Campgrounds and RV parks near Minden, NV

Minden sits in Nevada's Carson Valley at roughly 4,700 feet, at the foot of the eastern Sierra Nevada and about 20 minutes east of South Lake Tahoe. The town works well as an RV base because it combines flat, big-rig-friendly parks in the valley with quick access to alpine lake shorelines, national forest land, and the Nevada state park system. Options closest to town lean toward full-service private resorts. Carson Valley RV Resort and Casino sits along US-395 in Minden with pull-through sites and full hookups including 30 and 50-amp electrical, water, sewer, and dump station access. Silver City RV Park and Silver City RV Resort are located on US-395 between Minden and Carson City, and Comstock Country RV Resort rounds out the nearby private options in the Carson City corridor. For lakefront camping, Zephyr Cove Resort sits about 20 miles west on Lake Tahoe's east shore. Zephyr Cove RV & Campground features 92 RV sites, 47 walk-in campsites, and 10 drive-in campsites, all nestled beneath the shade of pine trees at scenic Lake Tahoe.

Reservation systems split cleanly between federal and private. Sites at Zephyr Cove RV & Campground, part of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, are handled through Recreation.gov, the federal booking system used by the Forest Service. Booking windows open up to six months in advance, and prime July and August weekends are typically claimed the day they release. The Minden-area private parks each take reservations directly. Silver City RV Park and Silver City RV Resort take reservations through their operators. Carson Valley RV Resort reservations may only be made by phone. Comstock Country RV Resort books through its own site or by phone. For summer travel, reserve as early as the window allows. Entering a trip length rather than a specific site number widens Recreation.gov availability, and cancellation-alert tools can surface last-minute openings.