here. However, the beach is public and accessible to anyone entering the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Flush toilets are available as you enter the Boulder Beach turn off. Down by the water are additional non-flushing toilets, as well. All are well maintained and so is the shoreline. Gulls, occasional ducks and other foul inhabit the water front. Due to the rocky terrain on the shore and in the shallow areas, you MUST WEAR SHOES. Just go to CVS on the way there and pick up some water shoes. This is definitely a swimming beach so don't listen to the tenderfoot complaints of others. You can even go in your tennis shoes to overcome the ouch factor to enjoy a refreshing swim. read more

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The beach itself is kind of gross. I really wanted to love it but... no. It's too rocky, there's weird algae and moss, dog crap, all kinds of rubbish everywhere and we even found dead birds by the beach. I don't know how some people can go swimming in there, even the thought of it makes me gag. I'd probably shower in chlorine afterwards. Good pokemon hunting spot though, but not by the actual beach but on the camgrounds... IF you can get internet to work. My LTE barely worked. read more

Everything that you have read about this campground being a literal oasis in the desert is Gospel of Paul. We spent 24 hours at this camp after realizing the sad reality (water recession) as to why a majority of the other campgrounds were ghost towns. My girlfriend and I camped at this facility on a Saturday after deciding to move on from Callville Bay Campground (which is nice, as well) as a result of a waterfront that was, sadly, no where to be found. We stumbled over at about 8:00AM and there were plenty of plots left despite our concern of a first come, first serve campground on a Saturday morning. We found a wonderful spot (120) with a view of the water and plenty of shade from the 105 degree sun. I see in the prior reviews that there are a lot of posts about the beach not being dog friendly, but I want you to know that the camp itself is very dog friendly, and you can go to the private events beach just 200 yards down from the main beach that the pup can run free until their little heart figuratively explodes with joy. I'll be frequenting this campground as both a getaway, but I would absolutely consider this a forever home... you know, if I lived in my tent full-time. Infamous one-sentence review of Boulder Beach Campground? "This place needs no popping-the-tent innuendos to entice you call it temporary home" read more

This place is relaxing & fun! I took pictures and had fun munching on my personal snacks. Playing my B.B.King extra loud. And just wishing that I could get a southern heap n helping of southern hospitality that my home town Memphis is famous for. So on my next trip I will bring ribs that I slow cook and bbq to perfection. Oh its easy to see I have found a new spot to get away from it all...now to hide it from everyone. Oh that will do nicely. ..like an old episode of inspector gadget this message will self destruct in 2.5 seconds. Waves my hands what review? No I didn't write a review for this place! read more

This place is awesome! It makes for some amazing sunsets and great place to go to just get away from the city. Great place to take dogs to swim and get some hiking done Also amazing for photos and picnics! Water is a little muddy but if you have ever gone to a lake before you know that's to be expected . And it's quite a bit rocky so brig some shoes u can swim in not flip flops you will lose them. As well as a think blanket to lay on so your not directly on the rocks. You can drive up right to the water which is fabulous cause u don't have to take trips with your stuff plush u could hang out in the car if u wanted. But also be aware because you have to drive on rocks so if you have a low car it won't work. If u stay after dark (which I suggest) it will be challenging to drive back to the road on rock so pre warning you If going brig camera towels if u wanna swim water and food and make a day of it out in the desert. Be sure to stay after dark if your car can handle it because the stars are amazing! All in all we went late and stayed a whole two hours but it was the best time we have had in Vegas since we move here six months ago. Will defiantly do again!!! read more

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Had a very great time ! Even tho we weren't really knowing what to expect, my hubby and I decided to check it out and little did we know the water was surprisingly PERFECT !! Not too cold or hot even if it was 106 degrees outside the water was great and clean. It was an unexpected mini vacation , definitely going back again . 100% approved read more

I used to come here back in the day with my high school friends, and from back when this place used to be a lot cleaner. I'm disappointed to see the park rangers do not enforce more rules regarding people picking up after themselves or offering special bins to dispose of recyclables and garbage, because there were leftover shoes, broken bottles, and remnants of broken toys and other objects littering the shoreline. They really let themselves go with the beach part, and I really hope they decide to fix things up again. I'm not sure if it was a windy day or something else, but there was an absolute *horrible* smell coming from the water. It might have been the water treatment plant I'm hearing so much about, or the fact that the lake is used for more purposes than recreation (sorry guys!) My friend and I only stayed for about 30 minutes at the most because she couldn't stand the smell and was beginning to be sickened by it. I don't remember this place having a smell like it did, but it really turned off the entire experience for us (seeing as how this was my friend's first time here, it wasn't a great first impression for her and I felt bad). Besides from that, you might want to grab a pair of water shoes, and lots of water to drink. The shoreline and shallow areas of the lake are very rocky, and temperatures can get up past 112 degrees in the summers. The good thing is there's plenty of space to park out here, seeing as Boulder Beach isn't as crowded as it used to be. read more

This review is for the Group Campsite which we utilized during a Scout Camp out. I generally find group campsites to be much nicer and the site we got was no exception. Plenty of room, close to a bathroom, close to water features, lots of room to park cars and trucks at the edge if the camp site. There were 5 picnic tables in the area, a few charcoal grills, and vegetation that separates group campsites pretty good for privacy. There is a half mile walk from the group campsites to the Lake shoreline. read more

Two stars only for the location! Such a beautiful setting and so relaxing! The park itself is in disrepair and rundown. Not impressed.