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Mt. Rose Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 39.31220, -119.89731
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Mt. Rose Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,905 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt. Rose 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 Mt. Rose Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- ShShower26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
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 — Mt. Rose Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,905 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
39.31220, -119.89731
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mt. Rose Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIncline · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~8.5 mi
- Dump station~8.6 mi
- GroceriesRaley's · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~8.7 mi
- HardwareVillage Ace Hardware · ~5.1 mi
EV charging — from Mt. Rose Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.1 mi straight-line SW — Raley's, Incline Village, NV · eVgo Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach32 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 206 within 100 · 491 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.1 mi — Incline Village, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Incline Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — IVGID CHAMP COURSE 1, Incline Village, NV · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-7:00pm; Sat: 7:00am-7:00pm; Sun: 7:00am-7:00pm
- 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 448311 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt. Rose Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMt. Rose Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Rose Summit Interpretive Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTahoe Meadows Trt Trailhead · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJones/Whites Trailhead · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Mt. Rose Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mt. Rose Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mount Rose Campground~0.2 mi
- Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek)~12.1 mi
- Boca Springs~12.4 mi · fee
- Boca~12.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mt. Rose Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt. Rose Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt. Rose 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Mt. Rose 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 — Mt. Rose Campground
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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