Campground Camping

Whether you appreciate the heat of the desert or coolness of the mountains, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest provides a place for you to enjoy your camping experience.

Developed campgrounds provide designated camping sites and facilities, sometimes with running water. Most developed campgrounds have a campground host who lives on the site during the season and maintains the grounds. Fees are usually collected at these sites and are based on the facilities provided. A percentage of the fees collected are used to maintain and improve these campgrounds.

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
Lookout Campground
Markleeville Campground
Mt. Rose Campground
Silver Creek 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
Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge RD
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.
Big Bend Campground
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
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
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.
Fletcher View Campground
Hilltop Campground
McWilliams Campground

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