Established Camping
BLM Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
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Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
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Site Types
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Alcohol
- Fires
BLM cabin and dispersed
There is a pretty nice cabin that is first come first serve. In rougher weather this would be my go to. Great little wood stove in the cabin and shelter from the storm
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Remote, harsh, spectacular
Free/dispersed camping. Camped here in May 2020. Right at Black Rock hot spring and then in the middle of the playa. Camping near the hot springs (Trego or Black Rock, there’s also Soldier Meadows) is typical dispersed camping. Camping on the playa is unlike anything else. It’s a vast stretch of packed desert, 20x30 some miles. If you leave your camper/rig on the playa, make sure you save GPS coordinates, or you may have trouble finding it. Also, if driving on the playa, stay away from darker areas as there may be water/mud. Easy to get stuck. Lots of hiking trails, rock hounding, emigrant and Native American history. No services of any kind. Bring what you need. No cell service. Nearest town/supply is Gerlach. Spectacular night sky. Unique, amazing place. Not for everyone. Can’t wait to go back.
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Location
BLM Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area is located in Nevada
Directions
From Gerlach; go 4 miles north on NV 34, then bear northeast (right) on the BLM road signed for the Black Rock Desert Wilderness Study area. Access also from NV 48, 4 miles south of Gerlach or from Soldier Meadows Road, north of Gerlach. Roads within the NCA are impassable in inclement weather.
Coordinates
40.94903404 N
118.88765397 W