Willow Beach Campground
Willow Beach Campground offers 9 tent campground sites and is located just 30 minutes from Boulder City and 45 minutes from the Las Vegas strip. With its unique location, the park offers scenic views of the Colorado River, Black Canyon, as well as the mountain and desert landscapes in the distance. Enjoy a variety of water activities on Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, hike on the many trails in the recreation area, tour the Hoover Dam, or head to Las Vegas for some nightlife entertainment.
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Getting there
| Coordinates | 35.8734° N, 114.6522° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 13.3 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 25.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | Henderson RV ↗ | 29.8 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 0.7 mi
- 9.8 mi
- 12.6 miLake Mead Headquarters Information Kiosk ↗Visitor center
Public land it sits in
Black Canyon Wilderness begins about 2.9 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 2.9 miBlack Canyon Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 17,220 acres
- 3.5 miEldorado Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/NPS · 32,016 acres
- 3.9 miMount Wilson Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · 23,900 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Boulder Dam HotelBuilding · Boulder City · 12.4 mi
- Old Boulder City HospitalBuilding · Boulder City · 12.4 mi
Guidebooks for Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Arizona
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- Guide to Common Plants of Lake Mead National Recreation AreaElizabeth A. Powell and Frederick H. Landau, 2023Find at Bookshop.org
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Willow Beach Campground?
No. Willow Beach Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
What if Willow Beach Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Willow Beach RV Park (under 0.1 mi, first-come), Lake Mead RV Village (13.9 mi, first-come), and Boulder Beach Group Campsites (14.1 mi).
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Which national park is Willow Beach Campground in?
Willow Beach Campground is a Lake Mead National Recreation Area campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.