Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Pine Forest Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NV · 41.67496, -118.79105
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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 Pine Forest Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,474 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine Forest Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Pine Forest Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- FFuel41 mi
- GGrocery41 mi
- EVEV fast charger60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 41 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 60-mi run (and back).
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 — Pine Forest Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,474 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
41.67496, -118.79105
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Forest Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKnott Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSummit Lake · ~15.3 mi
- 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 Pine Forest Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger59.5 mi straight-line E — McDermitt, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 · none within 50 · 7 within 100 · 18 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS72.6 mi — Pilot Travel Center 485, Winnemucca
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO73.6 mi — Walmart 2617 (Winnemucca, NV), Winnemucca
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)129.8 mi — DMND MTN CSO DIAMOND MT1, Susanville, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Niles Hotel - Tesla Destination, Alturas, 91.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 302976 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Forest Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBig Onion Sst Restroom #4(North)- Camping#2 · ~2.5 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomBig Onion Sst Restroom #5(South)- Camping#2 · ~2.5 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomBig Onion Sst Restroom #3- Dam · ~3.0 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomBig Onion Sst Restroom #1- East Intersection · ~3.5 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Pine Forest Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Onion Valley Campground~2.6 mi
- Lahontan Cutthroat Natural Area~13.8 mi
How we know this — Pine Forest Recreation Area
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 Pine Forest Recreation Area
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 — Pine Forest Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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