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Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Humboldt County, NV · 40.92073, -117.65045

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Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on Bureau of Land Management land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.

A free campground in BLM land a very short distance south of Winnemucca. Multiple sites with fire rings and picnic tables. Vault toilets. Adjacent to mountain stream and this particular site is next to a lovely grove of aspen trees. Enough room for two vehicles, but surface is uneven. Some cell service. Recommended.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,994 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow

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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.

Everything you need — measured from camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

WWater4 mi
DDump5 mi
FFuel5 mi
GGrocery5 mi
LLaundry5 mi
AAir-up5 mi
+Urgent care5 mi
MMechanic5 mi
@Mail5 mi
HHardware5 mi
ShShower5 mi
RxPharmacy6 mi
OOutfitter42 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

Bureau of Land Management

Elevation

5,994 ft

County

Humboldt County, NV

Coordinates

40.92073, -117.65045

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.

From the field — what Dave saw, in person

Cell service

Had a signal

Getting there

Any vehicle managed it

Fire ring

Yes

Toilet on site

Yes

Tent friendly

Yes

Verdict

Recommended

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

RestroomWater Canyon Vt1 · at this camp · BLM
RestroomWater Canyon Vt2 · ~0.4 mi W · BLM
RestroomWater Canyon Vt3 · ~1.0 mi NW · BLM
Vault / pit toiletWinnemucca Sand Dunes Recreation Area Double Vault Toilet · ~11.9 mi N · BLM

Open this spot elsewhere

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

How we know this

Source

Dave's own travels

Confidence

Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.

How it was placed

FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Humboldt County, NV). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.

Field check

Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.

What we don’t know

A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

How many rigs actually fit
Seasonal & winter access
Current fire restrictions
Whether any water here is drinkable
Shade & wind exposure
Noise and who else shows up

Before you go

Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →

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