North Area Campground, near Storrie Lake State Park, is a solid choice for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors with some essential comforts. The campground offers spacious sites with electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings, making it easy to kick back and enjoy a campfire under the stars.

Visitors have noted the cleanliness of the facilities, with showers and toilets available, although some amenities may be limited during the off-season. As one camper mentioned, “The sites are kept up and there is good distance from other sites,” which adds to the overall comfort of your stay.

For those who enjoy fishing or boating, Storrie Lake is right at your doorstep, providing plenty of opportunities to cast a line or paddle around. Plus, the surrounding scenery is stunning, especially at sunset when the sky lights up with vibrant colors. Just keep in mind that the gates close at 5 PM, so plan your arrivals accordingly.

While some campers have pointed out that the campground could use a bit of updating, the friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere make it a worthwhile stop. Whether you're rolling in with an RV or pitching a tent, North Area Campground has the basics covered for a pleasant camping experience.

This serene lake offers great opportunities for fishing, bird watching, and windsurfing. Choose from a variety of campsites with utility hookups for RVs.
The park is conveniently located near historic Las Vegas.

North Area Campground — Storrie Lake State Park

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Nice campground, we camped right on beach, loved it! The scenery is just beautiful, mountains all around, water was pretty cold

Nice place to stay, beautiful scenery 

Nice lake

$8 for non service free camping around the lake shore or $10 for lean to shelter. The porta potties were overflowing and gross but besides that it was a really nice place to stay. 

Nice Lake Shore Camping

When I stopped in this campground I was checking out the lake in general to see what kind of quality it would have, not really familiar with this area and I had seen it in passing. I was traveling through during the week and it wasn't very crowded but it seemed as though the people who had been staying at the facility really didn't have a lot of regard for the land around the lake. It looked pretty junky and the few people I did see who were still staying looked more like they were squatting than camping. Trash was littered all around their site like they had been on a multi day bender party. Not the best site to see when you pull into a campsite and it didn't look like anyone was enforcing any of the rules around camp.

With that being said camping here is very inexpensive only $8 for a primitive site and to get a fully serviced site for a night for an RV is only $18\. There are several site types available in between those two options, and for the money in this area it is the most inexpensive camping I found.

They do offer in addition to camping, trails, boating and lake activities and play facilities for children. When I was there the lake itself looked pretty clean, although in comparison to their website photos it was not near as blue or well kept.

I could see the bones of this campsite were set in place for it to be a solid 4 or even 5 but with the condition it was in when I visited a 3 is pushing it.

People Don't Respect Campground

This could be a 5 but a 2 is all that I can muster. They shut off ALL water on October first and fail to put that into the reservation site or make it clear at the self pay. The gate closes at 5PM after Oct 1 also. NO CODE to re-enter! The folks that run this place need to powwow with their other State Park counterparts to make major improvements. The vault toilet had not been maintained since 8/26/18\. This was October 5th.... The views and individual shelters are great. Please someone fix this place up. It could be so much more.

Beautiful area but terribly maintained!

It’s not fancy but I like that. Lots of open space, a lake for great fishing -requires day fees. Adobe style covered picnic shelters at campsites (ex basic tent). Reasonable fees. Nice park ranger! RV hookups.

Basic but good! Primitive $8

Nice state park. We dry camped with water site

State park

This state park has nice views of the lake and mountains. The sun sets with a blaze in the sky. We stayed in the electric campground. It was weird to have homes right behind the campsites and the highway right there as well could be loud. The geese and song birds drowned it out though. 

Gorgeous Sunset

Fishing, boating and paddling! Pet friendly and accessible bathrooms. Not very much shade! You’ll need lots of sunscreen! 

Storie Lake

I did enjoy staying in this Campground on the North end. Nice picnic tables with protection, water at each site, trash cans nearby, and vault toilets. The parking could be refreshed but the scenery is excellent. I would have preferred site 38N

Nice Campground with some age

This is a nice state park, and seems to be a favorite of the locals. The campsites on the north side are VERY close together and we had 2 or 3 local families with kids and dogs surrounding us. We went to a local hotel.

Had to leave

Pulled in after a long day drive from Denver. Campground was full but site host told us there was a now show last night for a two day reservation and we could use that site - nice people. Our site has 30 amp electric and water; there is a dump station on site. Cost was $14/night. Each site has an adobe shelter with a picnic table. There is a pit toilet and no showers. Lots of space between sites; each site has a great view of the lake.

Great views

They have shelters for shade,that is part of your campsite. (Reserved spot)
Just water only. 
We were here in late September. 
Very windy,and blowing dust.
Thus campground is a little tired and could use some upgrading. 

O.k. stop for overnight. 

Booked a two week stay at storrie lake after coming from Ute Lake. We have a 34’ RV. It was incredibly difficult getting in, and then when we got to the campsite the spots were also tight. Not a big deal since it was just us and one other person but I can’t imagine if it was full. 

We booked under the impression there was electric and water at our site, and showers and toilets on the campground (we don’t poop or shower In our rv lol). 

The toilets are outhouses (for reference, Ute lake has a heated/cooled bath house and are only at one side of the RV campgrounds. 

The showers are behind a fence that was locked with a key with no indication if it was temporary. 

Our arrival date was on a Sunday and the other camper here informed us if you leave after 5pm the gate is locked and you can’t get back in. We’ve stayed other places that locked the gate but there was a way for you to enter a code so you could get back in. That’s not an option here. I guess you could walk in but there is no parking outside of the campsite so not sure where you’d park and then walk in. There was no indication of this in the booking email I received. 

The only pro is the view

I will return to this campsite. The host, rangers and staff were all nice and approachable. The sites are kept up and there is good distance from other sites, I did stay at a non power location. There is a giant field for activities and fishing at the lake with a large Primitive area. The night sky is amazingly dark since it’s very close The town, which is why it has only four stars. 

Will revisit, clean and spacious.

For the month of November, it was an ok place to stay. The sites ate big and have a shelter to use, if you need. They are pretty level as well. 

Just remember that during Oct - Mar, they shut off the water to each site and only leave you with electric. They also close the main bathroom/shower, there are port-o-lets outside next to them. Oh and this time of year the gates close at 5pm and there is NO way to get your vehicle back in, so you have to park it outside the fence area and walk in to your site. Other than that, it's a pretty good park to stay, for the price. We paid $16 a night and was well worth the stay.

The sites are pretty big, we have a 41' 5th wheel and had no issue getting in. Could be a bit tight of the place was full but it worked out very well.

There is a playground for the kids if you need. Fishing in the lake as well.

Half way descent place to stay

This time of year water is shut off except for one spigot in entire park. No water at dump station.  They close entry gate at 5 pm sharp.  $14 for electric sites and $8 primitive.  Have a 26ft travel trailer no problem with either site.  Quiet except for slight amount of road noise. Hot Springs near by. Other than the water issue and gate closer no other complaints. 

Gate closed at 5pm 

Site have everything except sewer but they do have a dump station. We visited in April so everything was open and as mentioned be back by 5pm cuz the gates get closed. Good place to visit Las Vegas and the South Camp had plenty of room for our 39’ trailer

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