Best Campgrounds near West Wendover, NV

Camped here to go onto the salt flats for sunrise was a beautiful place. A few people parked here but were far enough away to have privacy, great free place to camp if visiting the salt flats.

Enjoyed easy access from the highway. Salt flats galore, tucked against beautiful mountains with gorgeous rocks to look at :-) It’s quite a windy place, so dinner and breakfast were tough, but the wind settled at night and the stars were highly visible due to little light pollution. You can honestly pick your own adventure and there’s plenty of space to be far away from other campers. Close enough to a town for gas, bathrooms and restaurant food.

If you're considering staying in the BLM lot at the bottom of the hill, definitely drive the extra few minutes to these sites. Super private, gorgeous views, fire rings and decent cell service. The road gets trickier the higher up you go, but I easily made it to my spot in a 2WD van.

GPS: 40.8096385, -113.9950794

Perfect spot right outside of Wendover to catch some majestic views, and fun hikes. Big flat sites down in the lowlands, and more adventurous camps heading up towards the peaks. Some broken glass and other BLM trash (shotgun shells etc.) but no big trash dumps. pack it in pack it out. Would not recommend whistling at night as evil spirits may snatch up any loose gear left unattended.  Would recommend the more adventurous campsites. Only mildly haunted.

Although Dyrt has this listed as Nevada, it is in Utah (probably the BLM office is NV). Drive to the end of the road and there is a sign. Drive past the sign to drive right out onto the salt. We saw a lot of vehicles out there, including some trucks with campers. But we were worried about the salt being too soft for the weight of our van so we just parked at the side of the parking lot and hunkered down. 

If you take the spur of the road to the left that goes up the side of the mountain, there are places to park at the top that are part of BLM but UDOT restricts access to gravel/sand. Great views on top of hill in all directions.

BEWARE: Although you'll see people driving out on the flats, it MAY be VERY VERY muddy, with slick mud even though it appears to 'look fine.' I would suggest walking on it a ways out to see. IF it's dry it MAY be fine.

Overall, nothin' fancy but if you're in the area, might as well check it out.

This is an absolutely breathtaking spot. Right in the middle of nowhere. Quite far away from the highway and very dispersed camp sites.

You have the mountains in the back and the salt flats in front of you. Very beautiful and calm. There are plenty of spots and you will barely see your neighbors.

You have the occassional biker, hammering through the plains and the access road is a pain for any motor home or any vehicle for that matter. It got that wash board feeling and I was afraid it might rip appart my RV when I was going over pedestrian speeds. And its not serviced, so no hook ups or any other amenities.

Other than that its a beautiful place to stay if you enjoy the deserted landscape and prefer to have a very private spot for the night.

The dispersed site that I camped at is about 100 yards north of this particular site on an unnamed dead end track. Both sites are located off of Lower Rishel Peak Rd. Large site with a clean rock fire ring. Mostly level gravel surface. It's on a rise a little more than a half-mile away from Silver Island Loop Rd. There is a view of the Bonneville Salt Flats. No hiking trails, but it's easy to wander around in the desert and visit a nearby cave. Very peaceful. No one else around. Stayed 2 nights. Loved it here.

Super close to the Bonneville salt flats. Large open area and would accommodate larger rvs and then some off-road spots that would need to be for 4x4. It was great for a night, but I wouldn't stay longer. Be prepared for the wind!

(September 29th, 2023) Got here very late on a tight schedule and had to leave as the sun was rising, but we had no problem finding a spot to camp. The views across the salt flats were incredible! Get yourself a breakfast burrito from the Sinclair at the bottom of the hill.

Set up camp near Bonneville salt flats above the Silver Island Mountains backcountry byway. There are many campsites and all are far away from each other. As well as far away from highway. Site is very quiet but the flies before sundown are crazy. No bug spray works at all. They lick it off your skin and bite you regardless. Once sun goes down it's calm and peaceful. Great place to camp.

This is BLM land. There are mountain biking trails nearby too. Rock fire ring and plenty of space for big rigs. Not too many bugs. Some road noise from I-80 but not too loud.

When we arrived we noticed a lot of camping site options. However, it was very windy make sure if your in a tent the stakes are down properly. Directions are accurate to site locations. We went during the 4th of July week and noticed it got very busy towards the end of the night, large group gatherings.

Plenty of space - quiet -quiet- quiet- can’t even hear the highway- great place to stop and relax for the night

There’s a lot of land, it can be confusing to know what is allowed, but just look for other overnighters, take a spot. Made a nice quick night stopover while roadtripping.

Like others have said, there’s plenty of spots for everyone. There were some other folks out there, but no one bothered us and we didn’t bother them (sound really didn’t seem to travel too much!). We stayed pretty close to the road and located a fire pit. The spot was beautiful and we had a full moon, which was amazing to watch rise over the flats. Temperatures were nice as well. The wind picked up sometime in the early morning hours and never stopped, which made packing up the tent an interesting feat.

The ground is hard, so make sure to bring something soft to sleep on. The stacks were also a bit hard to get into place, even with a mallet. We also saw (what we assume to be) a kangaroo mouse, which was cool!

Definitely would consider this area again, although we may choose a different spot. Stayed June 21, 2024. FREE campsite.

Plenty of camping spots on the SE side of Volcano Peak & Lost Boys Peak. Stayed for 4 days and moved around to different spots. Did stay on the North side at Pilots Peak Lookout and it was nice. Wind coming off the mountain was was rough every night. Rocked the car back and forth all night.

Easy to find the road was not bad at all. Many pull offs arrived after dark and felt safe

We rolled in after dark and found a campsite easily. Gorgeous views the next morning. We saw a herd of bighorn sheep as well! 

Road in was mild washboard. Very easy to get our trailer in and out.

My german shepherd and I had a beautiful nights sleep here. Camping sites are very spread out. No need to worry about noisy neighbors. We're close enough to the freeway that it's not way off the beat and path, but zero road noise. We were woken up to a beautiful sunrise. A great breakfast and back on the road to pennsylvania.

Notes: The main road silver island road is almost non stop rumble strips buckle up! Depending on how far in you wanna go for wheel drive maybe recommended. Site are clean and spread out everywhere. Sit back and enjoy the sunshine 🌞

We spent the afternoon in this spot. As a first time BLM stayer I was impressed. There were others around, but we were unbothered.

Bonneville Speedway Access Rd > Left on Leppy Pass Rd till you reach a strange mysterious government building > Right on Silver Island Loop Rd > veer right on Volcano West Rd

Dope spot on a bluff looking out at the entire valley, with Pilot Peak prominently featured.   Plenty of space to maneuver and very level.  Already some fire pits.

Watch the rocks on Volcano West rd as you approach the lookout - I made it with my 25 ft travel trailer, but be careful you don't bottom it out.

You can see for miles in every direction, but limited protection from wind.   Wasn't too bad when I was there but I imagine it could be.

Super close to West Wendover and the salt flats.  There's dozens of campsites in this area so definitely go exploring.  While the roads are generally in good shape, some of have pretty bad wash boarding, especially when towing.

Some cell reception, great for Starlink obviously.