Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area is a state park in Clark County, Nevada. 32 campsites cost $20 per vehicle ($25 for non-NV vehicles), plus $10 for sites with utility hookups. Day use costs $10.00 ($15.00 for Non-NV Vehicles). Hours: Park: vary by season, see below. Campground: always open - available by reservation.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area on the managing agency's own page.
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area map
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area has 32 developed campsites in 1 campground. Camping costs $20 per vehicle ($25 for non-NV vehicles), plus $10 for sites with utility hookups. Some campgrounds take reservations and others are first come, first served. 24 sites have utility hookups. The 24 hookup sites in the campground loop are reservation only; 8 sites behind the loop are first come, first served (as of September 25, 2026). Stays are limited to 14 days in any 30-day period.
- Entry to Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area costs $10.00 ($15.00 for Non-NV Vehicles). Hours: Park: vary by season, see below. Campground: always open - available by reservation.
- Day use: Reservation required before 11:30 a.m., May 15 to September 15 (as of September 25, 2026).
- Yes, 24 campsites at Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area have utility hookups.
- Drinking water available. Electric hookups available. RV dump station on site. Showers available.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.
- No, drones and other remote-controlled aircraft are not allowed at Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.
- Yes, Colorado River is open to swimming at Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.
Before you go
Day use: Reservation required before 11:30 a.m., May 15 to September 15 (as of September 25, 2026).
- Drinking water available
- Electric hookups available
- RV dump station on site
- Showers available
Camping at Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area has 32 developed campsites in 1 campground. Camping costs $20 per vehicle ($25 for non-NV vehicles), plus $10 for sites with utility hookups. Some campgrounds take reservations and others are first come, first served. 24 sites have utility hookups. The 24 hookup sites in the campground loop are reservation only; 8 sites behind the loop are first come, first served (as of September 25, 2026). Stays are limited to 14 days in any 30-day period.
Campground inside the park boundary: Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area camping , with its reservation system, site amenities, and season on campgroundsdb.com.
Reserve a site with the park's booking systemTrails
- Big Sandy Loop Sand surface through the undeveloped area east of the campground
- Fishermans Point Trail Gravel route to a river fishing point; motor vehicles allowed
- Conservation Trail Links the campground area to the Big Bend Conservation Area parking
- Swift Water Trail Gravel route to the Colorado River; motor vehicles allowed
- Sandy Loop
- Riverside Loop Paved loop at the day-use shoreline
Swimming
- Colorado River
Public lands next to Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
- BLM unitAvi Kwa Ame National Monument is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitLake Mead National Recreation Area is 2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaSpirit Mountain Wilderness is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://parks.nv.gov/parks/big-bend-of-the-colorado (accessed 2026-09-24)
- https://parks.nv.gov/forms/Big_Bend_of_the_Colorado_1_Ranger_NET_otln_reduced_2014-02-09.pdf (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.nvtrailfinder.com/trails/trail/big-bend-of-the-colorado-state-recreation-area (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_of_the_Colorado_State_Recreation_Area (accessed 2026-09-25)