Vanderbilt Pond/Bombo's Pond is one of our go-to stopovers in southern Nevada. Finding a level-enough-to-work-with spot can be a little challenge. Clientele is hit-or-miss. We've never had huge issues but there's often trash left behind(particularly in fire rings) by less-considerate campers. Largely our experience is everyone leaves appropriate space and honors the invisible boundaries but(like everywhere, unfortunately) we did have issues with off-leash dogs encroaching on our leashed dog's space and causing some strife.
If you can score the concrete pad up the hill from the pond, you're golden. We've gotten lucky on that once and it was great. Just watch for the rebar sticking out of the edges. Folks have piled rocks around as indicators but definitely do your own recon before pulling in and out.
Also, remember this is Nevada. It gets really, really windy. Be prepared to hunker down inside your rig if need be. Decent enough AT&T and Verizon cell service to get some work done.
Road Noise: There can be significant road noise in the main camping area closer to the road which gets a lot of traffic. Up on the concrete pad it tends to be a low hum. As my partner says though,"If you close your eyes, you can pretend it's the sound of the ocean."
