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Overnight stays are allowed in two areas within the refuge boundary - on E Division Rd, 3 miles off Hunter Rd., and about 9 miles North on Hunter Rd. The overnight area is just before you cross the canal near the Center Rd intersection. Both sites are near vault toilets, but that's it for development and comfort - these are primitive sites with no other features! There are no fees for overnight stays, but they are limited to four (4) consecutive nights at one location, not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive nights on the refuge.
BLM pull offs and camping with pit toilet. No other ammenities.
Abnonded Drive-in open for boondockers and dispersed camping.
Guide
Just off of 80 @ the Mustang exit, east bound side. Industrial area, so trucks going by, mostly during the day, but occasionally throughout the night. Good, clean spot to rest for a night. Adjacent to the river
Guide
So quiet and peaceful. Nobody else was here but me. Barely hear minimal traffic from the road. Sadly an overcast while I stayed one night, but I got to see the last full moon, winter moon, of the year rise from behind the mountain ridge in the north. Looked like the sun rising. I will be returning to star gaze on clear skies. Oh yeah, definitely weird rock formations to check out.
Ranger
The two closest roads coming in from the West are blocked off and labeled no unauthorized vehicles. This is due to the construction of the new neighborhoods and they probably annexed the area. You could probably access it from the East but I have no idea how many miles it would be in from where you would come in.
ScoutTried to go to the school bus thing but road got too technical so camped out near a mine, epic!
ScoutThe road kinda sucks but VC is a good time. It was nice other than the road. Please remember to pack everything out, there was a lot of trash I had to pick up that was left behind by others.
Traveler
A “No Camping Beyond This Point” sign is posted just off the highway.
Guide
Site had a pre-made fire pit. There’s a few spots here to choose from, although if you’re looking for privacy they are somewhat close together. There were 3 others here when we came. Lots of ATVs here. Overall pretty good for a nights stay, especially if you’re in to history!
ScoutI love the quietness of this spot and the view is wonderful! The only thing I don’t like is that they took the port-a-potty out, quite possibly for the cold season.
TravelerI tried driving up the other day, but couldn’t make it due to rocks. The road starts out as a nice, easy fire road, gets a little rocky, and then by mile 6 or 7 it goes full blown rock garden. SxS’s were going through it slowly, if that helps.
Virginia City seems like a fun little town, though. And the area itself is pretty cool, just couldn’t make it all the way.
Traveler
Stillwater is visually spectacular and there are tons of birds, if you’re in to that sort of thing. The road in is very well maintained and any vehicle should be able to make it, unless there’s snow. But if you’re looking to camp (like tent and sleeping bag), then this isn’t the place for you.
There are only two designated “overnight parking” areas, which are both next to the vault toilets. You could park an RV or a van here and be fine. But the only place to pitch a tent that’s not next to a main road is super loose sand. I can understand there being no fire rings being that it’s a wildlife conservation area, but there is zero demarcation of where you should pitch a tent.
Overall, cool place to visit and take pictures but not a great overnight destination.
RangerWhat a beautiful spot! Toilets were locked so come prepared to pack in and pack out. We tried to get as close as we could yet there are some deep sandy areas so be careful! Bugs were bad but totally worth it with that sunrise and sunset!
TravelerScout camp is on the Carson river and within the tall cottonwoods. Camp in the shade or out in the open if it’s very windy as the trees can shed branches. Garbage collection and pit toilets. Nice trail along the River.
As of October 2023 the access road to scout camp was washed out. But there is dispersed camping on the terrace to the south.
ScoutNot such a good place. Housing construction getting very close. Lots of local foot traffic. Didn't feel comfortable here, almost felt as I was intruding. It does beat driving around aimlessly searching for a spit, plus its rather close to freeway. You have to leave somewhat early. Lots of joggers and mountain bikers. It has been trashed in the past so left lots of bad tastes in folks.
TravelerDid the trick for a night. There was one man with two rv’s there during our visit that gave us pretty bad vibes. Couldn’t go much further up the hill in our 2-wheel drive vehicle. All in all, it’s a gravel lot and road, good views, cool spot.
ScoutHaven't camped yet. Looking forward to camping in the fall. M,
ScoutThis was a great spot. It was especially beautiful at sunrise and sunset, and there were bathrooms. I didn't use the bathrooms, but I can almost guarantee there is no running water. There is no shade anywhere around, so if you're tent camping in summer be prepared to get up early. The sun and heat had us out of bed by 6am, taking down the tent. It was very spacious and there's no need to worry about being too close to your neighbors. In fact there was only 1 other person camping there and he was quite far from us. The bugs didn't seem to be a problem during the day, but they get CRAZY at night!!! Big gnarly spiders infest the area and make webs on everything, including your tent. Tons of bugs will cover your tent screens. At one point we thought it was raining but it was just thousand of bugs dive-bombing the tent. Best advice: go to bed super early and minimize lantern/light usage. Also, the ground/gravel/sand was very soft in some areas. We were in an audi hatchback and had no problems getting in but had a little scare with almost getting stuck on the way out. However, there are lots of different paths, and if you not trying to camp super close to the water there are plenty of spots that are accessible to any vehicle.
TravelerTucked off, dirt road with enough seclusion and privacy to feel comfortable at night. Be forewarned that the road is super rough and you will definitely need a car with more clearance to get up it. There is a little pull out before you get to where the directions take you that is perfectly cool to camp. I wouldn’t go all the way up that little stretch of road past the water tanks unless you have a 4x4. The pullout also has a portajohn and sink if needed.
One thing to note! There are many joggers and bikers that go up this road pretty much as soon as the sun goes over the hill (about 6 in July) so just be aware of that when camping here. I wasn’t bothered by anyone and I had about 4 people pass by my car this morning.
TravelerLots of sites, easy access. Avoid the super sandy spots, especially if you get there in the dark. There are plenty of others. Camped in a RTT on a trailer which wasn't crazy about the washboard grading, but that's mostly a "me" problem. Just after the 4th of July and I had the entire place to myself though due to a ton of consolidated firework trash I bet that place went OFF on the holiday.
TravelerNice place to park for the night.
GuideWe went to these coordinates and turns out they are 100+ miles off. We weren’t able to see the real place and had to go to a different campground. Type in the name of the place and not the coordinates to get to the actual place.
DO NOT GO TO THESE COORDINATES!!!
LegendThis place is everything we look for when boondocking. It's quiet, open, easy to get to with our class c, flat(ish), cell service, and places to hike/walk around. There was nobody else around when we stayed here for 2 nights in May.
The road is nearby but barely visible and you can hardly hear the cars. The rocks (tufas) are really neat and fun to climb.
There's absolutely no shade so the sun makes it feel hotter than it is. And the wind comes through somewhat unpredictably so we couldn't keep our awning out.
It's surprisingly clean, I mean there's some trash which is to be expected, but not huge amounts of it.
There are a couple of little narrow roads you can take to find a more secluded spot, but I wouldn't attempt it unless your vehicle can handle it. There are a couple of random big dips to get past, and really there aren't very many camping opportunities past the big giant open area by the rocks. The big main area is huge and would easily fit several campers.
Great place to boondock!
GuideSpent two nights here away from everything. Snow on the surrounding mountains, giant white pelicans in the marshes. We felt like immigrants crossing the Nevada desert in a covered wagon (actually our custom built Ram Promaster adventure van). Great get away.
GuideDropped a star because the toilet was locked!! On approaching from the north the site is a little further south than marked on the map but is signposted. We arrived in the dark so had a nice view when we got up in the morning. It is next to the highway but the traffic noise didn't bother us. A chill out spot as nothing else to do here!
ScoutI agree with the previous reviewer, however I think the coordinates are way off.
GuideThe east entrance road to the vaulted toilet and maybe two spots is a hard packed sand & semi-gravel/rock road. The rest of the roads leading down toward Lake Walker is loose gravel and sand in which I recommend having a four wheel drive vehicle. My class C got stuck and had to be wenched out. FYI, for wrecker services, this area is called Avalon. I did not scout the west entrance road.
TravelerDon't camp here, had a gun pulled on me by a guy who "owns" BLM land.
TravelerBeautiful spot on walker lake. Easy in and out..
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