A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Public land camping

BLM Camping in Nevada

8 places to camp in Nevada run by the Bureau of Land Management.

8
federal places to camp
8 BLM
1
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
3,392 ft
elevation
From the USGS, at the campground
48
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 45 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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.

BLM campgrounds and camping areas in Nevada

8 places

  1. Cleve Creek Campground BLM · White Pine County 6,229 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Divine Springs Campground BLM · Washoe County 6,027 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Moon Rocks OHV Area camping area BLM · Washoe County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Pine Forest Recreation Area camping area BLM · Humboldt County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Red Rock Canyon Campground BLM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Clark County 3,392 ftelevation 48sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. South Fork Owyhee River Recreation Area camping area BLM · Elko County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Steven's Camp Recreation Area camping area BLM · Washoe County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Winnemucca Sand Dunes camping area BLM · Humboldt County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed