Squirrel Springs Campsites — Great Basin National Park

about 6 miles of decent dirt/gravel road for access. pic i. tables, fire rings, and pit toilet. parking was flat enough. quiet. 3 or 4 sites here.

Stayed here after hiking Great Basin NP and was this a welcome spot. It was highly recommended by the ranger at the visitor center. We were the only ones in the three sites next down the way (which was walkable) to a pit toilet and bear proof trash. The site was well managed with a fire pit and concrete picnic table. It was right off snake creek which was fun to explore.

Stayed: 5/30/2022

Cost: FREE

Site: Squirrel Springs Campsites (First past bathroom)

Vehicle: GMC Terrain

Equipment: Tent

AT&T and T-Mobile: Slow but useable

The Squirrel Springs Campsites are about 9 miles from Highway 487 along a narrow dirt road. We past 2 or 3 already taken spots and a group site before reaching these sites. There are two sites next to each other and a pit toilet. We stayed at the one nearest the bathroom.

This was a pretty nice site with a picnic table and fire ring with grill grate. This was a pretty good site to crash for free, although the dirt road was tedious. Beware this is also at a higher elevation than the Lehman Caves area. We woke up to a couple inches of snow.

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Separate section of Great Basin NP includes free primitive campsites along snake creek, but you will eat dust in abundance if you camp in the first few miles….best to go as far as possible. Sites are directly on road but sites are upscale & clean.

No water but clean vault toilets in these group sites suitable for individual campers.

Fire rings & some tables provided.

No cell, no internet, no nothing, no gas for miles.

This is your back up plan if the park is otherwise full or you want to hike Johnson Lake Trail. Advice: get sequence of campsite names from Rangers before heading into dispersed area. Maps do not source names of the sites along the way but they are marked on road. (Monkey Rock is first site, then Pinnacle and Squirrel, but forgot to take names of remaining sites.)

I stayed in the last group of campsites along the Snake Creek Forest Rd (a couple of miles before the end of the dirt road); I think it was called Eagle Rock but I'm not sure. It's a great spot to hike up to Johnson Lake. It's a very peaceful site next to the creek with only 2 other campsites. There's a compost bathroom, that was clean and with toilet paper. And it's free! Each campsite had a fire ring and picnic table.