Fletcher View Campground — Hotel in Summerlin South

I had a very frustrating and disappointing experience here. I arrived and noticed that online it showed there were available campsites. However, as soon as I pulled in, an older bald man in what looked like a makeshift vehicle with a light bar approached me in an extremely rude and unwelcoming tone, repeatedly asking "Can I help you? Can I help you?" as if I wasn’t welcome.

I explained I saw open spots online, but he immediately told me there was nothing left and that it was full — even though there were clearly open spaces. He said that if I wanted to camp on the weekend, I would need to reserve the entire week starting Monday. This made no sense and felt like a complete shakedown. First-come, first-served should mean whoever shows up first gets the site, not whoever is willing to pay for five extra days they don’t plan to use.

The way he spoke and handled the situation completely went against the spirit of fair access to public campgrounds. It seemed like he was trying to keep people out or hold spots for others. If sites are available and it’s first-come, first-served, visitors should be able to use them — not be turned away for no good reason.

This campground is supposed to be for everyone, not controlled by someone on a power trip. I hope the Forest Service looks into this, because it's really unfair to families and campers who come out hoping to enjoy nature but are treated...

My family went up today (Monday) to scout the place out. We would have been taking a 40' trailer and a 27' trailer so I wanted to see it, not too many spots can accommodate the 40 footer so I just wanted eyes on so we could reserve a spot. I was reading the board when the female camp host came out. She was very rude right off the bat. She smugly asked if I had reserved a spot and I told her not yet. She rudely asked again, I said no, then she told me that 3 out of the 17 spots were reserved like I was too late to get one. I was very nice and asked if we ( my two year old daughter, my wife and I) could take a drive around the grounds (on the road) to determine what spots we would be reserving. She said "No, no you can't." I asked why not and she replies "not while I have campers here, kids play in the street..". I asked you have to be joking right? She says again "no not while I have campers here". I was blown away that we couldn't even check out the grounds, when did Mt. Charleston become a private country club. The fact that this lady thinks she is the queen of the campsite makes me never want to go there again. I'll go camp anywhere...

This is the lowest campground on Mt. Charleston at 7000". The campground is small with only 11 sites. There are very clean flush toilets and free showers for campers. I would still recommend bringing waterproof sandals to wear in the shower. The campground host Phil and his wife Berta and very nice people. They recommended some amazing hikes and sent us to check out the new visitors center at the base of the mountain. The campsites are spaced out well and have leveled off areas for tents. There is a cement picnic table, fire pit, and grill at every campsite. This campsite is central on the mountain and it is very easy to get to many hiking trails. Fletcher Canyon Trail is within walking distance and has a beautiful stream running along the canyon. The camp is fairly close to the road, but traffic was very light during the week we were there. I would definitely recommend this campsite and will be staying there...