Red Rock campsite availability?

Nevada being a gambling state, what kind of odds would you figure a person could get on whether or not a campsite would be available at Red Rock at 10pm Oct 7th (ie, Friday night)?

My guess is >90% chance they're all taken... What say you all?

Find a cheap hotel room. That campground has got to be one of the worst I've ever seen.

I would actually be surprised if the campground was full that early in the season.

If it's anything like late Feb, early March I'd say good luck.

I'd say there is a 40% chance that the campground is full at that date and time.

I remember the day when you could just drive in no matter the day or time...this is an honest plea for population control.

I still don't get why people complain so much about that campsite. I thought it was fine, but then I was also pretty psyched out to be camping in the desert in the first place so maybe I'm easy.

Ted Pinson wrote:I still don't get why people complain so much about that campsite.

Get a room at the Bonnie Springs Motel. 10% off for AAA, Military, Vegas Locals... A standard room is $100 weekends and $85 weekdays. There's a restaurant here. There's a pool. There's free coffee. It's the most centrally located spot for any crag in the escarpment. 1 stop sign, 6 minutes from the Loop Road entrance.

It ain't camping, but it's a lot better than springing for a shitty room in town. Especially if you roll into the campground at 10PM and it's full. Bonnie Springs Motel only gets full if there are no rooms in town because there's a big UFC fight or something like that.

Marc801 wrote:Find a cheap hotel room. That campground has got to be one of the worst I've ever seen.

Stayed at the El Cortez in February, room was about $24 a night Monday-Thursday, right at the end of Fremont Street. Weekends are more expensive, but all Vegas hotels follow that same pattern. The campground isn't bad I suppose, $15 a night is a bit pricey for what it is, but J-Tree was about the same. Though if you snag a pavilion site your good. Gotta get good at the early morning site hunting.

Ted Pinson wrote:I still don't get why people complain so much about that campsite. I thought it was fine, but then I was also pretty psyched out to be camping in the desert in the first place so maybe I'm easy.