Day Hiking Areas

• Austin-Tonopah Ranger District

  The Austin-Tonopah Ranger District is comprised of two districts, which were merged in 2015. There are two offices, one located in Austin, Nevada (pop. 200), and the other in Tonopah, Nevada (pop. 2,478). The District also lies in three Nevada counties: Eureka, Lander, and Nye. Located in central Nevada, the Austin-Tonopah Ranger District is over 2.1 million acres, which is the Forest's largest District, as well as in the lower 48 states. The portion of U.S. Route 50 that was named “The Loneliest Road in America” provides travelers an opportunity to experience the District’s scenic vistas, including views of the Toiyabe Range near Austin and the northern Toquima and Monitor Mountain Ranges between Austin and Eureka, Nevada.

   

• Barley Creek Campground
• Belmont Campground
• Big Creek Campground
• Bob Scott Campground
• Kingston Campground
• Peavine Creek Campground
• Pine Creek Campground
• San Juan Dispersed Campground
• Toquima Cave Campground
• Kingston Day Use
• Barley Creek Trailhead
• Clear Creek Trailhead
• Clover Creek Trailhead
• Columbine Trailhead
• Cottonwood Trailhead
• Cow Canyon Trailhead
• Crest Trailhead
• Danville Canyon Trailhead
• Fandango Trailhead
• Green Monster Canyon Trailhead
• Hunts Canyon Trailhead
• Jefferson Summit Trailhead
• Jett Canyon Trailhead
• Kingston Trailhead
• Ledbetter Canyon Trailhead
• Marysville Canyon Trailhead
• Moores Creek Trailhead
• Morgan Basin Trailhead
• Mosquito Creek Trailhead
• North Mosquito Creek Trailhead
• North Twin Trailhead
• North/South Twin Trailhead
• Pasco Canyon Trailhead
• Peavine Canyon Trailhead
• Pine Creek Trailhead
• Pinecreek Trailhead
• Red Rock Trailhead
• Sawmill Creek Trailhead
• Stewart Creek Trailhead
• Stoneberger Creek Trailhead
• Toms Canyon Trailhead
• Willow Creek Trailhead
• Windy Pass Trailhead
• Bridgeport Ranger District

  The Bridgeport Ranger District office is located in Bridgeport (pop. 575), California, The District also lies in four counties including Douglas, Lyon, and Mineral in Nevada and Mono in California. The Bridgeport Ranger District is over one million acres in both Nevada (637,654) and California (375,721). The District is known for being a popular recreation spot in the Eastern Sierra Nevada and western Great Basin, since it borders the Yosemite National Park. The District also manages a congressionally designated winter recreation area located near Sonora Pass in California, which offers extreme backcountry snowmobiling with deep snow, big bowls, and steep mountainous terrain.

• Robinson Creek South/North Campground
• Green Creek Trailhead
• Leavitt Meadows Trailhead
• Rosaschi Ranch Trailhead
• Carson Ranger District

  The Carson Ranger District office is located in Carson City (pop. 54,414), which is Nevada’s capital. The District lies in seven counties including Carson City, Douglas, and Washoe in Nevada and Alpine, Nevada, Lassen, and Sierra Counties in California. The Carson Ranger District encompasses over 400,000 acres in the states of Nevada (135,632) and California (270,260). Lake Tahoe lies just to the west of the district boundary. The District includes 406,292 acres of urban interface area west of Reno, Carson City, Minden and Gardnerville in Nevada and more remote rural areas in eastern California. 

• Kit Carson Campground
• Lookout Campground
• Mt. Rose Campground
• Silver Creek Campground
• Wolf Creek Dispersed Campground
• Galena Creek Visitor Center
• Lookout Group Picnic Area
• Spooner Summit South
• Armstrong Pass Trailhead
• Ash Canyon Trailhead
• Charity Valley East Trailhead
• Clear Creek Trailhead
• Corral Valley Trailhead
• Ebbetts Pass Trailhead
• Fay Luther Trailhead
• Genoa Trailhead
• High Trail/Carson River Trailhead
• Hoge Road Trailhead
• Horizon Hills Trailhead
• Horsethief Trailhead
• Jones/Whites Creek Trailhead
• Kings Canyon Trailhead
• Little Antelope Trailhead
• Noble Lake Trailhead
• Ophir Creek Trailhead
• Raleigh Heights Trailhead
• Red Metal Trailhead
• Snodgrass Trailhead
• Stead Trailhead
• Tahoe Meadows Trailhead
• Tamarack Trailhead
• Thomas Creek Trailhead
• Thornburg Canyon Trailhead
• Waterfall Trailhead
• West Keystone Trailhead
• Wet Meadows Trailhead
• Whites Creek Trailhead
• Wolf Creek Trailhead
• Ely Ranger District Office

  The Ely Ranger District office is located in Ely (pop. 3,968), Nevada. The District also lies in Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine Counties. Located on the eastern edge of Nevada, the Ely Ranger District is around one million acres. The District has some of the most rugged backcountry on the Forest. Its nine designated wilderness areas offers a solitude-filled backcountry adventure for those looking to be a self-reliant traveler.

• Berry Creek Dispersed Campground
• Bird Creek Campground
• East Creek Campground
• Kalamazoo Campground
• Timber Creek Campground
• Timber Creek Horse Camp
• Ward Mountain Campground
• Berry Creek Trailhead
• Big Canyon Trailhead
• Cave Mountain Trailhead
• Hendry's Creek Trailhead
• McCoy Creek Trailhead
• North Fork Cleve Creek Trailhead
• Piermont Creek Trailhead
• Smith Creek Trailhead
• Taft Creek Trailhead
• Timber Creek Trailhead
• Ward Mountain Trailhead
• Jarbidge Area

  The Jarbidge area on the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts offers relatively undiscovered recreation opportunities.

• Hummingbird Trailhead
• Camp Draw Trailhead
• Seventysix Creek Trailhead
• Lower Bluster Campground
• Marys River Trailhead
• Pavlak Campground
• Pine Creek Campground
• Sawmill Campground
• Slide Creek Campground
• Slide Creek Trailhead
• Three Day Creek Trailhead
• Upper Bluster Campground
• Ruby Mountains Area

  The Ruby Mountains Area of the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District is made up of the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountain Ranges. These mountains contain spectacular scenery and a variety of recreational activities.

• Angel Creek Campground
• Angel Creek Picnic Site
• Angel Lake Campground
• Angel Lake Picnic Site
• Changing Canyon Trailhead
• Colonel Moore Trailhead
• Gardner Creek Trailhead
• Green Mountain Trailhead
• Krenka Creek Trailhead
• Lizzie's Basin Trailhead
• Overland Lake Trailhead
• Roads End Trailhead
• Ruby Guard Trailhead
• Smith Lake Trailhead
• Soldier Creek Trailhead
• South Ruby Campground
• Talbot Trailhead
• Terraces Campground-Picnic Area
• Thomas Canyon Campground
• Thomas Canyon Trailhead
• Winchell Lake Trailhead
• Santa Rosa Ranger District

  The Santa Rosa Ranger District office is located in Winnemucca (pop. 7,788), Nevada, and lies in Humboldt County. Largely undiscovered, the Santa Rosa Ranger District is over 280,000 acres. The District is a local favorite and contributes significantly to the rural economy of northern Nevada.  

   

• Lye Creek Campground
• Buffalo Canyon Trailhead
• Falls Canyon Trailhead
• Horse Canyon Trailhead
• Lamance Trailhead
• McConnell Creek Trailhead
• Singas Creek Trailhead
• Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

  The Spring Moutains National Recreation Area's mountainous landscape is located in Clark and Nye Counties and is the urban backyard playground of Las Vegas (pop. 2,027,828) and Pahrump (pop. 36,441), and numerous smaller communities. Located just northwest of Las Vegas,the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area provides over one million visitors annually an opportunity to escape the desert heat of summer, as well as enjoy the only southern Nevada ski area and winter recreation opportunities within 200 miles.

• Cathedral Rock Picnic Area
• Desert View Outlook
• Echo Trailhead
• Fletcher Canyon Trailhead
• Fletcher View Campground
• Griffith Peak Trailhead
• Hilltop Campground
• Lower Bristlecone Trailhead
• Mary Jane Falls Trailhead
• North Loop Trailhead
• Robber's Roost Trailhead
• Mahogany Grove Group Campground
• McWilliams Campground
• Bonanza Trailhead
• Cathedral Rock - South Loop Trailhead
• Sawmill Picnic Area
• Sawmill Trailhead
• Trail Canyon Trailhead
• Upper Bristlecone Trailhead
• Griffith Peak Trail
• Barney Meadows Trail
• Mount Jefferson Trail