Description

Nevada, Atlatl Rock Campground in the Valley of Fire State Park is located 15 miles off Highway-15 on good country roads. 

Directions:

On Interstate-15 in Las Vegas, proceed Northeast for approximately 27 miles to the small town of Crystal.  There are just a few gas stations in Crystal.  From Crystal take the Valley of Fire Highway to the south for approximately 15 files to the west entrance gate.  Continue approximately a mile further to Campground Road and go left.  In under a mile you will find both of the parks campgrounds.  

Please see the Campbase map for the location of the campgrounds. 

The campground address used here is a general park address.  

Comment

Atlatl Rock Campground, Valley of Fire State Park is open all year with 40 RV or tent camp spots.  Walk-in tent sites are also available.  Atlatl Rock Campground is located near the western park entrance.  Reservations are recommended for all sites.  Reservations are available on the state parks web site.  Sites not reserved are first-come, first-served.  Atlatl Rock Campground has 20 electric and water hookup camp sites.  Atlatl Rock Campground also has a limited number of walk-in camp spots.  Ice is not available in the park.  Firewood is available at the Visitors Center.  The best time to visit the park is during the fall, winter, or spring.  Summer temperatures are usually over 100 degrees.  All Camp spots have shaded picnic tables for those extremely hot summer days.  Campbase estimates that RV's up to 45 feet can be accommodated in a limited number of camp spots in the campground. Atlatl Rock Campground is best for the big rigs due to larger parking pads.  Campbase recommends rigs no longer than 40 feet due to average camp spot sizes and narrow park entrance roads.

Since there is a limited number of first-come, first-served camp spots, it's best to arrive in the park no later than noon in order to secure a spot.  During the spring and fall(peak season), camp spots are completely gone by 2:00 P.M.  If all Camp spots inside the national park are taken the next closest camping location is on BLM land outside the West and East entrances.  The BLM camping is all primitive.  Look at the bottom of this page for additional nearby campgrounds. If a camp spot is reserved it will have a camp reservation card on the camp spot post.

The parks beauty comes from the red Aztec sandstone rocks throughout the park.  The park is located in a desert area near the Overton Arm of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.  

There is no cellular service in most of the park.  A pay phone is available at the visitors center.  Cell service is available from Parking Lot 3.

Local Recreation:

Hiking and climbing are by far the most popular activities in the park.  There are loads of great trails in the park area including Rainbow Vista Trail, Prospect Trail, and Balancing Rock Trail to name a few.  

For a driving tour try White Dome Road.  There are loads of sights to see right from the highway. 

Photography is popular in the park with thousands of photo opportunities.  You almost can't take a bad picture.  See the Campbase "Photos" tab for a few examples.  

Petrified wood is viewable just off the main park road near the campgrounds.  There are several fenced in areas with petrified wood. Please see the Campbase "Photos" tab for a few pictures.