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South Ruby Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 40.17666, -115.49518
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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 South Ruby Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,132 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Ruby 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 South Ruby Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater37 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- FFuel40 mi
- GGrocery40 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- HHardware43 mi
- RxPharmacy47 mi
- LLaundry48 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
- EVEV fast charger48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 40 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 48-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 — South Ruby Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,132 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
40.17666, -115.49518
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around South Ruby Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townShanty Town · ~1.1 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 South Ruby Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger48.2 mi straight-line N — Elko, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 20 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS48.4 mi — Walmart 2402 (Elko, NV), Elko
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.4 mi — Walmart 2402 (Elko, NV), Elko
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)48.5 mi — Gallagher Ford, Elko, NV (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772, CCS · 5 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 102312 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Ruby Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Ruby Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~0.9 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~1.8 mi N · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~2.7 mi S · FWS
Open South Ruby Campground elsewhere
The unit that manages South Ruby Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Ruby Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Ruby 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 South Ruby 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 — South Ruby Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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