Atlatl Rock Campground

Awesome campground/RV Park! We got in late, so didn’t really know our surroundings until we woke up. Wow. The campsite is surrounded by the red rocks and the sunset creeping above them was spectacular. The showers were easily accessible and their bathrooms were in good order. There was also covered picnic areas at each site, which was needed against that desert heat. Will definitely be coming back here!

Atlatl Rock Campground has 44 campsites including several RV sites with power and water hookup.  A $10 surcharge is added to the regular camping fee for the use of these sites.  The campground also has a modern restroom and shower building.  Campsites are equipped with shaded tables, grills, water, and restrooms. An additional fee is charged for the use of the area and is payable at the campground.Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest and largest state park, dedicated in 1935. Ancient trees and early man are represented throughout the park by areas of petrified wood and 3,000 year-old Indian petroglyphs. Popular activities include camping, hiking, picnicking and photography. The park offers a full-scale visitor center with extensive interpretive displays. Several group use areas are also available. The park is open all year.

A must see! The rock formations are stunning, the 3,000 year old petroglyphs are humbling and fun to discover throughout the park, and big horn sheep frequent the area! One of my very best vacations!

This park is amazing. Not only are the view absolutely scenic, but the rock scrambling kept our 3 kids entertained for HOURS. Atalatl campground is pretty, the sites are well spaced out and the rocks are right out your front door. We decided we didn't want to bother with the generator so we picked one of the W/E sites ($10 more than the $20 dry camping sites) and we didn't regret it once.

There's plenty of hiking along trails in the park, but many people park along the washes and just go exploring. The rangers encourage rock scrambling, and there are many pockets, caves, boulders, and hills to explore. Lots of petroglyphs along Mouse's Tank, and we enjoyed an evening hike out to Fire Wave and watched the sunset.

We even managed to hang our hammock on the picnic pavilion for some R&R.

We were able to pull in 4G with our directional antenna and wifi booster making the stay even better since Sam could get work done.

We loved it - pulled in with no idea of how spectacular the scenery would be. Many of the sites are tucked into the canyon and have total privacy. We did great hikes every day right from the campsite to petroglyphs, big horn sheep and petrified logs.

The only negative would be noise of other campers. With the close proximity to Las Vegas, we had some pretty big parties going on around us.

That said, I would grab some earplugs and do it all over again. We were able to get in with no reservations, but had to move around a few times.

Facilities were clean and unmemorable.

We enjoyed our stay at Vally of Fire State Park during our "snowbird adventure" in southwest we snagged the best campsite which was first come basis ( no reservations). We were successful obtaining a great site by leaving Lake Mead Boulder Beach campground at daybreak. During our stay we picked up discarded trash bits from former campers, cleaned the picnic area and left the grill clean for the next lucky campers.
at Valley of Fire State Park, Campsiite # 1 was huge and positioned far enough from other sites for an enjoyable stay. Clean restrooms and shower areas were a welcome site after many hikes in the excellent state park. Well done visitor center explained the geological features of the area. Many of the hikes could be done walking right from our campsite. We really enjoyed the spectacular drive through the park grounds.
Valley of Fire is not to be missed if you are passing by on your way to southern Utah!

We stayed here in December 2015. The Valley of Fire SP is a nice 1 hour drive from Vegas so it's a great destination if you've had your fill of sin city (or have lost all your money). 😥

We stayed in the Atlatl Rock campground with full hook ups, which is $10 more per night than the dry camping sites, or $30/night. It's first come, first served with no reservations.

As other reviewers have mentioned, the highlight of this campground are the stunning rocks that surround you. You can pop out of your trailer and immediately start scrambling over boulders and hiding in nooks and crannies. I know I went a little snap happy with my camera, and for good reason. The night sky was beautiful and our fellow neighbors, save for a few loud talkers, were pleasant.

There are also a great number of interesting hikes to check out near by. We rode our bikes from the campsite to Atlatl rock to see the ancient petroglyphs, which was great. You can also walk/bike to Arch Rock (though frankly that was a bit of a disappointment).

The Valley of Fire website has a great trail map pdf you can download which shows all the hikes available in the area. Other great hikes: Rainbow Vista and White Dome trail.

We stayed in the electric+water area in the Atlatl campground. It is certainly a scenic area and a nice campground, and we had a pair of bighorn sheep grazing just a couple hundred feet from our motorhome one day. The gravel roads are extremely dusty... by the time we pulled into a campsite our tow car was coated in dust/dirt. Almost all the sites we looked at were fairly unlevel... blocks under the wheels and jacks were necessary. Many sites are pull-in (instead of back-in), and there were a few pull-throughs. Some had their picnic area in the back of the site, others at the side of the site. We got there pretty early (noon) on a Sunday and were the only rig in the park so we had our choice of sites... by evening about 1/3 of the sites were occupied. Most of the sites have plenty of space between them, and have lengths suitable from a small class C to a 45' motorhome towing a trailer. There were warning signs that bees like to congregate around any water source, and we saw them at our spigot (which had a slow drip). We had solid 3G Verizon, and with our booster turned on we got 4 bars of LTE. AT&T was limited to Edge connectivity with and without the booster. Unfortunately it was 110 degrees during our short stay in June so we didn't get out and explore much, but we do want to return to the area in the future for a proper visit and will gladly stay here again.

Dates Stayed: November 21rst, 23rd, 24th

We stayed at Atlatl Rock campground in the RV hookup area. Getting into the campground is simple enough but the loops around the campground are somewhat awkward. Everything there was paved. Our first spot was the farthest to the right, just before the group area. The group area was closed when we were there which meant we had only one neighbor that was the other side of our outdoor area.

The spots have ample room for a state park and we did not feel crowded at all. The entire campground is nestled amongst hoodoos and encircled 270 degrees by a large grouping of rock walls which are Atlatl rock. The views to the east were of the nearby plains and mountains and the views in any other direction were of the rocks. The sunrises and sunsets are spectacular in area. The rocks in this area are very interesting, large, shapely red rocks (sedimentary sandstone) that appear to glow at certain times of the day. The visitors center is very nice and on the way to the northern road that leads to many other parts of the park. The drive up from the visitors center and beyond is well worth the time. There are many lookouts and hikes in the area. Once up on this road you get a very good feel for where you are and have a great view of the colorful rocks in the area. We stopped at small turnout and headed east for a small hike. We climbed on one of the nearby rocks that sloped gently up about 50 feet and had a great view of the area.

The facilities were centrally located, very clean and had nice showers.

The majority of the noise in the area was from our fellow campers. There was very little road noise and no wildlife noise to speak of. We saw a big horn on the stretch of rocks near the southern exit.

We stayed here for a total of 3 nights, mostly so one of us could recuperate from an infection but we would definitely stay here again if driving thru the area. For being so close to LV it is a very peaceful campground with some very striking geological features.

Came here with the camper and the RV area (full hook-ups) was filled except one or two ADA spots. We didn't want to take those and the ranger at the pay booth said the upper campground is nearly empty during the winter. Two minutes down the road and it was almost empty. One person with a truck and slide in. We were able to get our 32' long toyhauler into site 12 without any issue. It was super quiet. These sites in the upper campground only have water and it's not the threaded kind either. Wasn't an issue. It rained on us so we chilled inside and played some games. Net day was awesome. I had ZERO Verizon coverage.