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Pay Sites,
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From BLM Website: Sonoma Canyon is 15 miles south of Winnemucca with the turnoff along Grass Valley Road. This area features primitive camping for tents and trailers. There are no facilities. Fee: none. Winnemucca District 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd. Winnemucca, NV 89445 Sites near creek with some shade. No services. 10 or so sites for [...]
Rest area at the intersection of US 95 and Highway 373. There’s room on the edges of the rest area for RV parking. The rest area itself is very well maintained.
– Courtesy of MovinSue
Elevation 7200 feet. 10 sites, including one group area which can accomodate up to 50 campers, in open setting with pinyon-juniper forest at Bob Scott Summit. A number of roads from the campground and from Austin Summit are ideal for mountain biking or OHV use. Hunting for deer and elk in season. Fishing in Birch [...]
Dispersed camping on Lake Mead. A pass is required to enter the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A Federal Interagency pass will get you in. Otherwise it is $5 for 7 days or $20 for a year.
Dave Deacon Campground (also called Hot Creek) is a free campground managed by Nevada Department of Wildlife within the Wayne E. Kirch WMA. 20 sites with little physical boundaries. Sites large enough for all size rigs and include tables and fire pits. Some have shade enclosures. Water, pit toilets and waste dump on-site, but no [...]
A secluded little valley just west of Verdi, Nevada on the California side of the State line in Sierra County. Easy access during the late spring, summer, and early fall months. Once the snow sets in, it becomes harder to get to unless you have 4×4 traction and good tires. During the spring months there [...]
Two large NPS campgrounds at Echo Bay. 166 sites for all size RVs and tents. Campsites have picnic tables and fire rings. Drinking water, trash and waste dump on site. Sites are nicely bordered by flowering bushes. $10/night or $5/night for seniors with pass.
Dispersed camping around a nice developed hot well in a remote desert valley. This is a Esmeralda County park. Amenities on site include soaking pool, pit toilets, fire rings, grills, and trash cans. Limited services can be found in the small town of Dyer, including gasoline and a RV park. Limited cell service at camping [...]
Free boondocking site in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 15 day limit posted but does not seem to be enforced. Some homeless spilling out from Las Vegas. Restrooms at entrance; dumpsters. A permit is required to access this site as it is inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A federal interagency pass will get [...]
Hickison Petroglyph campground is operated by the BLM. It has campsites w/tables and fire rings; vault toilets are available. There is no water at Hickinson Short trails to petroglyphs. Good spot for an overnighter after traveling on the “Loneliest Road in America.” About 28 miles east of Austin, NV just off Route 50 on a [...]
The road in is well graded gravel. Any RV should be able to make it. Some campsites are big enough for multiple rigs. You can visit several ghost towns and mining camps within a few miles of the camping area. 37 miles west of Ely on U.S. Hwy 50, turn at the highway sign for [...]
One of the many Lake Mead Recreation Area campgrounds.This one sits above Lake Mead with good views from many of the sites. Flowering bushes and large trees. Most of the sites are small but there are a few that could accommodate large RVs. Managed by the park service-self pay-cash only. $10.00 or $5.00 with senior [...]
About 10 miles west of Tonopah on US-6/95. While there are a few spaces with BBQ grills, there is also a large area for RVs of any size to spend up to 18 hours. There is a dump (closed in winters) and fresh water as well as flush toilets. This rest area does not allow [...]
Overton Wildlife Management Area located 2 miles S of town. Unlimited RV size, 14-day limit. This area is managed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. GPS approximate.
Campground located along Upper Pahranagat Lake. Some sites big enough for buses. Site have tables and fire rings. No generators allowed. Pit toilets and dumpsters provided. Seven day stay limit per 30 days.
Behind the Casino. Overnight parking is allowed.
Historical marker/ghost town on the side of a not very busy highway. Pictures at my blog http://techno-viking.com/posts/palmetto/ Editors Note: This appears to be BLM land per their land records search linked above.
Free city park. 10 sites with water and sewer. Restroom and showers across the street in the Pioche Public Pool building. Located on 4th North behind the large white courthouse. N 37° 56.283′ / W 114° 27.111′
This BLM Recreation area is adjacent to Highway 50 roughly 48 miles east of Ely, NV. There are pit toilets and almost all of the campsites (about 15) have covered tables on concrete pads. Some of the campsites are pull throughs that will accommodate large RV’s. Quite popular during hunting season and very close to [...]
Dispersed camping available along 267 between Hwy 95 and Death Valley National Park. Large mostly level parking areas just off paved 267. Most are in the form of gravel “parking lots”. Typical high-desert camping with no shade and open, flat terrain. Lots of Apache Tears along both sides of 267. Closest services are in Beatty [...]
Take hwy 50 east out of Austin, Nevada. Turn right onto Hwy 376 then take first left turn onto a gravel road that leads to some caves. There is signage at the beginning of this gravel road about the caves. Travel about 5 miles on this gravel road and you will come to a well [...]
Developed campground on the shore of Walker Lake. From BLM Website- Sportsman’s Beach provides thirty one individual camp sites plus two undeveloped camping areas that accommodate RV and tent campers. Facilities include vault toilets, covered picnic tables, grills, pull through and back-in camp sites, paved access and a public boat ramp area. There is no [...]
Dispersed camping on Lake Mead, near Overton, NV. A pass is required to enter the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A Federal Interagency pass will get you in. Otherwise the cost is $5 for 7 days or $20 for a year.
Ruins of an old campground located on shore of Walker Lake. Pit toilets and dumpster. Some paved parking slabs available for small rigs. Two paved pull-thrus that are good sized. Some sites off the pavement closer to the water, but not on the lake. Hwy 95 is close, but very quiet at night. BE CAREFUL! [...]
– Courtesy of MovinSue
Free BLM camping along the shore of Walker Lake, off of US 95. About 20 miles north of Hawthorne, NV.
Secluded Water Canyon offers a rugged, picturesque setting along the canyon’s upper reaches and a lush riparian area of cottonwood and aspen trees along the stream at the canyon bottom. A few primitive roads travel up into the Sonoma Mountains from the recreation area, offering a variety of back country adventures. A 4-mile trail in [...]