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Upper Bluster Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 41.84205, -115.42731
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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 Upper Bluster Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,507 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Bluster 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 Upper Bluster Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- DDump37 mi
- PPropane37 mi
- FFuel37 mi
- GGrocery37 mi
- HHardware37 mi
- +Urgent care56 mi
- EVEV fast charger57 mi
- MMechanic57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 37 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 57-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Water. 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 — Upper Bluster Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,507 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
41.84205, -115.42731
Cost
Free · Forest Service inventory: no fee
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Bluster Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBonanza Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townJarbidge · ~2.3 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 Upper Bluster Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger56.7 mi straight-line SE — Wells, 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. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 18 within 100 · 59 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS56.9 mi — Flying J 692, Wells
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO71.8 mi — Walmart 2402 (Elko, NV), Elko
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)56.1 mi — Buster's Restaurant & Saloon and RV Park - Tesla Destination, Hollister, ID (at a restaurant) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 171467 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Bluster Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Bluster Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Bluster Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Creek Campground · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPavlak Campground · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Upper Bluster Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Bluster Campground~0.1 mi
- Lower Bluster Campground~0.2 mi
- Lower Bluster Campground~0.2 mi
- Pine Creek Campground~0.3 mi
The unit that manages Upper Bluster Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Bluster Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Upper Bluster 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 Upper Bluster 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 — Upper Bluster Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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