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Best Cabin Camping near Boulder City, NV

75 Reviews

Cabins located within Lake Mead National Recreation Area provide rustic accommodations near Boulder City. Las Vegas Bay Campground offers cabin options with picnic tables, fire rings, and access to flush toilets. Thousand Trails Las Vegas, situated along Boulder Highway, provides cabin rentals with full electrical hookups, water, and sewer connections for a more comfortable stay. "Great experience. I arrived late at night and was still able to check in with a pay stub. Even though it's mid/late November the weather was great," noted a camper about the Las Vegas area accommodations. The Retro Camper with Desert Mountain View provides a single-cabin rental experience with electric hookups, running water, and shower facilities, though space is limited.

Most Boulder City area cabins require reservations, especially during peak season. Cabin options vary in size and amenities, with some accommodating families while others suit solo travelers or couples. Pet policies differ by location—Thousand Trails permits pets at their cabin accommodations while Las Vegas Bay Campground has restrictions. A reviewer mentioned: "The sites are a first come first served basis. There are paved parking pads, concrete table, bbq grill, and fire rings at each site." Meadview RV Park, though slightly farther west in Arizona, offers cabin rentals year-round with pet-friendly policies and picnic tables at each site.

Cabin renters should verify what amenities are provided before arrival. Most locations supply basic furniture and sleeping surfaces but expect guests to bring their own bedding, pillows, and towels. Cooking facilities vary by cabin—some provide outdoor grills while others may have small kitchenettes. Portable water is available at most locations, with Las Vegas Bay Campground offering multiple water spigots throughout the grounds. Market access exists at certain campgrounds like Thousand Trails, which maintains an on-site store for basic provisions. Guests planning extended stays should consider bringing sufficient supplies, as cabin locations can be relatively isolated from major shopping areas.

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Best Cabin Sites Near Boulder City, Nevada (9)

    1. Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    20 Reviews
    Nellis Air Force Base, NV
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (702) 293-8906

    "There is a no generator section meant for tents, but we didn't stay there as it seemed fully booked so I picked an RV/tent site at the far end.  And it was lovely. "

    "Dispersed spaces asphalt pads, concrete picnic tables, fire rings and gorgeous views. What more can we ask? It’s quiet except for the birds. Quail are everywhere."

    2. Thousand Trails Las Vegas

    21 Reviews
    Nellis Air Force Base, NV
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "I can say, bathrooms stay relatively clean, but good luck getting paper towels, lol if you don’t have insurance don’t even try, $2.00 a load for laundry, staff is helpful and friendly."

    "Expect that you will have to move your truck occasionally so people can park/leave. They have a pool, spa and a dog area."

    3. Cottonwood Cove Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    11 Reviews
    Searchlight, NV
    28 miles
    Website

    "No showers. Only cold running water. No service, but it's just a short walk to the marina where you can get signal or they offer wifi. Each space has a picnic table, fire pit and grill."

    "Only a few of the 45 sites have shady cottonwood trees, and there are only uncovered picnic tables, so come prepared with a shade canopy for much needed relief!"

    4. Retro Camper with Desert Mountain View

    4 Reviews
    Jean, NV
    28 miles
    +1 (715) 697-8237

    $75 - $85 / night

    "Cozy indoors rustic outdoors. The Pioneer Saloon just a 5 minute walk down the hill. Live music Friday-Sunday. Everyone is friendly. Heather was a great host and always a text away."

    "Nestled against a picturesque desert mountain backdrop, it provides a serene and unforgettable getaway."

    5. Happy Trails Campground & Mini Motel

    10 Reviews
    Meadview, AZ
    50 miles
    Website
    +1 (928) 564-2241

    $18 - $95 / night

    "Seems like they are working their butts off to provide amazing experiences for their guest... like wild horses and glamping! "

    "Small town, big heart is what comes to mind when I think of Happy Trails. Extremely hospitable hosts, very welcoming, but will respect your space if you’re not feeling chatty."

    6. Arizona Bay in Lake Mohave

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    Searchlight, NV
    27 miles

    7. Arrowhead Cove — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    4 Reviews
    Bullhead City, AZ
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (702) 293-8990

    $50 / night

    "I was looking for a remote Cove to set up for a couple nights on Lake Mead and found this little gem off the beaten path but still accessible on a rugged and steeply graded access road."

    "ok, when you drive in from the entrance off of bullhead make sure you keep driving and pass princess cove and just keep driving until you see a paved road on your left..."

    8. Meadview RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Meadview, AZ
    48 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 775-2662

    $18 - $150 / night

    "Stumbled upon this gem when trying to get campground (CG) reservations near the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim, but none were to be found."

    "Convenient and safe parking for any size RV with power and water connection, dump station. Manager was very friendly shared lots of useful information. All equipment in a good condition!"

    9. 22 Vikings Camp and Cabin

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    Dolan Springs, AZ
    43 miles
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  • Alexa C.
    Mar. 11, 2019

    Cottonwood Cove Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Nice and quiet.

    The campgrounds themselves and the bathrooms were clean. No showers. Only cold running water. No service, but it's just a short walk to the marina where you can get signal or they offer wifi. Each space has a picnic table, fire pit and grill. Not much space between them so it isn't a whole lot of privacy but that wasnt an issue because it wasnt packed while I was there. It was nice and quiet, great view of the stars at night. First come first serve, $20 a night. I would definitely come back again. Downside is there is little to no shade in the grounds.

  • Colette K.
    Apr. 25, 2018

    Cottonwood Cove Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground, near Lake Mohave, NV

    Ranger Review: Midland X-Talker Two-way Radios at Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV

    CAMPGROUND REVIEW

    Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground is located 14 miles east of Searchlight, NV, on the shores of Lake Mohave. The decent into Cottonwood Cove is quite dramatic (about 2900 ft), for which the roadside cactus can attest, as the types of cacti change even with the slightest elevation change.

    The "lower" in Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground's name characterizes it's lower elevation compared to the "upper" campground, which naturally has higher elevation.

    Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground is included in Lake Mead National Recreation Area campgrounds, and keeping with their custom, all sites are first come first serve. The Cottonwood Cove area has low elevation, at about 650 feet above sea level, which means it gets very hot during the late spring, summer, and early fall months.

    Only a few of the 45 sites have shady cottonwood trees, and there are only uncovered picnic tables, so come prepared with a shade canopy for much needed relief! There are beautiful views of Lake Mohave, three very clean restroom buildings (no showers), water on taps, and fire rings at every site. There is an RV dump station located near the entrance to the Upper Campground (although the Upper Campground is closed).

    The Lower Campground is situated behind a hill, which obstructs cell service. Walking only a short distance to the marina area, you'll find a strong 4G signal. The park service provides fee-based internet at the campground, but we didn't try it.

    Cottonwood Cove has a full service boat marina, gas, motel, RV resort (with full hook-ups), watercraft rentals/supplies, sandy beach, and shaded picnic tables with BBQs.

    Here's a drive-along tour of Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground: https://youtu.be/s6AQ6KqtxPg

    Overall, we enjoyed our stay at this campground. It was a peaceful place, with jackrabbits, a couple of hungry ducks, many songbirds, and the stars at night were bright & beautiful. 4 stars (not 5 stars due to lack of provided shade).

    PRODUCT REVIEW

    As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I get products to test from time to time. While camping at Cottonwood Cove Lower Campground, we tested Midland X-Talker Two-way Radios (model T51).

    https://midlandusa.com/product/x-talker-t51vp/

    Camping in an isolated area behind a large hill was the perfect place to review these radios. However, with the hill as an obstruction our range was limited. [Note: We also tried these radios at home, and our maximum range was 3 small neighborhood blocks. Perhaps to achieve the maximum range of "28 miles," you'd need to be on the open ocean on a calm day or out on a very flat prairie.]

    Here's a video demonstration of the Midland X-Talker Two-way Radios:

    https://youtu.be/ocCEzY-MgUc

    As you can see in our review video, we compared the Midland radios with a very inexpensive set. Midland's quality is far superior.

    The Midland's instruction booklet is easy to follow, buttons are easy to operate, radio is comfortable to hold, and the belt clip is very tight (exercise care unlatching to prevent breaking). And… the NOAA Weather Radio scan was our biggest surprise, as you'll see in this video:

    https://youtu.be/nZvTipRcln8

    The radios can be charged while positioned on the charging stand or via a charging cord plugged directly into the radio and to an electrical source (such as a portable power bank).

    Overall, we are very impressed with the clear reception and convenience of the Midland X-Talker Two-way Radios. We are looking forward to using these radios during our future no-cell service camping, fishing, and hiking adventures. 5 stars

  • Amy G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 8, 2025

    Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    In the desert, but feels cozy somehow

    We landed in Vegas and headed straight out of the city to this campground.  I booked it online, not ever having seen it in person, but I'd stay again in an instant. 

    We had site 23 - very shaded and "green" - site 24 (not ours) was very open to the desert. 

    There is a no generator section meant for tents, but we didn't stay there as it seemed fully booked so I picked an RV/tent site at the far end.  And it was lovely.  The site was in the middle of a turn around, so we were in the "donut center" so to speak and it was quiet, shaded and beautiful.  Lot of palms and oleander that gave a lot of privacy. A short walk to the bathroom (hundred yards maybe?) but they were clean and the toilets were the flush kind, not pit kind. Drinking water was available too. There were fire pits at each site and a picnic table. Our site - and I assume most - were dirt/sand mix that made for easy tent set up.  But don't count on getting your stakes into the ground. There were a lot of small rocks around the site - obviously used by many campers to "stake out" the tent with.  We did so as well. 

    The campground as a whole was a short drive off the main road, but very easy to get to. 

    Absolutely I'd stay here again.

  • R
    Feb. 27, 2021

    Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Wonderful!

    Free dump station and potable water. Dispersed spaces asphalt pads, concrete picnic tables, fire rings and gorgeous views. What more can we ask? It’s quiet except for the birds. Quail are everywhere. Close to the water and it’s peacefully quiet.

  • Wayne B.
    Nov. 9, 2023

    Cottonwood Cove Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Quiet, inexpensive and peaceful

    When we first got here there was no available water ( main water line break) and the bathrooms were closed and they had set up several portable bathrooms. They quickly fixed the water line on day two and bathrooms were re-opened and water was available at the sites. No hook ups, but worth the $20 a night ( must be done online), quiet, peaceful and only a couple other campers here. Walking distance to Lake Mojave ( Sandy beach looks beautiful when you walk up to it, but then you see all the rusty battle caps, bottles, some broken glass, fishing line and trash about) where there is a marina with a store ( pricey as you’d expect). Camp sites aren’t very big, but I had no problem with my 19ft trailer. They have 45 sites ( loops around for easy turn around at top of campground) and ours was level. No camp host here, but service truck drives through at about noon everyday. Trash bins available. Regular flush bathrooms were pretty clean ( no showers).The nights ( sun down here at 4:30pm) are awesome and star gazing is amazing and you can hear coyote’s in the distance. A few palm trees and some sites have nice shade. We had such a nice experience here, we decided to stay an extra night!

  • Theresa R.
    Nov. 3, 2020

    Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    The best so far!

    This is by far the best national Park campground we have stayed at. They have planted lots of trees in the campground for shade in the middle of the desert. So from the highway you come in at, it looks like a little oasis in the middle of the desert. We arrived on Wednesday and had about 3/4 of the campground to choose from. There were fire rings, picnic tables, and a trash dumpster, plus clean restrooms. There is a dump station and also fresh water to fill your freshwater tank. No hook ups, so bring everything you need. Highly recommended!

  • J
    Nov. 7, 2021

    Thousand Trails Las Vegas

    Good park for the city.

    This is a Thousand Trails RV Resort located in the city of Las Vegas. The park is large and the sites are pretty tight. It does fit large rigs, but your neighbors are close, and it is FHU. There are a lot of full-timers at this park. The RV resort is decently maintained and has multiple laundry facilities and restrooms. There is a large heated pool and a nice deck area for relaxing. They have large, fenced dog run that could be cleaner. There is also an office and community room where there is live music and other entertainment during the week. This park does have tiny houses for rent and they are well kept. It is in a decent location, close to shopping and casinos. Downtown Las Vegas is just a couple miles away and a quick drive. The resort is located on busy roads which can be noisy at times. There is a ranger station at the entrance and security. The park had some issues with electricity being rewired and they were currently down 86 spots, but we were told they would be fixed soon. Overall, a nice park and a good stay close to everything.

    For videos on this park and others, check out our YouTube channel: Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure.

  • Alyssa S.
    Apr. 4, 2021

    Thousand Trails Las Vegas

    Typical thousand trails

    This RV park is a typical thousand trails park. Kind of dumpy, super tight spots, not well maintained, and not in the best area. The spots are packed in tight with very little room to park your vehicle. Our spot was next to a fire hydrant so we had a little extra room to park our truck but we were 1 of 2. The spots are gravel and ours was very hard to get level in even with auto level.. we had SO many leveling blocks under the back. No bench, no fire pit, nothing extra. There was trash at our site, which seemed pretty standard. We barely had cell service the whole time (T-Mobile) and there is no free WiFi, it’s extra. We also had to pay extra for a 50 amp site (which was necessary to run our AC because it was so hot). The pool was very small, not heated, deteriorating, but clean at least. There are 3 laundry facilities and only 4 working washers and 4 working dryers in the whole 200+ spot campground spread out over 3 different buildings. This made for long waits to do any laundry. There is no change machine on site and they offer the wash connect app, but the app can’t find 6/8 machines which is a problem. Lots of trailer park looking trailers with junk, trash, and permanent structures built on. The campground is gated which is nice because it’s not in the best area and they have barbed wire around the whole thing.

    Overall, we would stay here again if we had to, because it was free but it is definitely a pretty dumpy campground.

  • M
    Jun. 15, 2021

    Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Beautiful views, clean

    The sites are a first come first served basis. There are paved parking pads, concrete table, bbq grill, and fire rings at each site. View of a canyon stream, some coyotes heard at night. There is a restroom with flushable toilets that are clean. There is a free dump station. Rates are $20 per night, $10 for senior or access pass holders.

Guide to Boulder City

Cabin camping near Boulder City, Nevada provides outdoor accommodations within easy access of Lake Mead's shoreline and nearby desert trails. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 100°F during day hours, while winter nights can drop below freezing. Most cabin rentals in this region require advance reservations year-round due to limited availability and high demand during peak tourist seasons.

What to do

Water activities at Lake Mead: Arrowhead Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers pristine water access for swimmers. "The water is the clearest I've ever seen and the water fowl dive freely along the banks. It was refreshing rinsing off in the crisp, clear water! Bring water shoes as most of the coastline is rocky," notes a visitor.

Stargazing sessions: Cabin areas around Boulder City provide excellent night sky viewing opportunities away from Las Vegas light pollution. "Beautiful skies with visible starry nights," reports a visitor who stayed at a cabin site near Lake Mead. The lack of tall vegetation and clear desert air creates optimal conditions for constellation spotting.

Off-road exploration: Numerous trails around cabin locations accommodate various vehicles. "There are many things you can do: fishing, hiking, biking, atv riding, swimming, gold prospecting, walking, visit the sky walk, kayaking, and so much more," notes a visitor to Meadview RV Park, which offers cabin options approximately 45 minutes from Boulder City.

What campers like

Privacy between sites: Some cabin areas offer good separation between accommodations. "Sites are small. RVs larger than 31 ft will have a hard time fitting. This is dry camp only. No hookups or dump station. Portable water is available. Sites are well developed," reports a camper at Las Vegas Bay Campground.

Mountain scenery: The desert mountain backdrop creates dramatic views from cabin locations. "I was amazed at the dazzling views of the Grapevine Mountains and Grand Canyon West," writes a visitor who stayed at a cabin site near Lake Mead. The mountains shift color throughout the day, particularly at sunset.

Wildlife viewing: Happy Trails Campground offers cabin options with good wildlife observation opportunities. "Beautiful views and very peaceful. Excellent for star gazing! Lots of trails to explore with your off roading toys," notes a visitor. Morning and evening hours provide the best wildlife spotting opportunities.

What you should know

Limited facilities: Many cabins offer basic amenities only. "Most locations supply basic furniture and sleeping surfaces but expect guests to bring their own bedding, pillows, and towels," confirms a recent visitor. Stock up on supplies before arrival.

Weather considerations: Summer cabin stays require planning for extreme heat. "Temps were at 102 during the day and 70s at night," reports a visitor at Las Vegas Bay Campground. Air conditioning is not standard at all cabin locations, so confirm availability when booking.

Variable cell service: Communication options differ between cabin locations. "I was greeted by the very nice owner/manager who provided in-depth details on the area," writes a visitor about the check-in process at a cabin site near Lake Mead. Request printed directions before arrival as GPS reliability varies.

Tips for camping with families

Cabin selection factors: Choose locations with appropriate space for children. "We had site 23 - very shaded and 'green' - site 24 (not ours) was very open to the desert," notes a family who stayed in the area. Confirm sleeping capacity before booking as cabin sizes vary significantly.

Bathroom accessibility: Retro Camper with Desert Mountain View offers cabin-style accommodations with modern facilities. "Cozy indoors rustic outdoors. The Pioneer Saloon just a 5 minute walk down the hill," notes a visitor with dogs, highlighting the convenience of having amenities within walking distance.

Kid-friendly interactions: Some cabin sites offer unique experiences for children. "I was greeted promptly by Scarlet, the 12-year-old boss. So cute! A small family run diamond in the rough RV park was such a pleasant surprise," writes a visitor who stayed at a family-owned cabin site near Boulder City.

Tips from RVers

Site selection strategy: Thousand Trails Las Vegas provides cabin rentals alongside RV sites. "The spots are gravel and ours was very hard to get level in even with auto level.. we had SO many leveling blocks under the back. No bench, no fire pit, nothing extra," warns an RVer who stayed at a cabin site near Boulder City. Request specific site information when booking.

Electricity demands: Cabin accommodations with air conditioning require adequate power. "I did notice they do upcharge a few bucks if you are using 50amp. They do have full hookups and cabins on site," notes an RVer who stayed near Boulder City. Budget for additional electrical fees during summer months.

Storage considerations: Cabin storage space varies significantly between locations. "The nearest major amenities are in Kingman about an hour away so stock up before you arrive. If you really want to get away from it all this quiet CG is your place," advises an RV owner who stayed at a cabin site west of Boulder City.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Boulder City, NV is Las Vegas Bay Campground — Lake Mead National Recreation Area with a 4.4-star rating from 20 reviews.

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