Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Learn about camping and boondocking in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Wolf Creek Dispersed Campground, Markleeville, CA
Wolf Creek Dispersed Campground is a free, boondocking area offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's only amenities are a set of vault toilets, otherwise you're on your own with trash, tables, or campfire. There's enough room here for five to six campers, including small to medium-sized trailers.
San Juan Campground, Austin, NV
San Juan Campground is a free, dispersed camping area offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's intended for small 4WD vehicles, like jeeps, vans, and pickup trucks. Small trailers can get in there, but nothing over 16 feet, and you'll want high clearance. There are picnic tables, but no fire rings, vault toilets, or trash cans.
Jack Creek Campground, Owyhee, NV
Jack Creek Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. There are six campsites plus one or two more dispersed camping sites nearby. Vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings. It's a remote campground located 64 miles north of Elko, NV, and about 46 miles south of Owyhee, NV.
Pavlak Campground, Jarbidge, NV
Pavlak Campground is a free, dispersed camping area offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's located on Forest Road 062, about 300 feet north of where it intersects with Forest Road 064. There is a vault toilet on site, and that's about it. There's room for two campsites, with a small site next to the toilet, and larger back-in site.
Slide Creek Campground, Jarbidge, NV
Slide Creek Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It has six (6) pull-through sites large enough for 25 foot trailers on hard-packed, level ground. There are no hookups, only a vault toilet, and horse corrals. It's primarily used for hikers and horseback riders wanting to explore Jarbridge Wilderness.
Sawmill Campground, Jarbidge, NV
Sawmill Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. With only five campsites, sized for small to medium-sized vehicles and trailers, it's a cozy, somewhat cramped environment, but it places very close to the touristy area of Jarbridge, only 0.8 miles from the town saloon.
Pine Creek Campground, Jarbidge, NV
Pine Creek Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's small, with only five sites for cars, vans, and pickup trucks, but it also has a pull-through site large enough for medium-sized rigs. It has basic amenities with picnic tables and vault toilets. The campground is only open from June to October as weather and conditions allow.
