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"Easy to get to West Wendover for supplies (and casinos!)"
"the Bonneville Salt Flats, and minutes from the towns of Wendover and West Wendover, at the Nevada and Utah state line."
"Excellent access to salt flats and casinos. The park is gravel but there are a few grass patches. The dog park is gravel. Basketball and other recreation areas are good."
"This is a nice KOA in a convenient location. I stayed there while attending the races at Bonneville Salt Flats. Unfortunately they got rained out but it was still a nice trip."
"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."
"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."
"Exit Bonneville Speedway. Head N past Sinclair (on right)."
"We even had some prong horned sheep near us on the mountain. The sunrise and stars at night were unreal. It was easy to get to, a long dirt road that splits off from the Bonneville Speedway road."
"Right behind Nugget Casino south of big parking lot. Full hookups very clean. No tables, Level paved parking pads, only 15."
"Close to nugget and Montego casinos. No bathrooms or trees for shade."
"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."
"The camping facilities are well-maintained and conveniently situated, allowing for easy access even for those towing small travel trailers."
"I would recommend getting here close to sunset and leaving shortly after sunrise."
"north of the exit of the bonneville speedway gas station is public land on the mountains near the salt flats. many sites to choose and trails to ride. peaceful with a clear view of the stars, salt, and"
"I’ve loved visiting and driving across the Bonneville salt flats for decades."
"We were able to find plenty of camp spots for our off road trailer but I bet any trailer could make it as the road was not crazy bumpy or anything. I remember it was super windy!"
"The surrounding hills have trails for days if you have a dirtbike or atv/utv and want to explore. It is parallel to the famous Bonneville Salt Flats."
"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."
TravelerYou can’t camp on the salt flats but this is the next best thing. Unpaved road but very reasonable for even 2WD. There are plenty of sites along the road here and more private ones further in if you have 4WD and high clearance. Easy to get to West Wendover for supplies (and casinos!)
RangerStayed: 5/14/2021
Cost: FREE
Site: SEE PIC
Vehicle: Volkswagen Atlas
Equipment: Tent
AT&T: Weaker 5G
T-Mobile: 2 bars LTE
This is a great area, just outside of the Bonneville Salt Flats, and minutes from the towns of Wendover and West Wendover, at the Nevada and Utah state line. Apple Maps had some issues with us getting to these sites, because it thought it was only walkable, and that there was no road. So, if you plug it in and there is a crazy long commute, that could be why.
Once you take the turn off of Leppy Pass Road, there is an open area that had some RVs and others camping out. If you continue east, passing the ‘Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway’ sign, you will end up at the Volcano Peak Dispersed area. We traveled about 2 miles down this road, going around a curve with a flat area and big rock to the right. There are many more sites this way, but we turned around and chose the site marked in the map picture. Heads up, the road can be a little rough!
We had some cool views of the flats, I-80 in the distance and surrounded by the mountains. It is a little close to the road and there was quite a bit of traffic, so noise and dirt/dust could be an issue. However, it is a beautiful site!
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TravelerExit Bonneville Speedway. Head N past Sinclair (on right). Veer to left, which is Leepy (if you stay right youre on the Peninsula easy turn around at end) about a mile in Leppy veer to the right on the dirt road. It is wash boarded but totally doable. That leads you to the BLM parking lot. There are tons of spots all around there. To the left will lead you back to Leepy. To the right there are tons more spots. Some level, some not. You will be able to find a turn around spot (I'm towing 33' TT) if you don't want to go the, what I was told 40 mile loop. It is wash boarded. Only potable water I found was KOA in West Wendover. They also have a dump. Has a tendency to get VERY windy.
GuideBonneville 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.
TravelerGood utilities, nice facilities. Excellent access to salt flats and casinos. The park is gravel but there are a few grass patches. The dog park is gravel. Basketball and other recreation areas are good. Wifi was a nogo for everyone we met.
RangerAlthough 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.
RangerThis is a nice KOA in a convenient location. I stayed there while attending the races at Bonneville Salt Flats. Unfortunately they got rained out but it was still a nice trip. The campground is tucked away behind all of the big Casinos, probably walking distance. The sites are large and spaced out so it felt pretty private. There is a pool, and showers so it's not exactly roughing it. I'd say it's a nice compromise if you don't feel like spending money on a hotel in that area.
GuideRoad to the good spots. Good off road tires is a must if you wanna find a spot off the main gravel road. I opted for a tucked away spot down one of the wider ohv trails. Good stars. Watch out for wasps. Great spot to catch some Zzz on the long boring hwy80.
TravelerEnjoyed 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.
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near West Wendover, NV is Volcano Peak Campground (Dispersed) with a 4.9-star rating from 39 reviews.
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