Campground Camping 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
• Columbine Campground
• Kingston Campground
• Peavine Creek Campground
• Pine Creek Campground
• Toquima Cave Campground
• 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.

• Bootleg Campground
• Buckeye Campground
• Chris Flat Campground
• Crags Campground
• Desert Creek Campground
• Green Creek Campground
• Honeymoon Flat Campground
• Leavitt Meadows Campground
• Lower Twin Lake Campground
• Lower Virginia Creek Primitive Campground
• Obsidian Campground
• Paha Campground
• Robinson Creek South/North Campground
• Sonora Bridge Campground
• Trumbull Lake Campground
• Upper Virginia Creek Primitive Campground
• 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. 

• Centerville Flat Dispersed Campground
• Crystal Springs Campground
• Hope Valley Campground
• Kit Carson Campground
• Markleeville Campground
• Silver Creek Campground
• Lookout Campground
• Mt. Rose Campground
• 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
• White River Campground
• Mtn City-Ruby Mtns-Jarbidge Ranger District

  The Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District is comprised of the Mountain City and Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts. One office is located in Wells, Nevada (pop. 1,250), and the other office is in Elko, Nevada (pop. 20,451). The District also lies in Elko and White Pine counties. Located in northeastern Nevada, the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District is over 1.1 million acres. This huge expanse of wild and rugged land is rich in Native American, mining, and ranching history.

• Jarbidge Area

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

• Pine Creek Campground
• Sawmill Campground
• Slide Creek Campground
• Mountain City Area

  The Mountain City area on the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District lies approximately 84 miles North of Elko, Nevada on Nevada State Route 225 or 12 miles South of Owyhee, Nevada on highway 225.

• Jack Creek Campground
• Wildhorse Crossing 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 Lake Campground
• Big Bend Campground
• South Ruby Campground
• Thomas Canyon Campground
• Thomas Canyon 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
• Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Office

  The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Better known to locals as Mount Charleston, it is located just 30 minutes from downtown Las Vegas and encompasses more than 316,000 acres of remarkable beauty and surprising diversity.

  Enjoy snow-capped mountain peaks that are surrounded by desert and are home to over 50 sensitive plants and animals, some of which are found only in this special area and nowhere else in the world. The panoramic mountain range provides a quick getaway and a haven for solitude.

  If you have any questions or comments please contact the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area @ 702-515-5400

• Fletcher View Campground
• Hilltop Campground
• McWilliams Campground
• Tonopah Ranger District Office

  Located off U.S. Highway 95, approximately halfway between Reno and Las Vegas (a little over 200 miles from each) is the largest ranger district in the lower 48 states: Tonopah Ranger District. The district encompasses approximately 1.12 million acres on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Tonopah, population about 2,800, is the nearest town and houses the district ranger office.

  If you have questions or comments please call the Tonopah Ranger District @ 775-482-6286