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California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass

Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · UT · 41.00983, -113.77653
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Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
USGS topographic map of California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass
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Weather outlook — at California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,422 ft.
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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 California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass · Bureau of Land Management · UT

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 44 miWMetro Fuel · Fuel · 21 miFMiller's Travel Centers · Grocery · 24 miGA & I Hardware · Hardware · 24 miHGrease Monkey · Mechanic · 24 miMWendover, Utah, Post Office · Mail · 23 mi@West Wendover, NV - Tesla Supercharger · EV fast charger · 24 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • FFuel21 mi
  • @Mail23 mi
  • GGrocery24 mi
  • EVEV fast charger24 mi
  • MMechanic24 mi
  • HHardware24 mi
  • WWater44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗

The site — California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass

Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,422 ft
State
UT
Coordinates
41.00983, -113.77653
Cost
Free

Nearby & resupply — around California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass · Bureau of Land Management · UT (OpenStreetMap)

  • Drinking waternone within 10 mi
  • Fuelnone within 30 mi
  • Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
  • GroceriesSmith's · ~24.4 mi
  • Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.

EV charging — from California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass · Bureau of Land Management · UT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass · Bureau of Land Management · UT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass

Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.

What we don’t know about California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass

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

Before you go — California National Historic Trail (Nht), Donner Reed Pass

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