This is a review of the campground provided by CGN Editors or a User Review by CGN Readers.  It includes a description of the facilities and what was observed in the campground.  This gives you a good idea of what to expect.  May also include general location information, side trips, hiking trips, local fishing, etc.  A listing of the dates the campground has been visited and updated are listed at the end of this section.

In instances where the Camping Guide Nevada has not yet visited the campground, basic information will be provided from the public campground owner.  Submit your reviews to happycamper@campingguidenevada.com.

The scenic rating is on a 1 to 5 scale.  The rating for each listing is based on the impression that the reviewer had at time of inspection of the campground. 

• 1 = Poor          

• 2 = Fair          

• 3 = Good          

• 4 = Great          

• 5 = Among the Best

Note that this is the scenic rating of the actual campground setting, and not the vicinity of the campground or region.

• 1 = Likely to be Alone

• 2 = A Few People, Quite Deserted

• 3 = Maybe Full Around Holidays

• 4 = Fills on Most Weekends

• 5 = Full Every Weekend

This is the amount of shade that most sites in the campground have generally.  There are sites in every campground that can be extreme to one end of the scale or the other, but this is roughly the amount of shade to be expected.

• 1 = Virtually No Shade        

• 2 = Some Shade

• 3 = Moderately Shady      

• 4 = Mostly Shady       

• 5 = Very Densely Forested

These are the type of bathroom facilities available at the campground.  Please note that very few public campground bathrooms are heated.  See types below:

• No Toilets = No maintained toilet facilities.

• Portable Toilets = These are temporary use chemical toilets.  Porta-potties, sani-huts, etc.  Like you find at special events.  These are most often used as a temporary means because of damages caused by vandalism or natural disaster.

• Pit Toilets = Similar to an outhouse, where there is an enclosed shed with a raised toilet platform above a hole in the ground where waste collects (usually has toilet paper).

• Vault Toilets = Similar to Pit Toilets, but can be pumped out (usually vaults are more permanent facilities and better maintained).

• RV-Style Flush Toilets = These are Vault Toilets where waste collects in a basin (similar to a typical toilet) and you press a lever and a valve in the bottom of the basin opens and water washes it down into a vault (typically better smelling than a vault toilet).

• Flush Toilets = Typical flushing restroom toilets.

These are the types of campfire and open cooking units in the campsites:

• Fire Rings = A depression in the ground with a ring of rocks surrounding it for camp fires.  Extra caution should be used with fire rings.  

• Fire Pits = Designed pits in a camp site for camp fires (typically made of concrete, rocks, bricks or metal). 

• Barbecue Grills = Typical barbecue grill designed for charcoal briquettes like you would find at a neighborhood park.  When BBQ Grills are only provided, it usually means that campfires are prohibited.

• Fire Pits w/ Grills is a fire pit that has a flip-over barbecue grill, this allows you to cook directly over a camp fire.

• Fire Pits & Grills are in camp sites that have a fire pit and a separate barbecue grill.  

These are the different types of water facilities found in camps in our region.  NOTE: 

• No Water = This means there are no water facilities provided in the campground. 

• Non-Potable Water = Water is available but does not meet standards for human consumption.  You would have to boil or filter to use this water. 

• Hand-Pumped Water = Water is hand pumped out of a spigot (sometimes these are unreliable or have questionable water quality and you may want to bring water with you). 

• Piped Water = Water is provided out of a spigot for consumption.  

This is the rate for one family with one car (or one RV unit) to camp at the campground per night.  Note that some campgrounds charge per car, and not per site.  Some others will charge for extra people if there are more than 6 persons in your family.  Some camps charge more for pets or extra vehicles (around $5 - $10 per night).

The general rule is if there is no water provided there is no fee (there are only a handful of exceptions).  Fee changes are updated when we learn of them.  However, fees do often go up with little public notice.  Be prepared to pay more than the listed fees. 

Most public camps in this region do not accept reservations and are listed as No Reservations.  In the small percentage that do, this section will be labeled as Reservations Accepted. 

If the campground accepts online reservations, there will be a link below in the CAMP LINKS section that will take you to the reservations page.  If there is no link here, you will need to contact the Ranger District or Park directly to reserve.  When possible, phone numbers are listed in the review.

This section shows whether there are showers provided for campers use and the temperature of the showers, if available.  An extra fee may be required. 

• No Showers = The campground provides no shower facilities.  This is most common in public campgrounds.
• Cold Showers = The water temperature is not adjustable and not heated at all.
• Warm Showers = The temperature for these are not user adjusted and stay the same temperature constantly.  These are common at hot springs.
• Solar Showers = These are non-conventionally heated showers.  The water sits in a roof mounted tank that receives heat from the overhead sun.  The temperatures of these showers are very unrealiable and inconsistent.  The actual water temp is variable and weather dependent.
• Hot Showers = The temperature is user regulated all the way up to Hot.

Click on this icon and a new page will open that takes you to the ACME MAPPER.  It takes a moment, but the page will load with a full USGS Topo Map centered on the campground entrance.  These are a great feature for exploring the area, hiking trails, fishing spots, places to four wheel, etc.  You can print these maps to take with you on your camping journey.

Once at the ACME MAPPER page, you can select other options in the upper right hand corner like street maps, satellite images, weather radar and terrain maps.  The ACME MAPPER is a very useful and powerful interactive mapping feature.

Campgrounds that accept online reservations will have a RESERVATIONS icon.  Click on this icon and a new web page will open at the Reserve America website.  Here you can review the availability of the campground and even select the site you want to reserve. 

Reserve America charges a reservation fee and you must pay for your entire stay in advance.  Terms, conditions and cancellation penalties apply.  However, this can be the only way to get into some of the more popular camps.

NOTE:  The Camping Guide Nevada does not make the reservations for you and is in no part involved with any reservations made on the Reserve America website.  The Camping Guide Nevada does not make any campground reservations.  These links are provided for you for your convenience should you want to book a reservation.

This icon located in the upper left corner of the campground review shows on a map where the camp is located in California or Nevada.  If you click on the icon, a Camping Guide Nevada map will open showing where the campground is located in relation to other neighboring camps, highways, communities and geographic landmarks.

From here you can zoom out further.  You are welcome to use the maps as necessary to plan your travels and camping trips.  You can print them, and even use them on your non-commercial website or blog.  Please contact me at happycamper@campingguidenevada.com should you want to arrange map usage commercially.

Located in many listings are photographs of the campgrounds and the general area and attractions.  Many thanks to my friends, professional photographers and CGNES users who have contributed richly to our database of camp photos.  Click on the photos to enlarge them for better viewing.

Please note that all photographs in the Camping Guide Nevada are copyright protected.  Many photos belong to other parties who retain their copyrights.  No party may use photos on the Camping Guide Nevada site without written permission.  Camping Guide Nevada allows non-commercial websites to use photos it owns for free, provided permission has been obtained and credit given.  In instances where permission is requested to use a photo that Camping Guide Nevada does not have rights to, you will be directed to the photograph owner to obtain permission from them.  E-mail to happycamper@campingguidenevada.com to obtain permissions.