• Overview
  • Q&A
  • Cell Service
  • Reviews (2)
  • Amenities

Overview of Chief Mountain South Campground

Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
Learn more: Boondocking 101

Number of Sites 6

Pad Type mixed

Elevation 6,069 ft / 1,849 m

Max Stay 14

Tent Camping Yes

View Map
portable computer displaying map of camping locations
mobile device showing map of camping locations
Roadpass Pro
Signup for Roadpass Pro to get premium access to all of these great road travel apps.
Unlock pro campendium features
Ad Free Experience
Cell Service Overlays & Reports
Public Land Map Overlays
Trail Maps
Filter by Elevation
Pro icon Join Roadpass Pro

Q&A - Ask the Community about Chief Mountain South Campground

To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 775-726-8100

Campendium users haven't asked any questions about Chief Mountain South Campground

Reviews of Chief Mountain South Campground 2 people have reviewed this location.

Ratings Summary

Overall Rating
Access
Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
Noise

Cell Phone Coverage

Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 9/28/2020
AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 7/2/2017
158 reviews
“Drab, dusty, sloped, rutted OHV staging lot”

Reviewed 9/28/2020

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 2
Site Number: At back by notice board
RV Length: 21'
Overall Rating

Coming from Caliente involved a long, 1700 ft climb up the highway to a sign for the Silver State Trailhead; there was no mention of a campground. Access was then half a mile down an excellent dirt road. The site was effectively a gravel OHV staging area with a few picnic ramadas and pit toilets. Although very large, it was mostly sloped, uneven and rutted. There were few places that were suitable to park an RV; I found one at the back fence by the notice board.

The area was very dusty (a very fine dust) and I imagine it would be uninhabitable with OHVs racing around. It was drab and rather depressing, so after staying 2 nights in order to visit the depot at Caliente, I headed out.

Verizon varied from 0 to 1 bar. There was occasional 4G with 2.2 Mbps down and 0.14 up, but mostly it was very slow 3G, 1x or no data.There was good Verizon voice the first day, but it was unusable the second day.

Access
Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
Noise
Verizon 4G

This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com

John LV
John LV
Las Vegas, NV
25 reviews
“Great dry camping and nice ATV trails.”

Reviewed 7/2/2017

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 2
RV Length: 42' (Fifth Wheel)
Overall Rating

This is a dry camping site with easy access to the Silver State OHV trails. Far enough off of the main road so that road noise is faint, but still close enough for easy access.

The GPS coordinates for the turn-off from Route 93 are 37.601441, -114.654631. There is a sign on 93, but slow down as soon as you see the sign because the entrance road is easy to miss. You will need to travel about .4 miles on the dirt road then turn left into the campground. The entry road is smooth and in good condition.

There are multiple places to set up camp, (most are pull-thru), and enough space to accommodate any size rig. We had a 40' fifth wheel and had no problem with several options for where we could fit.

There are trash cans, pit toilets, plus a few covered picnic tables and fire rings. It’s at 6100’ elevation, so the temperatures are a bit cooler especially overnight.

Decent AT&T voice and 4G coverage without the use of a booster.

We stayed on July 1st and were the only people there. We didn't even see other ATVs or OHVs other than a few Jeeps that were passing through.

Access
Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
Noise
AT&T 4G

John LV would stay here again

This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com

Be the first to add a note for Chief Mountain South Campground!

Add a note!

Be the first to add a video for Chief Mountain South Campground!

Add Video!

Have you written a blog post about Chief Mountain South Campground?

Share it here!

Contact us to update this listing.

Amenities

Hookups
  • dry camping
Recreation
  • OHV
  • picnic area
  • recreation trail
Site Amenities
  • big rig
  • fire ring
  • picnic table
  • pull thru
Facilities
  • restrooms: vault
  • trash
Pets
  • pets
LNT _Proud Partner-Charcoal Created with Sketch.

Nearby

Chief Mountain West

Wonderful Secluded Well Maintained Rec Area

- KimberlyC

Kershaw-Ryan State Park

Outstanding .

- Susan cross

Young's RV Park

Truly a port in the storm for us!

- PJ

Abandon Road Dispersed Camping

Peace and quiet

- John LV

Cathedral Gorge State Park

Quiet Clean Nevada State C. G.

- camper-765100

Pioche RV Park & Campground

Small, great views, full hookup

- Linda_F

Group 2 Created with Sketch.
Back to Top