A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Carson, Nevada

3 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Carson in Carson City County: 3 Forest Service.

3
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service
13.6 mi
to the nearest one
Mount Rose
8,905 ft
at the highest of them
Mount Rose. The lowest, Nevada Beach Campground, sits at 6,100 ft
230
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 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.

Within 30 miles of Carson, nearest first

3 places

  1. Mount Rose Forest Service · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters · Washoe County 13.6 miaway 8,905 ftelevation 26sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Zephyr Cove RV & Campground Forest Service · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Douglas County 14.7 miaway 6,271 ftelevation 150sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Nevada Beach Campground Forest Service · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Douglas County 16.1 miaway 6,100 ftelevation 54sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov