Camping in Nevada
Nevada has 92 public campgrounds on record, 51 reservable and 37 first-come. The U.S. Forest Service runs the most, 43 of 92. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.
First-come Alum Creek 
Reservable Angel Creek Campground 
Reservable Angel Lake Campground 
Reservable Arch Rock Campground Reservable Atlatl Rock Campground 
Reservable Baker Creek Campground Reservable Beaver Dam State Park 
First-come Belmont Campground 
Reservable Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park 
First-come Berry Creek Campground 
First-come Big Bend Campground Reservable Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area 
First-come Big Creek Campground 
Reservable Bird Creek Campground 
First-come Bob Scott Campground 
Reservable Boulder Beach Campground 
Reservable Boulder Beach Group Campsites 
Reservable Callville Bay Campground 
Reservable Callville Bay RV Park 
Reservable Cathedral Gorge State Park 
Reservable Cave Lake State Park 
First-come Cherry Creek Campground 
First-come Cleve Creek Campground 
First-come Columbine Campground 
Reservable Cottonwood Cove Campground 
Reservable Cottonwood Cove RV Park 
Reservable Davis Creek Campground 
Reservable Dayton State Park 
First-come Desert Creek Campground First-come Divine Springs Campground 
Reservable East Creek Campground 
Reservable Echo Bay Campground 
Reservable Echo Bay RV Park 
Reservable Echo Canyon State Park 
Reservable Fletcher View Campground 
Reservable Fort Churchill State Historic Park 
Reservable Grey Cliffs Campground 
Reservable Hilltop Campground 
First-come Illipah Reservoir Recreation Area 
First-come Jack Creek Campground 
First-come Jarbidge Campground 
First-come Kalamazoo Campground 
Reservable Kershaw-Ryan State Park 
First-come Kingston Campground 
First-come Kyle Canyon Campground 
Reservable Lahontan State Recreation Area 
Reservable Lake Mead RV Village 
Reservable Las Vegas Bay Campground 
First-come Lower Bluster Campground 
Reservable Lower Lehman Creek Campground 
First-come Lye Creek Campground 
Reservable Mahogany Grove Group Campground Not on record Mathews Canyon Dam 
Reservable Mcwilliams Campground 
First-come Meadow Valley Campground 
Reservable Mt. Rose Campground 
Reservable Nevada Beach Campground 
Not on record North Wildhorse Recreation Area 
First-come Pavlak Campground 
First-come Peavine Creek Campground 
First-come Pine Creek Campground 
First-come Pine Creek Campground 
Reservable Red Rock Canyon Campground 
Reservable Rye Patch State Recreation Area 
First-come Sacramento Pass Recreation Area 
First-come San Juan Dispersed Campground 
First-come Sawmill Campground 
First-come Slide Creek Campground 
First-come Snake Creek Primitive Campsites 
Reservable South Fork State Recreation Area 
Reservable South Ruby Campground 
First-come Sportsman's Beach Recreation Site 
Reservable Spring Valley State Park 
First-come Steven's Camp Recreation Area First-come Tabor Creek Campground 
Reservable Thomas Canyon Campground 
Reservable Timber Creek Campground 
First-come Toquima Cave Campground 
First-come Upper Bluster Campground 
Reservable Upper Lehman Creek Campground 
First-come Urdahl Campground Reservable Walker River State Recreation Area 
Reservable Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park 
Reservable Ward Mountain Campground 
Reservable Washoe Lake State Park 
Reservable Wheeler Peak Campground 
First-come White River Campground 
Reservable Wild Horse State Recreation Area 
First-come Wildhorse Crossing Campground 
Not on record Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area 
Reservable Zephyr Cove RV & Campground Not on record Zunino/Jiggs Reservoir Recreation Area No campgrounds match.
How booking works in Nevada
- 37 first-come
- 24 Recreation.gov
- 19 Reserve Nevada
- 1 Callville Bay Resort & Marina (phone 702-565-8958)
- 1 Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina (phone 702-394-4000)
- 1 Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina (phone 877-262-8212)
- 1 Lake Mead Mohave Adventures
- 1 Lake Mead RV Village (book 844-311-5678, office 702-293-2540)
- 1 Recreation.gov for some sites, including group and multi-family; the rest are first-come, first-served
- 1 Recreation.gov for some sites; the rest are first-come, first-served
- 1 Washoe County Parks reservations
There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 37 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served. 24 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 19 campgrounds book through Reserve Nevada. 1 campground books through Callville Bay Resort & Marina (phone 702-565-8958). 1 campground books through Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina (phone 702-394-4000). 1 campground books through Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina (phone 877-262-8212). 1 campground books through Lake Mead Mohave Adventures. 1 campground books through Lake Mead RV Village (book 844-311-5678, office 702-293-2540). 1 campground books through Recreation.gov for some sites, including group and multi-family; the rest are first-come, first-served. 1 campground books through Recreation.gov for some sites; the rest are first-come, first-served. 1 campground books through Washoe County Parks reservations.
For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Nevada state parks on publiclandsdb.com. Camping away from a developed campground is a land rule, not a campground: Nevada BLM land on publiclandsdb.com has each unit's dispersed-camping rule and boundary.
Narrower lists
37 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 29 stay open year-round ; and 21 sit on a named lake . By agency: 13 BLM campgrounds , 43 National Forest campgrounds , 16 National Park Service campgrounds , and 19 State Park campgrounds .