Echo Bay Campground
Its 34 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs $20/night ($10 with a senior or access pass), and it is open year-round. Echo Bay Campground is a National Park Service campground near Overton, Nevada.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 7A campsite at Echo Bay Campground, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Photo: Andrew Cattoir, NPS, Public domain
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Hookups
- None
- Access road
- Paved
- Cell service
- Spotty
- Shade
- Some shade
Echo Bay Campground sits inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.3 miles outside the boundary of Jimbilnan Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Inspiration for eBay's name: eBay founder Pierre Omidyar used to frequent Echo Bay's marina before it closed in February 2013; when echobay.com was already taken, he shortened it to eBay.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $20/night ($10 with a senior or access pass)
- Entrance fee
- $25 per vehicle (1-7 days); Interagency and Lake Mead passes accepted
- Booking window
- Can be made the same day as arrival
- Cancellations
- Day-before or day-of cancellations pay a $10 fee and forfeit the first night; no-shows pay $20 and forfeit the first night
Sources: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-27; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 34
- RV sites
- 1
- Accessible sites
- 3
- Hookups
- None
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, dump station, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-27; nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Campsites
34 sites. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB Site 4 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 4 |
| EB Site 5 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 5 |
| EB Site 6 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 6 |
| EB Site 7 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 7 |
| EB Site 8 H | lower | Rv nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site EB Site 8 H |
| EB Site 9 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book site EB Site 9 |
| EB Site 10 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 10 |
| EB Site 11 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 11 |
| EB Site 12 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 12 |
| EB Site 13 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 13 |
| EB Site 14 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 14 |
| EB Site 15 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 15 |
| EB Site 16 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 16 |
| EB Site 17 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 17 |
| EB Site 18 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 18 |
| EB Site 19 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 19 |
| EB Site 20 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 20 |
| EB Site 21 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 21 |
| EB Site 22 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 22 |
| EB Site 23 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 23 |
| EB Site 24 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 24 |
| EB Site 25 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 25 |
| EB Site 26 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 26 |
| EB Site 27 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 27 |
| EB Site 28 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 28 |
| EB Site 29 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 29 |
| EB Site 30 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 30 |
| EB Site 31 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 31 |
| EB Site 32 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 32 |
| EB Site 33 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 33 |
| EB Site 34 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 34 |
| EB Site 35 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 35 |
| EB Site 36 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 36 |
| EB Site 37 | lower | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site EB Site 37 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-27. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 30 days per developed campground, 90 days within any consecutive 12-month period
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Source: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Paved
- Cell service, reported
- Spotty
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 1,213 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (7/1 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
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Season and winter services
Echo Bay Campground is open year-round .
Source: maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Current conditions
- Reported 2026-09-26: The Echo Bay launch ramp is being extended to keep pace with Lake Mead's falling water level (construction started May 2026, expected through December 2026); NPS says the ramp stays open to boaters via a portable mat lane during the work. (fox5vegas.com)
Common questions
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Around Echo Bay Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Mead, whose mapped center point is 26 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Mead fishing on fishypedia.com.
Lake Mead's mapped center point is 26 miles from Echo Bay Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Lake Mead water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Lime Canyon Wilderness (9.4 miles to its center) , and Pinto Valley Wilderness (11 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs and swimming nearby
Nearest to Echo Bay Campground, in straight-line miles: Rogers Spring (hot spring, 4.8 miles), Boulder Beach (swimming hole, 27 miles), Gold Strike Hot Springs (hot spring, 27 miles), and Arizona Hot Springs (hot spring, 29 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Overton and campgrounds in Clark.
Sources
- recreation.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-25
- nps.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-25
- campsitephotos.com (cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (elevationFt, cellService (Lower Loop specific)), accessed 2026-09-26
- fox5vegas.com (conditionReports (launch ramp extension)), accessed 2026-09-26
- en.wikipedia.org (notableFeature (eBay name origin, marina closed 2013)), accessed 2026-09-26
- recreation.gov (sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-27
- nps.gov (entranceFee, fee), accessed 2026-09-27
- nps.gov (fee, hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (entranceFee), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- nps.gov (sites.ada), accessed 2026-09-27
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Andrew Cattoir, NPS, Public domain
- Photo 2: Lake Mead NRA Public Affairs, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Photo 3: Andrew Cattoir, NPS, Public domain
- Photo 4: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 7: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)