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Toquima Cave Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 39.18771, -116.79051
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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 Toquima Cave Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,755 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Toquima Cave 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 Toquima Cave Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- WWater25 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- DDump49 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
- HHardware50 mi
- MMechanic50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out.
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 — Toquima Cave Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,755 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
39.18771, -116.79051
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Toquima Cave Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKingston · ~14.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Stage Stop · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Toquima Cave Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.1 mi straight-line NW — Site #27 (Champ’s Chevron), Austin, 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 · 1 within 50 · 4 within 100 · 27 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)80.8 mi — Tonopah, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Tonopah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.1 mi — Site #27 (Champ’s Chevron), Austin, 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 164017 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Toquima Cave Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletToquima Cave Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBmdo Hickison Rcs Vault Toilet #1 · ~18.1 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBmdo Hickison Rcs Vault Toilet #2 · ~18.2 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBmdo Hickison Rcs Vault Toilet #3 · ~18.2 mi N · BLM
Open Toquima Cave Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Toquima Cave Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Toquima Cave Campground~0.3 mi
- Lander County~10.2 mi
- Kingston Campground~18.9 mi
- Kingston Campground~19.0 mi
The unit that manages Toquima Cave Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Toquima Cave Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Toquima Cave 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 Toquima Cave 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 — Toquima Cave Campground
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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