Top Free Dispersed Camping near Battle Mountain, NV

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Best Dispersed Sites Near Battle Mountain, NV (2)


Recent Dispersed Reviews In Battle Mountain

36 Reviews of 2 Battle Mountain Campgrounds


  • Kirsten G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Aug. 26, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Nice BLM spot

    Up out of the dust. Nice level site near creek. Small creek and trail that follow it as well as trails that go up the hill. Toilets and garbage cans

  • Amber The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Aug. 7, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Great Spot By the Water

    It was Mormon Cricket season, so that was weird. They were everywhere, but they were chill. The deer were fun to watch, as well as the cows across the street. The road is a little busy (off road vehicles whizzing by) but there are lots of places to pull off with picnic tables and fire pits by the water.

  • mThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jul. 3, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Disk golf review

    This wonderful 10 large spot free camp has a 9 hole disk course. The course has legit "tee pads" and manicured "greens" around each basket. But. .. the rest of the course is wild rough, I had to shoot for the 4' wide trail to avoid loosing my disks

  • mThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jul. 2, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Great Free Site In the trees along a stream

    10 sites well separated along the dirt road. Most will fit 25' rvs, a few will take larger rigs. Pit toilets, picnic tables, fire pits, BBQ grills, vault toilets and trash pick up! And did I mention it's free! AND. A Legit 9 hole disk golf course. Way to much rough, you'll spend a bit of time looking for disks unless your very good.

  • Maria K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 19, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    BLM perfection!

    We loved our overnight here, we got here on a Tuesday afternoon around 5pm and were able to get a good, spacious site for our 28 foot TT without detaching it, win-win! Site 7 that was, by the river (20ish steps away). Peace and quiet plus the river sound! Also saw a deer jumping through the bushes near our site, quite marvelous.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Apr. 19, 2024

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Exceeded expectations

    Nice level and spacious campsite with a covered cement picnic table and fire pit at campsite #1. Arrived during an amazing sunset and couldn’t believe it was both clean and available! Only concern was dog poo in the grass within 6 feet of the fire pit. People! Sign says 3 day limit.

  • Susan C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Oct. 6, 2023

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Beautiful place

    We boondocked here for one night on our way home from a 12 day camping trip. It was a little hard to figure out where to camp at first; just follow the road up past the day use area which has a pavilion, parking and pit toilet. A little bit after that the sites begin. The sites are spread along the road, sometimes a single camp site and sometimes a couple of sites next to each other. It was dusk when we arrived and we actually didn't see the first couple of sites - we realized the next day on our way out that we'd driven right by. Then we saw some that were occupied. We ended up at site 8. It's large but quite uneven. It took us a bit to level out our A-frame pop up camper. It was gorgeous there. Surrounded by hills, Birch trees, and the stream running behind. Our site had a picnic table, fire pit, and BBQ area. The pit toilet and large garbage were just across from sites 8/9. The pit toilet is ADA, very clean, and didn't smell bad.

    We would happily have spent a couple of more days here if we hadn't had to return home.

  • SThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Aug. 6, 2023

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Above & Beyond!

    What an amazing camp site! Free, 3 nights, and by a creek. Unreal sunset. Super clean and sites are huge for big rigs (easy turn around)! Dirt road is an easy drive. We will absolutely be back!

  • Davidson L. H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Sep. 26, 2022

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    More Like A County Park

    This location reminded me of a county park. Maybe I'm jaded for spending too much time in the outback doing disperse camping. This reminded me of a lot of county parks in California. I looked at campsite 9 which was one of the better sites, and not much in the way of excitement came to mind. The creek was a minimal trickle, and lots of flies. It was hot and mucky and I decided to not camp out here and drive two hours north into Oregon and back to the wild. The positive about this location is the other campers who all wave when you drive by. That is nice hospitality.

  • Carla H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jul. 10, 2022

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    What a great spot

    We had a lovely stay! Close to the mountains and water. Don’t worry while leaving the road. Just drive straight on. Be aware of all the locusts -) there were a lot of them … I mean a lot

  • Albert V.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 19, 2022

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Great spot

    This campsite felt like a little oasis after driving two days in the desert. The creek cools down the temperature a lot and the trees provide some relief from the scorching sun. There aren't very many sites, but they're fairly big and apart from each other.

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 3, 2022

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Perfect spot

    Not too far from town which is good. Campgrounds are right next to a creek so you can get your feet a little wet. Each campsite is very large.

  • Hailey C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    May. 7, 2022

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Good camping location, minus the sticky stuff!

    This camping area was easy to get to in a small car, seemed well kept, and overall was a good place for an overnight camping trip. 

    EXCEPT the sticky stuff on the ground from the trees. It matted up on my dogs paws and all over their fur, it does not come out with soap and water hardly and it stained the white parts of their fur. It also does not come off my shoes, even after scrubbing. It’s all over everything!!!

    I know- sounds nit picky, but I was surprised no one mentioned this so I decided I would to save some other travelers who are tent camping with dogs. If I was in a truck or a van or something, maybe not a problem, but I don’t recommend for tent campers.

  • Kelvin T.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Nov. 8, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Solid blm campground

    Really clean and well put together campgrounds. Has tables and fire pits around each site. There’s options between single camper sites to larger group sites. I stayed initially at a group site but realized some of the larger pull offs had people driving in during the day so I switched to a single campsite for more privacy. The only downside I have is that the sites are pretty close to the main road, but otherwise they are good.

  • Ralph D.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Oct. 4, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Perfect break from desert, and it's free

    Got lucky, rolled in about 5pm and got the last of about 10 shady, free campsites. It's a lovely tree-lined stream, what a relief from the day of Nevada desert. Don't believe the Dyrt directions (Sept 2021) as they lead you to a suburban cul-de-sac. Just Google Water Canyon and go there.

  • Miles G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Sonoma Canyon
    Sep. 16, 2021

    Sonoma Canyon

    Best for RV

    3 pull out spots along the creek. Road is good enough for an RV. Barely an cell reception. Tons of mormon crickets. Some trash in the pull outs.

  • s
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Sep. 15, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Great Free spot off hwy 80

    Heading south to Vegas from Bend OR and stopped in Winnemuka NV. This is. BLM managed spot. Free with fire pits tables and bathrooms. Most spots not level- but free! Good places for quick hike and saw several deer

  • Candice T.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Sep. 6, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Isolated campground in beautiful spot

    I loved how far apart the campgrounds were. You can’t see or hear other campers, which makes you feel really isolated and gives you the full outdoor experience. There was a native plant garden, and we saw many hummingbirds and butterflies. Very peaceful spot.

  • Jake S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Aug. 29, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Great Free camp spot

    We pulled off I 80 at around 7:30 on a Friday night, we found the last open site out of 13 official sites. They are first come first serve. A few other people pulled up later and just slept in their cars down the road.

    We had a few dogs with no issues. The tent spot was a little sloped but not too bad.

    The sites have picnic tables and a firepit and grill area.

    Next time we will get there earlier to have more options for available sites.

  • V
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Aug. 18, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    No frills overnighter

    This was a handy stop over on the 80, easy access to campsites along a small stream. It’s just outside Winnemucca, which boasts a full range of services and stores such as Walmart. Will keep this location saved for future use when traveling through the area

  • Alma L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 29, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Nice Stop-Over

    We stopped here on our way through NV. We had a travel trailer and didn’t go all the way into what I think is a prettier part is the area. Most sites seem to have turnaround or drive through access but we didn’t look at all of them. site 3, is where we stayed. Nice picnic tables but it was too sunny to sit there past noon. It was next to the pit toilet so the smell did waft over. Pretty sunset but BOY was it hot and sunny. The other sites seemed to have a cooler climate and were closer to the creek, but didn’t have a view. I would stop Over again but be more adventurous and seek out a better cooler spot, closer to the creek. Site 5 looks really cool.

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 7, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Quick overnighter for long drive along 80

    Stopped here with my dog for one quick night in early May because my travel plans changed suddenly. Didn't make a fire. Beautiful sunset. For a free spot that's super close to I-80, it was great! The creek gave some nice white noise and there weren't too many bugs--except for the half dozen crickets/grasshoppers I woke up to on my tent!

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Jun. 3, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Sprawling campground up the Canyon

    Sites are off the dusty gravel road, relatively far apart. Some are huge and could accommodate 4 cars and a large camper others are just a small parking along the road. The 2 left when I arrived were very uneven. But the sound of the creek under my window is so relaxing. On this 97 degree day, it was also 10 degrees cooler.

  • Jim M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Apr. 22, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Good spot if you’re passing through Winnemuca

    We were headed south in Winnemucca was a good overnight spot. Water canyon is well described in the other reviews, it is maybe 15 minutes off route 95/80.

    There are two bathrooms and the campground is a long single road. Spots three and eight are proximal to the bathrooms. We were in spot five and it was a 10 minute walk to either bathroom. Not a problem but if being close to the bathroom is important, this is good info.

  • A
    Camper-submitted photo from Water Canyon Recreation Area
    Feb. 14, 2021

    Water Canyon Recreation Area

    Winter Camp

    We enjoyed our one night stay. Just a short drive from town and up a dirt road it was easy to find. We had some cell service with Verizon. We camped in third pull out where the vault toilet is. There are a few trailheads further up the road which leads to some traffic on the road during the day. It looked like a few people have gotten stuck after recent snow but we had no troubles in my Subaru.

    3 day limit, no water, pets allowed, dumpster, picnic tables, fire rings.



Guide to Battle Mountain

Camping near Battle Mountain, Nevada, offers a mix of convenience and natural beauty. With several campgrounds in the area, you can find spots that cater to both RVers and tent campers alike.

What to do:

  • Explore the outdoors: The area is great for hiking and enjoying nature. Campers have noted that the Water Canyon Recreation Area has trails that follow a small creek, making it a lovely spot for a walk. One camper mentioned, "Nice level site near creek. Small creek and trail that follow it as well as trails that go up the hill."
  • Fishing and picnicking: Many campgrounds, like Mill Creek Recreation Area, are near water, perfect for fishing or a picnic. A visitor shared, "Was nice to walk the lake & hang out on the dock."
  • Wildlife watching: Keep an eye out for local wildlife. One camper at the Water Canyon Recreation Area noted, "The deer were fun to watch, as well as the cows across the street."

What campers like:

  • Clean facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. A review for Clark Park highlighted, "The bathrooms were big & extremely clean."
  • Quiet atmosphere: Many visitors enjoy the peacefulness of the campgrounds. One camper at Mill Creek Recreation Area said, "There were only 2 other campers and didn’t see anyone until we left in the morning."
  • Friendly staff: Campers often mention the helpfulness of the campground owners. A visitor at New Frontier RV Park remarked, "The folks at the check-in were very friendly."

What you should know:

  • Self-check-in: Many campgrounds, like Clark Park, operate on a self-check-in basis. One camper noted, "All self-check in no staff when we were there."
  • Shower costs: Some campgrounds charge for showers. A camper at Clark Park mentioned, "Expensive $1.50 for 3 minutes, 50 cents for each additional minute."
  • Limited amenities: Not all campgrounds have full amenities. For example, Mill Creek Recreation Area lacks electric hookups and drinking water.

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose family-friendly spots: Look for campgrounds with picnic tables and fire pits. A camper at Mill Creek Recreation Area noted, "Each site had a fire pit, a picnic table, trash can and a pole with a hook."
  • Plan for activities: Bring games and outdoor gear to keep kids entertained. One family enjoyed the "nice mother nature sponsored light show" while camping at Mill Creek Recreation Area.
  • Safety first: Always check for wildlife and teach kids about local animals. A camper at Water Canyon Recreation Area mentioned spotting deer and cows nearby.

Tips from RVers:

  • Check site sizes: Make sure your RV fits the campground's sites. A review for New Frontier RV Park stated, "Spaces are large, and the grounds are clean and well maintained."
  • Full hookups are a plus: Look for campgrounds with full hookups for convenience. A camper at Clark Park appreciated, "Full Hookups great cause this is high desert and pretty hot in July."
  • Be prepared for costs: Some campgrounds charge for amenities, so budget accordingly. A visitor at Winnemucca RV Park mentioned, "The prices are slowly creeping up."

Camping near Battle Mountain, Nevada, has something for everyone, whether you're in an RV or pitching a tent. Enjoy the great outdoors and make some lasting memories!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular dispersed campsite near Battle Mountain, NV?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dispersed campground near Battle Mountain, NV is Sonoma Canyon with a 4-star rating from 1 review.