Public land camping
Camping in Nevada
39 federal places to camp in Nevada, from Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service, on the land they sit on.
- 39
- federal places to camp
- 16 Forest Service, 8 Bureau of Land Management, 15 National Park Service
- 1,041
- campsites you can book ahead
- At the 26 places that take reservations on Recreation.gov. The rest are first come or not listed there
- 10,000 ft
- the highest you can drive to
- Wheeler Peak Campground
- 6
- counties with federal camping
- 7 gateway towns, each with three or more within 30 miles
The Nevada campground map
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Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.
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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.
Camping near a town
No town by that name has three federal campgrounds within 30 miles. Try the county list below.
Every federal campground in Nevada
39 places
- Angel Creek Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Elko County 6,756 ftelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Angel Lake Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Elko County 9,235 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bird Creek Campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · White Pine County 7,419 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Boulder Beach Campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,263 ftelevation 130sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Boulder Beach Group Campsites group campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,299 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Callville Bay Campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,256 ftelevation 46sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Callville Bay RV Park Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,261 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Cleve Creek Campground BLM · White Pine County 6,229 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Cottonwood Cove RV Park Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 686 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Divine Springs Campground BLM · Washoe County 6,027 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Dump Station Park Service · Great Basin National Park · White Pine County 6,729 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- East Creek Campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · White Pine County 7,329 ftelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Echo Bay Campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,318 ftelevation 34sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Echo Bay RV Park Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,304 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Fletcher View Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Clark County 7,031 ftelevation 11sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Grey Cliffs Campground Park Service · Great Basin National Park · White Pine County 7,083 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Hilltop Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Clark County 8,363 ftelevation 35sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lake Mead RV Village Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,281 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Las Vegas Bay Campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County 1,275 ftelevation 83sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lower Lehman Creek Campground Park Service · Great Basin National Park · White Pine County n/aelevation 18sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mahogany Grove group campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Clark County 8,397 ftelevation 6sites 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mcwilliams Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Clark County 8,584 ftelevation 75sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Moon Rocks OHV Area camping area BLM · Washoe County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Mount Rose Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Washoe County 8,905 ftelevation 26sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Nevada Beach Campground Forest Service · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Douglas County 6,100 ftelevation 54sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Pine Forest Recreation Area camping area BLM · Humboldt County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Red Rock Canyon Campground BLM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Clark County 3,392 ftelevation 48sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Slide Creek Campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Elko County 6,254 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- South Fork Owyhee River Recreation Area camping area BLM · Elko County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- South Ruby Campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Elko County 6,000 ftelevation 35sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Steven's Camp Recreation Area camping area BLM · Washoe County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Temple Bar Campground Park Service · Lake Mead National Recreation Area · Clark County n/aelevation 69sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Thomas Canyon Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Elko County 7,200 ftelevation 39sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Timber Creek Campground Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · White Pine County 8,735 ftelevation 8sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Upper Lehman Creek Campground Park Service · Great Basin National Park · White Pine County 7,500 ftelevation 23sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ward Mtn. Campground (Murray Summit) Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · White Pine County 7,400 ftelevation 33sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Wheeler Peak Campground Park Service · Great Basin National Park · White Pine County 10,000 ftelevation 36sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Winnemucca Sand Dunes camping area BLM · Humboldt County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Zephyr Cove RV & Campground Forest Service · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Douglas County 6,271 ftelevation 150sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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Camping rules worth knowing in Nevada
- The forest-wide camping order runs to 2029
- Forest Order 04-17-24-04 prohibits camping for more than fourteen days in any thirty consecutive day period anywhere on the Humboldt-Toiyabe, and it is in effect from 9 April 2024 through 8 April 2029. That is a single rule covering 6.3 million acres in two states, which is unusually simple for a forest this size. Source 26
- Thomas Canyon is the campground in the Rubies
- Thomas Canyon Campground sits in Lamoille Canyon at 7,200 feet, 30 miles from Elko and seven miles up the canyon. In a range where the road tops out at 8,800 feet and the season runs July to November, it is the obvious base and the one that fills first. Source 30
- Sheldon camping is designated sites, and half a mile off the road
- Camping is permitted year round for up to 14 days in any 30 in designated campgrounds, and not on roads or pull-off areas. A backcountry permit requires a camp at least half a mile from any road and half a mile from the vehicle, which rules out the usual arrangement. The speed limit on the refuge is 25 miles an hour and vehicles, motorised or not, are allowed only on open routes. Source 44
- State trust land is 3,000 acres, and that is the whole of it
- Nevada was originally granted sections 16 and 36 in each township, roughly 3.9 million acres, and in 1880 it exchanged its remaining grant lands for 2 million acres. Today the state holds about 3,000 acres of school trust land, in Washoe County, Carson City, Nye County and Clark County. In practice there is no state trust land question in Nevada, which is the opposite of Arizona or New Mexico. Source 52
- Fire restrictions come in two stages
- Nevada’s land agencies work from one interagency plan with two stages. Stage I bans wood and charcoal fires outside developed fee campgrounds and picnic areas, and bans driving or parking over dry vegetation. Stage II bans those fires everywhere and adds a ban on driving motor vehicles off existing roads. Devices that burn only liquid petroleum or propane are exempt in both stages when used on ground cleared of flammable material. Orders are posted by zone at Nevada Fire Info, along with the statewide prohibitions the BLM and the Forest Service apply to fireworks, exploding targets, steel-component ammunition and engines without a working spark arrester. Source 49
Campground records: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), read September 19, 2026. Elevations: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Fees, seasons and limits change; confirm with the managing office before you go.