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Columbine Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 38.90024, -117.37650
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Columbine Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,593 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Columbine CampgroundNIFC · 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 Columbine Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- DDump12 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- EVEV fast charger43 mi
- WWater44 mi
- MMechanic58 mi
- HHardware58 mi
- +Urgent care58 mi
- LLaundry58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 43-mi run (and back).
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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Columbine Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,593 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.90024, -117.37650
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Columbine Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStewart Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townReese River · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.5 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~18.5 mi
EV charging — from Columbine Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.4 mi straight-line NW — Site #26, Fallon, NV · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 70 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)57.9 mi — Tonopah, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Tonopah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.4 mi — Site #26, Fallon, NV · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 164016 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Columbine Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth/South Twin Trailhead · ~7.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeavine Creek Campground · ~19.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Jefferson Trailhead · ~23.9 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Columbine Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- San Juan Campground~16.2 mi
- Peavine Creek Campground~19.6 mi
- Peavine Creek Campground~20.0 mi
- Nye County~20.1 mi
The unit that manages Columbine Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Columbine Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Columbine Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Columbine Campground
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.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Columbine Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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