Agency-listedBLMFree
Patterson Pass Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NV · 38.59160, -114.66760
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Ask about this camp →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
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Patterson Pass Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,176 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Patterson Pass 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 Patterson Pass Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail20 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- WWater29 mi
- GGrocery30 mi
- FFuel30 mi
- DDump38 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
- HHardware47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 30 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-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 — Patterson Pass Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
6,176 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.59160, -114.66760
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Patterson Pass Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 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 Patterson Pass Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger46.5 mi straight-line N — Ely, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 2 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS89.0 mi — Alamo NV DC, Alamo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO89.0 mi — Alamo NV DC, Alamo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)41.4 mi — The Whispering Elms, Baker, NV (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 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 368025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Patterson Pass Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBerry Creek Campground · ~16.2 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaPony Springs Rest Area · ~19.1 mi S
- Highway rest areaSunny Side Rest Area · ~21.0 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletPatterson Pass Recreation/Trailhead Site Vault Toilet · ~21.3 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Patterson Pass Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Berry Creek Campground~16.2 mi
How we know this — Patterson Pass Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Patterson Pass 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 — Patterson Pass Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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