| Facilities: The Lake Mead National Recreation Area Park Service maintains four different campgrounds that offer over 500 individual campsites. The National Park Service campgrounds offer restrooms, running water, dump stations, grills, picnic tables and shade. Reservations: Reservations may be made for some of the campgrounds located within the Lake Mead Recreation Area. Best Time To Visit: The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is open year-round, 24 hours, 7 days a week. The visitor center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Fees: Lake Mead National Recreation Area has entrance and lake use fees. Daily and annual passes can be purchased at the entrance stations. Accessibility: Access to the Lake Mead Recreation Area varies per campground. Please contact the Lake Mead Park Ranger for further information. Rules: A fishing license from either Arizona or Nevada, to which a special-use stamp from the opposite state is attached, is required for those wishing to fish on Lake Mead or Lake Mohave. Directions: The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is approximately 25 miles from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. There are nine paved accesses into Lake Mead National Recreation Area. | 
