Best RV Parks & Resorts near Mount Charleston, NV

We love camping at Mount Charleston in the summer! It provides the perfect break from the Vegas heat! McWilliams campground was renovated in 2015 featuring paved parking areas at each campsite. Bathrooms are modern but no showers. Lots of hiking available! We had a very small herd of wild mustangs go through our site! Very cool! Campsites fill up fast!! It can feel crowded. Best to reserve your site in advance www.reserveamerica.com. Campground is dog friendly! There are no RV hook-ups and no dump site.

This park has great proximity to Vegas action and is centrally located for day trips around the area. Staff and security are excellent. Layout of the park and sites are extremely small, and amenities are limited. Plan on spending time out and about enjoying what Vegas has to offer.  See more details:  https://ourepicfieldtrip.com/2020/02/22/thousand-trails-las-vegas-rv-resort-las-vegas-nv-campground-review/

Wow just when you pull in you see trees galore after getting here driving through the desert you realize you’ve now arrived in a little oasis. You can get lakefront RV spots which are so cool if you have a little canoe kayak anything and just jump on the lake and enjoy your day. Full RV hook ups complete shade because of all the trees a Casino in case you want to go try your luck gas station in corner store literally on the same property oh did I mention a swimming pool and volleyball courts? Well they have that to not to mention nice paved roads to ride your bikes and really a neat experience all around little firings random places to enjoy fires on a beach like sitting near the volleyball court overall this place has it all super amazing and super beautiful

The McWilliams Campground, recently renovated and well maintained is my go-to campground when visiting the Mount Charleston area. When the Las Vegas heat smothers the Vegas Valley it is usually over 25 degrees cooler in the mountain, so it seems appropriate that it is referred to as a “sky island” because as a Las Vegas local it feels like an island getaway within an hour drive.

If your navigation app can’t find it try entering the Lee Canyon Ski Resort because that is less than a mile up the road. The campground sign will be on your right heading up the mountain just past the Lower Bristlecone Trail . The even number sites are first-come while the odd numbers are reservable but go quickly when released. My trip this week saw a full campground but it was a family crowd and no rowdy campers. They designed sites for tent or small trailer camping on the back loop and a lot of fairly level sites for RVs dispersed throughout. RV hookups won’t be found here so be prepared to dry camp.

Mule deer grazed in the woods behind my camp site in the early morning. Wild burros and horses also inhabit the area. Wild horses congregate a short walk away at the Meadows in cooler parts of the day. Blue birds and hummingbirds are a common sight as well for birding.

The camp host was friendly and helpful. There were a few drinking water pumps out of order so he helped me find one down the road and offered to drop my 5 gallon jug back at my site up the hill so I didn’t have to carry it.

Droughts affect the mountain and campfire restrictions are common in the summer months. Waterfalls and creeks dry to a trickle. Majestic Bristlecone Pines well adept to the climate provide shade for many sites.

Many older RV's with long-term stays.  However, it is an interesting old place... with Pittman General Store & Café, pool with outside walls, full hook-ups, laundry, mail service, security, and adults only.  Easy access to downtown Las Vegas, with nearby shopping malls and casinos.

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.

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Ok so first of all this isn’t the best part of town so make sure you lock up. Short term, overnight and long term availability. Super nice people. Plenty of space for your camper and a vehicle. Full hook ups Clean pool Laundry facilities Nearby to hotels and restaurants Overall decent place that will always have availability

Gravel roads when you enter into this RV park as well as gravel spots, full hook ups, showers and bathrooms, a nice little grass area with barbecue grill and picnic tables nice little dog area nearby a lot of dust however it has everything you could need not to mention you’re very close to death Valley so it’s a great little RV park nearby to Death Valley without being in the heart of death Valley overall a well kept little RV park for a day or two

This is more of a month to month residential RV park if you check in with Mike who runs the place and your in a bind I’m sure he will work with you for weekly or whatever you may need. But super clean, full hook ups, and they have a pool.

Tried to inquire some information but not able to get anybody in front office. Was told another resident that lots are for purchase. Place used to be called Red Mountain RV Resort. Each lot was customized, so not sure if you are able to purchase daily. Recommend contacting park for more info. They did have pool, laundry facilities and full hookups.

Not sure even where to begin with this place it has so much to offer once you pull in you see a tropical vibe with amazing RV spots private little shade areas trash cans everywhere, tables at each spot, full hook ups, you can get higher end RV spots with tables and a lot more high-end stuff it has a lot going on like private grills you can get there’s a lot going on for the higher end areas and you also get a lot with just your overnighters but really this RV park has it going on it’s a resort for sure. The pool is so tropical it has a lovely waterfall going into the pool nice hot tub, go inside of the bar and restaurant and enjoy game of bowling, nice gym, gift shop, ice cream for sale in the front, mini golf in the back, literally anything you can think of this place has it going on and it’s absolutely amazing here the staff is awesome, they have appropriate parking when you come to check in so you’re not trying to find a place to park nice pool and sites, get your reservation and then go to your location, they have people driving around maintaining the park at all times. Overall this is an exquisite park close to death Valley, close to area 51, close to Beatty Nevada, not much else you would need from an RV park because they have it all!! For all his dog lovers they have an amazing dog run for your animals and they have bathrooms with shower rinse off at the pool in case you needed to rinse off before going back to your RV also they have event nights going on so check out

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.

The RV park was easily accessed from the interstate fairly close to the road but very nice lots of trees the staff was very friendly and except Good Sam

Gravel roads throughout the park, nice large parking spaces for your rigs, they have a cool community garden which is cool because you can go pick some fresh veggies, a nice enclosed pool area kind a looks like an outside garden with clear windows metal framing but there’s a pool inside with plenty of activities going on such as workouts volleyball etc., they have a community clubhouse, each spot comeWith a slab of cement for Anything you may need it for, and a table full hook ups, shaded areas, and they offer a lot of activities a really good place nice people, and overall a good RV park Also they do have a few cabin rentals if you’d like to stay in that rather than in your RV

This campground it’s a cute little quaint place that has full hook ups some of the places are parallel parking. they do have a laundromat bathroom showers a very nice pool they have propane in case you need to fill up very small office but right when you pull in you’ll see it. it’s in a location that you can get to area 51 by just getting on the freeway or take the back roads to get to death Valley. overall a really nice well-kept RV place and just make no a lot of the spots are parallel parking not sure if the people living there are more full time compared to the other spots but there is parallel RV parking which is a first for me to have seen

Honestly, we chose this RV park due to proximity to the Cummins facility. I don’t believe we will choose this park again.

Pros:

Gated. Full hookups.

Cons:

Proximity to Nellis AFB flyovers. Started at 7 am and were on/off all day. If you want a place to sleep in, this is not it. I love planes and jets, but this park is on the flight path.

Everything, except for convenience stores and gas stations, is at least 3-5 miles away: grocery stores, restaurants, etcetera.

Bad part of town, hence the need for security gates.

A severe tire damage spike strip is installed to keep vehicles from going the wrong way. And it is at the sharp left turn to exit (with an RV space across the way). There has to be a better way.

Speed bumps are throughout park. I hate this trend.

Not necessarily big rig friendly if you have a full side slideout. Could not use awning because tree butted right up to the slide.

Stayed here for a night to do laundry, shower, etc.  It's your basic RV park in terms of layout and close neighbors, but we were so impressed with how friendly everyone is!  It might be because it's sort of a co-op, and long term residents are part owners.  Overnighters are welcome though.

We paid $27.25 total with our Passport America discount, so roughly double that without the discount.

Showers were very clean, facilities looked like they'd been recently remodeled.

Laundry was nice and cheap and dryers worked well.  $1/wash and $1.50/dry.

Lots of activities and community events going on here.  Residents seem really happy to be here and were very welcoming even to short timers like us.  There's even a host who stopped by our RV to welcome us and gave us a ton of information and literature about things to do in town and the surrounding area.

The pool is beautiful, and there's a really lovely small walking garden with benches and ponds with huge koi, shaded areas to sit and hang out.

Recycling is available here (but they don't take glass).  

There's a small clean gravel dog run as well.

Propane is also for sale here for $3.75/gal for non members, RV tanks filled on Tuesdays only.  There's also a cylinder exchange.

They have a dump and potable water fill available for non-guests for $10.