BOULDER BEACH CAMPGROUND
RUN BY: Lake Meade Nat'l Recreation
Area, Nat'l Park Service
LOCATION: Boulder City, NV
UTILITIES: NONE
COST: $20 (Senior Pass is accepted
for 50% discount)
OUR RATING (1-5): I - 4
NOTES: The campground is right on the
lake about 5 miles from Hoover Dam. You can hike to the dam. The
water used to be just yards from the bike and hiking trail that runs
between the lake and the campground, but the water is so low now that
it is a good tenth of a mile to the lake. The biking/hiking trail is
quite extensive. I saw a mile 22 marker. It is desert and totally
open. There are a few trees - mostly euchalyptus - in the
campground. These are being watered by "recycled" water to
keep them alive. There are airplanes overhead almost constantly
because you are right under a Las Vegas airport flight path, but they
never bothered us.
Environment: desert.
Amenities: Bathrooms.
Dump & Water: There is also
a dump station near the entrance to the campground.
Phone Service: Good Verizon
Location: Near visitor's center
which is located on Rt 93 between Boulder City, NV and Hoover Dam.
Proximity to shopping: Boulder
City is nearby. Las Vegas is <50 mi over the mountain.
Camping Population: typical NPS
- quite varied.
Sites: Good sized sites. Most
relatively level. Lots of good views.
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RATING KEY: category - score
Categories: I - established
campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II - boondocking,
dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but
one
might choose to stay for more than a night.
III - over-night
areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1
thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the
environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population,
site, phone service
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