Desert Eagle (Nellis AFB) Famcamp, Las Vegas NV

Stay Date:  April 2016

Our Rating:  GOOD – 9

We’re frequent visitors to this park since it’s often on our spring or fall route.  It’s never failed to be a comfortable, affordable stay.  This time we arrived when all of the full-hookup spots were full, and even though we had a reservation, we spent ten days in the partial hookup area.  The overflow, or partial hookup area is a number of circles, with trees in the middle, where RVs are parked end to end, six or eight to a circle.  Two sites share one power pedestal, with one 50A and one 30A, so whoever gets there first gets their pick. Water hookups are also shared, but there are no sewer hookups.  It’s comfortable, and the downside was a trip to the dump station every five or six days.  When we moved to a full-hookup site, it was the standard back-in on a circle, giving us plenty of room to spread out.  The only complaint we had is that the system for moving to the full hookup area is not very transparent; it was never clear to us when we would be able to move, even when we saw empty sites.  But still, the professionalism of the staff, laundry and recreation room, and security made this a great stay.  The good news is that a large expansion is planned, and if funding remains stable, it will mean another 80 full hookup sites.  With the new “loop” around the north and west side of town being more accessible to the base, it’s easy to get around to shopping and dining.  Always a quality stay – $22/night for a full hookup site.  Desert Eagle Famcamp

Area Tips:  With the new 216 Loop, it’s easy to access the Northern and Western suburbs with their shopping and their casinos.  Also, when leaving Nellis, turn north on Nellis Blvd to Hollywood (just short of the speedway) and you’ll hit a PETRO truck stop, right next to I-15.  We like the Station Casinos, Monday military specials and inexpensive buffets.  The base commissary is great, the BX large but not cheap.  There’s a small shoppette just past the RV Park.  If you’re visiting the strip, park at the Westgate Hotel, just off Sahara, and take the monorail from their station.  It’s fast, cheap, and convenient.