Pluses: Beautiful campground, stunning views, nice walking areas. Spaced out campsites, not too close to others. Super close to Vegas. Clean sites, decent bathroom with tp Minuses: Only reason a star removed is because the camp host was no where to be found, second time coming and that was irritating because Labor Day weekend we tried to come but seemed the first come first serve sites where being held when nobody was at site but nobody was overseeing this so it was a big mess and nobody to even speak to. This time we got a spot but no camp host there again. Other minuses don't go against rating but more of my personal preferences. This is dry camping (no water) that's not a big deal normally but mount Charleston has no stores anywhere you gotta drive to sky canyon smiths to get water, wood, ice,... any other little things you might need so it's dry camping and you really need to bring lots of water if you don't want to drive into town. Again no water, no showers either. Many sites have stairs, a bit of a pain to unload and load. read more

Hilltop Campground - Walking around - Campgrounds Near Me

We had the best experience camping here! Campsites were beautiful and the facilities were well maintained. The perfect escape from Las Vegas! Charles was so helpful and welcoming! We will absolutely be camping here again! read more

Hilltop Campground - Campgrounds Near Me

Not sure what some of the crying is about wrt this campsite. It's gorgeous: wooded and about 30 degrees cooler than Vegas yet only a 45 minute drive away! Large private campsites with excellent views of the mountains or set back in the woods. The bathrooms are vault tiers (welcome to car camping folks) and there are not showers but, well...it's camping. We have stayed twice now (site 19 and 23- both excellent choices) A number of trails start from the campground or a short walk/drive away. Large parking pad (our Ram 2500 fit without issue) and big picnic table and cooking grill (bring your charcoal). The only complaint is the fires rings are elevated and surrounded by metal. I know it's to ensure the idiots don't burn done the mountain, but I prefer low fire pits on dirt. read more

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I couldn't find a location for this specific campground up at Mt. Charleston and wanted to write about my recent experience so I added this to Yelp for others to share also. This campground is ALWAYS booked, and it's not on the cheap side (close to $40/night with fees). We made a reservation in advance and camped up there last Saturday, August 5th. Pro's of our visit, because I am always a positive Yelper :) *Beautiful views! *Each campground has a fire pit, picnic table & bbq. *Easy access to walk to hiking trails (along the road, so be careful!). *Semi-secluded sites (we took note on which one we would book next time...if we care to return). Cons: (Ugh, here we go - and some are subjective to our visit, so this could not be for everyone) * All the bathrooms and shower facilities are LOCKED. In place of them, is porta-potties. Each one we walked to had no toilet paper (we brought our own thank goodness) and were getting on the full side. (and we were there on a peak weekend). I think it would be wise to edit the websites and information to reflect this place doesn't have the nice bathrooms and showers anymore. I'm assuming because of funding. Sad face. No running water at the drinking fountains also. *Our lovely neighbors. We were a little unlucky in that we had very rude neighbors that clearly don't understand camping etiquette. Burping and belching loudly, hawking spit out (every 5 mins) and SNORING all night. It was comically loud. I almost considered it violating the 10pm quiet hour rule. If anyone knows the golden rule of camping, it's we all go to escape idiots and reconnect with the tranquil outdoors. *Safety: Again, just our luck, we had teenagers driving about 25-30 mph through the campground roads around 9:30pm at night, when it's clearly 10 mph posted everywhere. They looped around blasting music about 3-4 times. I was so concerned they would hit a child or someone who was walking to use the restroom in the dark since they were going so fast. *Dumpsters: I always have a leave no trace rule and pack in and out, but if I had wanted to leave my trash from my overnight stay, the dumpsters were so full, and it sadly looked like people had illegally dumped there, or that it hadn't been serviced in 3+ weeks. Awful. It basically encourages people to leave trash. These experiences made our camping overnight trip not the best, and we hope the camp host and Recreation.gov will take this feedback into consideration. read more

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I had to go check out myself because of all the NEGATIVE comments... yes, the negative comments. I am a Las Vegan and I know how to decode the yelp comments. Difficult to believe the host act like a Nazzi and everybody should be aware... I check in for 2 nights, paid $19/night and leave an extra $12 for donation like I always do.... I wanted to check the host and I briefly talked to him. I definitly saw right away, he was not very social and not a people person but stayed polite. I hear him twice asking to people to correctly park. He said please and thank you... It is true, in his tone you can feel a little bit of ego trip and a cop voice instead of a host voice. It will be more pleasant to hear : "good morning, how your stay is going so far? Do you mind to just park in the parking area and not in the natural environment? Thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your day! " I have been to many other campsite where every host were very pleasant.... This guy is definitly not very customer service specialist, and try to reinforce the rules as much possible. I had to check out myself because we do not pay taxes in Las Vegas and it is important for us to welcome conventioners and tourist. Service is a very important part of las vegas. Why 3 stars..... There is not to many rules on campsite, but one major one is quiet hours.... My neighbour had 5 childrens and 4 adults. The kids keep screaming and playing until midnight. The male adults keep singing until 4 AM. If the host want to reinforce 1 rule it should be the one of quiet hours.... (10PM- 6AM ), so why not coming around 10h30PM to ask the late nightimer to be a little more respectful for other.. This site is beautiful, and have large spaces for camping. There is no water, so bring your own. The restrooms should be exchange more often , not ones a week. Maybe friday and monday. I had a great time, love the site, the vue and will be back before the end of the season. read more

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I would really like to give 3.5 stars BUT overall this is a solid campground. Yes, there are no showers, but your camping so get over it or buy a portable camping shower like we did. Yes, the bathrooms are portapottys. But again, your camping; get over it. And honestly they were some of the best portapottys I ever used simply bc they never really stank. The views are AMAZING. And its only 45 mins away from Vegas! Hello weekend camp getaways :) We went up to the campground on a Tuesday and had no problem getting 2 separate campsites for 2 nights each. I'm guessing it's not so easy on the weekends as we did see a lot of ppl coming up to set up camp the closer it got to the weekend... would definitely camp here again though... read more

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The campsite was very clean.. even the portable toilets were manageable! The reason for my 3 stars is purely based on the ranger. What a jerk! We'd just arrived at the site, unpacking, setting up and setting up the tent when he came over literally screaming at us to move the two wheels off of the dirt. Even with his terrible tone, and we said no problem! Of course we are up to camp for some relaxation and to get away from the "city attitudes". This was mid tent set up. About 5 minutes go by and he comes SCREAMING again! "This is the second time I'm telling you to move the truck! Did you hear me???!" Ok... so that pushed my step dads buttons and they both exchanged words. When my dad asked if he could just give us 10 minutes to finish the tent.. his reply was, "no! I drove around the site once and you didn't move it" He was absolutely unbelievable. Move the truck, no problem! We are not up to camp to start trouble. I get it, we all want to preserve the land. But... approach. Every other site I've visited, the rangers come over, say hello, ask if we need any firewood, explain any rules, and tell us where or what to do if we have trouble. This guy was soooo opposite of who should be working at the site. We asked his name, he wouldn't give it. Then we asked for his bosses name, his reply "he's on vacation". We won't be back to hilltop. Beautiful site, but I won't take a chance on anyone ruining the little vacation time we get. Side note, he also drove the truck much faster than he should've been and was blasting slim shady.. that gave us a small laugh. Young kid and he needs a bit of "dealing with the public" training. read more

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A nice quick getaway from Las Vegas. Fun hiking paths and great scenery. The downside is that there are only nasty out houses for restrooms, which I'm not sure that they get emptied. No water at all. We have been coming here for years and can't remember if they every had the actual real restrooms open , which are right where the portables are located. Campground host not friendly at all. Pretty much just rude and unwelcoming. We are planning on a longer drive to stay at a better campground next time. read more

***CAMPERS BEWARE*** Where do I even start? This place is NOT the place to take your large family for sure. The rules are crazy, the host is the WORST & there's very little space for your tents. We were told they assumed it would be 3 - 8 person tents lol What? We had 20 people, some were 2 to a tent. Didn't expect no room on a TRIPLE FEE CAMPSITE! Everywhere flat, level or shaded was "not allowed". Most of the space that was allowed was uneven, next to the parking and in full sun. As for parking, We had one car with a bit of gravel under the tire and were told to move it. All 4 tires have to be on the pavement. Fine.... The gravel was ON THE PAVEMENT! This guy was so rude and so annoying he ruined the first night we spent there. The shower/toilet building is locked as the well has dried up. Fine. We're camping and don't expect showers. The toilets however.....They were porta potties, which is ok but they were VILE and damn near full because they're only emptied ONCE A WEEK! This was right next to the triple site with up to 24 people allowed. Just imagine! There was also a handicapped portable but IT WAS LOCKED!! We had explained we had spouses that worked late Sunday so they'd be up late, unpack the cars and we would take them to were they could park since we were at the limit allowed at the site. The "host" knew this and STILL came back to b*tch at us the whole time AND yelled at them as they went to move the cars! The kids were told they couldn't walk around and explore. It was a nightmare. He was angry because a 2 year old cried "after quiet time". Really?! The space is beautiful but very inconvenient and the rules/host really suck the fun out of it. We most definitely will NOT go back and don't recommend it at all if your plan is to enjoy your vacation. Before I forget. We also had a lost hiker stumble onto our campsite asking for help. We took him to the host figuring he could radio someone to help the young man and HE REFUSED!! The man needs to be fired. Wish I had video of him yanking his dog by the leash to pull it out of his golf cart. What a jerk! The best part was this "host" stayed away the 2nd night. The last thing we needed was a babysitter! Never again. On the positive side...we saw deer and the views were beautiful! read more

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I've been camping at Hilltop Campgrounds every year since 2007. My last time was in 2017. The campsite host was so rude to me and my family. Here's what happened. I drove up there a few days before my camping trip and I saw the host. I introduced myself and told him my dates I'd be staying. He wasn't friendly at all. I figured maybe he was having a bad day. When we arrived a few days later, there was a tent set up on my campsite but no one was there. The host had went around to every site and put the names of every reservation except mine. When I asked him why he hadn't put my name on the camp reservation, he said he just hadn't got to it yet. He also told me that they were full and I couldn't get anything else. I showed him my confirmation number for that weekend. He told us that we couldn't move the persons tent from the site I had reserved. We had to call the Forest ranger to help us out. He was nice and made sure we got situated. The camp host came around an hour later and told us that it's illegal to smoke marijuana on the mountain. I told him I don't smoke weed. He made sure he came around every hour to bother us about ' something '. It was my birthday weekend and I wasn't going to let him ruin it for me and my family. He tried his best. I don't like bringing race into it but, he was clearly racist. I hope they got rid of him, he shouldn't be a host, anywhere!! read more