Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 32
- Hookups
- 24 electric, 24 with water, 8 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Colorado River
- Nearest town
- Laughlin
- Address
- 4220 So. Needles Hwy. #3
- Phone
- 702-298-1859
- Activities
- Boat Launch, Canoeing / Water Sports, Fishing, Hiking
31 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 32 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Nevada Division of State Parks' published camping rate for this park: $20.00/vehicle/night (Nevada-plated vehicles), $25.00/vehicle/night (non-Nevada vehicles); +$10.00/night for any site with a utility hookup. (This park's rate is higher than Nevada State Parks' usual $15/$20 rate.) A $5.00 non-refundable reservation transaction fee applies per booking on reservenevada.com.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 45° | 33° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 69° | 48° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| March | 74° | 53° | 39° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 84° | 60° | 45° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 95° | 71° | 54° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 106° | 80° | 63° | 117° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 110° | 88° | 79° | 119° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 107° | 86° | 73° | 117° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 101° | 78° | 64° | 111° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 87° | 64° | 49° | 99° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 76° | 54° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 64° | 44° | 34° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Davis Camp Dry Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Davis Camp RV Campground A · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Davis Camp RV Campground B · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Davis Camp RV Campground C · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Davis Camp RV Campground D · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
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