Free camping near Washoe Valley, NV
Within 25 straight-line miles of Washoe Valley, NV there are 26 camps: 8 free, 16 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Mount Rose Campground, 6.4 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek), 19 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: CA and NV.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose Campground | 6.4 | Unpriced | Tamarack Lake (water) | 4.0 mi to Franktown | — |
| Mt. Rose Campground | 6.6 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Incline | — |
| Boca Springs | 18 | Fee | Little Truckee River (river) | 3.6 mi to Russell Valley | — |
| Alpine Meadows (Martis Creek) | 19 | Free | Martis Creek Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Truckee | — |
| Boca Rest | 19 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Floriston | — |
| Boca | 19 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Floriston | — |
| Boyington Mill | 19 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Floriston | — |
| Watson Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Watson Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Cedar Flat | — |
| Nevada CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | Little Truckee River (river) | 2.5 mi to Russell Valley | — |
| Annie Mcloud | 20 | Free | Prosser Creek (river) | 2.9 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Prosser Ranch | 21 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Truckee | — |
| Prosser Family Campground | 21 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Logger | 22 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Verdi | — |
| Emigrant Campground | 22 | Fee | Little Truckee River (river) | 2.6 mi to Russell Valley | — |
| Lakeside Campground | 22 | Fee | Alder Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
| Hoke / Verdi | 22 | Free | Merril Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Verdi-Sierra Pines | — |
| Granite Flat | 23 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Truckee | — |
| Hunter Camp 2 Campground | 23 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Verdi-Sierra Pines | — |
| William Kent Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Silver Creek Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Goose Meadow Campground | 23 | Fee | Deep Creek (stream) | 4.3 mi to Olympic Valley | — |
| Nevada Beach Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Stateline | — |
| Kaspian Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Sunnyside-Tahoe | — |
| Hunter Camp 4 | 24 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Verdi-Sierra Pines | — |
| Dog Valley Campground | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Alder Creek | 25 | Free | Alder Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Hobart Mills | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Washoe Valley, NV, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.