Best Tent Camping near Virginia City, NV

Searching for a tent camping spot near Virginia City? The Dyrt helps you find campsites near Virginia City with tent camping. Each tent campsite offers quick access to one or more of Virginia City's most popular destinations.

Best Tent Sites Near Virginia City, NV (42)

    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from Donner Memorial State Park Campground

    1. Donner Memorial State Park Campground

    17 Reviews
    47 Photos
    231 Saves
    Truckee, California

    Donner Memorial State Park offers the summer vacationer opportunities for Donner Lake camping, picnicking, boating, fishing, water-skiing, and hiking. In winter, visitors can cross-country ski and snowshoe on trails and enjoy the season's beauty. Visitors are welcome year-round at the Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center and at the Pioneer Monument, built to commemorate those who emigrated to California from the east in the mid-1800's. The Visitor Center features compelling new exhibits that tell the stories of the Emigrant Experience, the Donner Party, the Land of the Washoe, Chinese construction of the railroad, and early motoring adventures over Donner Pass.

    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Trash

    $35 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area

    2. Developed 7 — Lahontan State Recreation Area

    9 Reviews
    6 Photos
    62 Saves
    Silver Springs, Nevada

    Camping: Silver Springs Beach #7 offers developed campground facilities open year-round, with restrooms, tables and grills. Primitive on-the-beach camping is permitted in all areas except for day use and boat ramp areas. A camping limit of 14 days in a 30-day period is enforced. Sanitary dump station facilities are available near both entrances to the park. NOTE: Showers and flush toilets are CLOSED during the off-season from October to May.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Equestrian

    $15 - $25 / night

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    3. Reno View Dispersed

    1 Review
    1 Photo
    Virginia City, Nevada

    Please do not try this if you are not in an all wheel drive high clearance vehicle. Not at all recommended for RVs.

    • Pets
    • Tents
    • Dispersed
    Camper-submitted photo from North Canyon Campground
    Camper-submitted photo from North Canyon Campground
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    5. Kaspian Campground

    3 Reviews
    11 Photos
    176 Saves
    Tahoma, California

    Overview

    Kaspian Campground is located in a mature forest of pine trees overlooking the beautiful Lake Tahoe. Campers will be nestled in a sparse forest of pine trees and evergreen shrubs, just minutes from the bright blue water of Tahoe. The lake and its sandy beaches provides ample recreation opportunities.

    Recreation

    Kaspian Campground is ideal for visitors planning a full day of biking around Lake Tahoe. Bike trails that traverse the western shores of the lake begin near the campground. Visitors enjoy water sports on the lake and relaxing on its sandy beaches.

    Natural Features

    The campground is situated in a former picnic area, across the street from the lake. Campsites are spaced for privacy and surrounded by tall ponderosa pine and white fir trees. Some sites offer spectacular views of Lake Tahoe through the trees.

    Nearby Attractions

    Kaspian Campground is less than 10 miles from the popular Meeks Bay.

    Contact Info

    This location has limited staffing. Please call (530) 541-1537 for general information.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Trash

    $27 - $29 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation
    Camper-submitted photo from Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation
    Camper-submitted photo from Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation
    Camper-submitted photo from Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation

    6. Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation

    2 Reviews
    5 Photos
    32 Saves
    Floriston, California

    Boca reservoir is a popular spot for water recreation of all kinds. Heavy motorized boat and personal watercraft use, and water skiing on summer weekends. Also popular for wind surfing on the east shore. Kayaking and canoeing when the water is calm (morning and evening). Swimming and fishing too. Year round fishing. Ice fishing during winter depending on conditions. Camping on both the east and west shores of Boca Reservoir. A boat ramp is located near Boca Campground on the southwest end of the reservoir, but may be subject to closure during low water levels. Most single family sites and group campgrounds can be reserved at www.recreation.gov or (877) 444-6777. NO CAMPING OR CAMPFIRES ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF DEVELOPED CAMPGROUNDS. Directions: From Truckee take Interstate 80 east for six miles to the Hirschdale exit. Go north and under I-80 for approximately one mile to Boca Reservoir.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Trash
    • Picnic Table

    $20 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Luther Pass
    Camper-submitted photo from Luther Pass

    7. Luther Pass

    6 Reviews
    2 Photos
    435 Saves
    Echo Lake, California
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • ADA Access
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry

    8. Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Spooner Backcountry

    1 Review
    7 Photos
    23 Saves
    Glenbrook, Nevada

    Camping: Camping is allowed in three primitive, walk-in campgrounds: Marlette Peak, Hobart and North Canyon. Each campground has a restroom and camp sites with picnic tables and bear resistant food and trash storage boxes. While camping, store food and trash in these boxes. Pack it in, pack it out: when you depart, remove all food and trash from the boxes so they are available for use by other campers. Dispersed camping is not allowed around Marlette Lake or anywhere else within park boundaries. A camping limit of 14 days in a 30-day period is enforced.

    Cabin Rentals: The Park also manages two backcountry cabins. The Spooner Lake Cabin (available May 1 - October 15) is located just north of Spooner Lake and sleeps four people comfortably. If you’re looking for a more intimate experience, the Wildcat Cabin (available May 1 - October 15) is approximately 2.5 miles up North Canyon (several hundred yards east of the road) and sleeps two. Both cabins have basic amenities such as composting toilets, beds, cook stoves and wood burning stoves, but other items such as sleeping bags, food and utensils will need to be packed in. Please contact the park for more information.

    • Fires
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Group
    Camper-submitted photo from Desolation Wilderness - Aloha Zone
    Camper-submitted photo from Desolation Wilderness - Aloha Zone
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    Recent Tent Reviews in Virginia City

    803 Reviews of 42 Virginia City Campgrounds


    • Tyler C.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Reno View Dispersed
      Nov. 2, 2024

      Reno View Dispersed

      amazing view

      okay. let’s be real. the road is a beast. I would not drive it with any vehicle other than SUV/Truck. DO NOT bring up an RV/Trailer. you’ll regret it. we stayed and car camped. an awesome view of the lights of Reno. can be very windy but if you get between some of the trees it’s not to bad.

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      Camper-submitted photo from Bonanza Inn & Casino
      Oct. 27, 2024

      Bonanza Inn & Casino

      Bonanza

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    • MThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Scotts Lake Rd Dispersed Camping
      Oct. 27, 2024

      Scotts Lake Rd Dispersed Camping

      Great 1 night stay

      Came on a Saturday around 4pm, there were 2 other campers other than me so it wasn’t busy at all. No service for at&t. Overall had a good stay here with my 2 dogs

    • UThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Campground by the Lake
      Oct. 17, 2024

      Campground by the Lake

      Great option if available for Lake Tahoe

      Camped here for what we thought would be a couple of nights for an event. However, event was canceled due to massive wild fire (air quality index was horrible, so stayed 1 night and left ASAP next morning). Campground is right on the main drag through town and just across the street and a short walk to the lake, although the lake does not permit dogs in this area. Nice walking/biking paths, but heavily commercial district means lots of traffic going by. Site (#E06) is huge with enough space for several RVs, but we parked sideways adjacent to the picnic table and had spot near to bathrooms/showers which are clean but a bit ragged around the edges. 

      Food aside: Dinner of Curly's pork with cheese and Hatch green chile tortillas. Good to come back here at some point when not high season and can stay more in camping zone, this is a pretty commercial district.

    • PThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Tahoe Valley Campground
      Oct. 16, 2024

      Tahoe Valley Campground

      A little pricey

      We were only after a night, so didn’t need much. Travelling this time of year when campgrounds are closed makes for desperate last minute decisions. BUT if you’re staying here, go across the road to Lake Tahoe Pizza Co. the best pizza!

    • ron R.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from BLM - Water Tank Road Dispersed
      Oct. 12, 2024

      BLM - Water Tank Road Dispersed

      Not easily accessible

      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.

    • ron R.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Peavine Road Dispersed Camping
      Oct. 12, 2024

      Peavine Road Dispersed Camping

      Complete trash dump

      It's sad where we have this public land to camp on and people just dump tons and tons of trash and abandoned cars and demolished cars on the property would not recommend going. There's some more BLM land about 15 to 20 minutes north on Red Rock road.

    • Mason W.
      Camper-submitted photo from Zephyr Cove Resort
      Oct. 9, 2024

      Zephyr Cove Resort

      Simple, clean, but loud

      Very simple and clean park but it is right next to the highway with very limited amenities. Their “amenities” they list online are not accurate but again it’s nice and clean. Also make sure you have a secondary form of transportation since this place is secluded due to private neighborhoods so there is no access to town via bike or on foot.

    • Mujas N.
      Camper-submitted photo from Bonanza Inn & Casino
      Oct. 1, 2024

      Bonanza Inn & Casino

      cool place

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    • Paxton B.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Merrill Valley Dispersed Camp
      Sep. 30, 2024

      Merrill Valley Dispersed Camp

      The road is terrible

      Not really sure if we camped in the right spot. It isn’t great, but it got the job done to just crash for a night. Felt like we were in a construction zone

    • Raymond V.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Zephyr Cove Resort
      Sep. 25, 2024

      Zephyr Cove Resort

      Tight spaces but close to lake

      Tight spaces but close to the lake if you want to enjoy the water and beach. Toilets and showers where filty but okay. Lots of chipmunks to enjoy..

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      Camper-submitted photo from Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion
      Sep. 12, 2024

      Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion

      Peaceful lake

      Large sites very peaceful. Most sites close to the lake. We visited the last week of August. Expect to see bears. Hosts were clear about the need to keep campsites clear of food. Since you could not dump dish water on ground because of the bears it was more effort to wash up after meals. It would be nice if there was a dish washing station . We have seen this at other campsites we have been to. The have AT&A cell service had good service

    • MThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Logger Campground
      Sep. 12, 2024

      Logger Campground

      Beautiful campground with lake views.

      Love our stay at Logger Campground, very clean vault toilets, and facility. Most of the spots are very tight, narrow spaces. Make some when you book, you get the right size spot. Pay dump just offsite.

    • KThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Carson RV Resort
      Sep. 11, 2024

      Carson RV Resort

      Worthy of the resort title!

      We normally prefer wilderness parks, and generally avoid RV parks. We’ve stayed in a few though and this one is by far the absolute nicest one we’ve ever stayed in!! It recently changed ownership and the new owners have invested in a first-class place! We had to find a last minute place on a Sunday due to the Davis Creek Regional park fire. We pulled in here and were helped by a wonderful young woman in the office. What I liked most about this place was that it is more spacious than typical RV parks. Also, more importantly, the bathrooms were amazing and deserving of the “resort” name. While there may have been a few rigs here longer term, their sites were neat and orderly. The location is by a highway (and behind Costco), but the noise wasn’t bad at all. The pool area is beautiful and includes outdoor grills and a gas fire pit. There is minimal shade as the trees are all new. The laundry rooms (2!) were lovely. We would stay here again in a heartbeat. Beautiful and well run facility. Does it compare to a state or National park, no. But for what it is it is outstanding!

    • rThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation
      Sep. 10, 2024

      Boca Reservoir - Water Recreation

      Nice USFS campground

      All camp sites have a picnic table and a fire ring. Please ensure fires are permitted before starting a fire. The campground was clean and quiet. Pit toilets were clean and well stocked. Please note that I was there during the week. I imagine that during summer weekends it can get quite noisy with boat and jet ski traffic being so close to Reno. I would definitely stay again.

    • H
      Camper-submitted photo from Bear Valley Campground
      Sep. 10, 2024

      Bear Valley Campground

      Remote Forest Camping

      FCFS OHV campground that can be approached from a couple of rough dirt roads,  high clearance helpful,  4wd not needed.   Not all sites are flat.  People from the area (i guess)  seemed to be "reserving"  sites with styrofoam coolers and water jugs...  they did not occupy their sites at night. I didn't use the vault toilet facility.  Took a hike.  Very pretty.  No OHV noise,  but a copter was circling the area in the middle of the night.

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      Camper-submitted photo from River Bend Campground — Walker River State Recreation Area
      Sep. 10, 2024

      River Bend Campground — Walker River State Recreation Area

      Remote, Quiet; a Desert Oasis

      I stayed only one night here in 2022 while traveling through.  It was a pretty drive through rural western Nevada,  which ended in a four mile graded dirt road.  I was driving an SUV with high clearance,  but the road is suitable for RVs if you take it slow.  Both campgrounds are RV suitable.  This one does not have hook ups,  but quail run does.  The facilities are very new.  Each site has a covered picnic table  It is not a great tent camping area in my opinion because it is a desert loop and you are out in the open.  I slept in my SUV.  The area itself is beautiful though,  and I need to make another,  longer stop there and at the nearby "elbow"  unit,  which is more remote.

    • KThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Davis Creek Regional Park
      Sep. 8, 2024

      Davis Creek Regional Park

      It was on fire 9/7

      My 1-star review is only because, sadly, a fire started at this campground and was out of control by the time we arrived. It grew to 1,500 acres and destroyed 6 structures. I was really looking forward to staying at this park. Sadly, it has likely been destroyed.

    • Anna B.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Moon Rocks Camp
      Sep. 8, 2024

      Moon Rocks Camp

      Camping on Mars

      (September 28th, 2023) Got here after dark and found an empty clearing to park in for the night. The moon and the stars were so bright, it felt like we were on another planet. Got to explore the area in the morning, such a cool spot! Very quiet when we were there.

    • Stephen B.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Scotts Lake Rd Dispersed Camping
      Aug. 30, 2024

      Scotts Lake Rd Dispersed Camping

      Beautiful, popular, treacherous

      I’m motorcycle camping and the ground level was about half full, mostly RVs, so I attempted to head up Scott Lake Road.

      The dirt was manageable but there are sections of large rocks difficult to pass on two wheels. I crossed several but I dropped my bike before the second circle. Defeated and exhausted from a long day’s ride, I headed back down to set up my camp among the RV set.

      No shade to the lifestyle but this is an awfully long drive to watch TV at top volume.

    • Blue Tansy D.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park
      Aug. 9, 2024

      Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park

      Couldn’t make it in time…

      Sadly we were delayed and would not have arrived at Pyramid Lake until 2am so we didn’t stay. We did however visit the lake and museum and visitor center and it was well worth it! We will definitely be back to try and camp here again. We spoke with the locals and they confirmed that once you purchase the camping permit ($15) then you just drive to the lake and find a spot - very rustic, very cool! The lake itself is absolutely beautiful. We can’t wait to come back… maybe during a full moon and fishing season! Be sure to visit the museum and definitely stop at the INDIAN TACO spot on the way to the lake… it was delicious!



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      According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Virginia City, NV is Donner Memorial State Park Campground with a 4.8-star rating from 17 reviews.

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