Corn Creek Spring

Turn left behind visitor center on Alamo Road. Well-bladed gravel road. Several single vehicle sites and 2 or 3 sites big enough for a trailer or bigger rig between visitor center and Joe May Rd (~5 mi); several sites at intersection with Joe May Rd (virtually no more up that road); a couple larger sites between Joe May and Cow Camp Roads (~7 mi); one large site at intersection with Cow Camp Road; virtually no sites between Cow Camp and Hidden Forest Rd (~5 mi); you can camp up at end of Hidden Forest Rd (and take a lovely hike up to an old cabin in the "hidden forest"). This area is starkly beautiful -- large open valley with mountain ranges in the distance all round. Quiet, lots of wind, not many people (i.e., there were spots available on spring break weekend. Drinking water, garbage and recycling receptacles at visitor center.

This place was easily accessible in my hatchback and close to Vegas. They say the condition of the road worsens as you go along, but I had no problem reaching the first spot, and I saw another small sedan venture farther down the road and back a while later, so I assume it's doable if you drive carefully. There's a nice visitor center with bathrooms. It was near silent out there in February, which was lovely. I only saw a couple other cars. Very cold at night but worth it for a peaceful and free place to sleep.

We were looking for a safe spot to leave our rig while we visited Vegas. This was the perfect spot, you have to drive past a ranger station and a visitor center. The ranger does drive around a few times a day checking out the area which made us feel better. We were here a total of 10 days. The first 4 or 5 days were very quiet with very little traffic. The last half of our stay had a lot more traffic. There are a lot of pickup trucks and off road vehicles that come through here, although it does quiet down at night. There are only 3 spots we found big enough to fit our 34ft ClassA, and we recommend taking a left at the stop sign. There are 2 sites without having to travel too far down the dirt road. The road to the right was very rough.

Great spot to dry camp outside of Las Vegas.

Drive along Corn Creek Road and pass the visitor centre to your left. Alamo Road is a gravel road and is just after the centre, it T-intersects at the top. After talking to the local ranger, there are campsites whether you turn left or right but there is more space to the left. Make sure you park in the designated areas that are fenced (you can't miss them!)

Sites were largely spaced with lots of room. RV/Trailer may require levelling. Road is rough in parts.

We dropped in late, around 10pm, following the map coordinates provided. The area is a wildlife sanctuary. We didn’t see any signs about camping. The turn off did say “no vehicles, service road only.” We went that way, parked, set up a tent and stayed one night. We left pretty early, around 7:30am. Went well for us, but we weren’t entirely convinced we were supposed to be there. Heard coyotes pretty close by. Didn’t see any other campers in mid-January.

The area that is considered BLM is located behind the visitor center on Corn Creek. Once you reach the end of the paved road, you can turn left or right on Alamo road. It’s all gravel, so we had to drive pretty slow. The GPS coordinates are for the pull off, but you can camp anywhere off the gravel road.

It’s very quiet at all hours and not busy at all. We had great cell service here and received good solar as well.

It’s about 30 minutes into Las Vegas. There’s a nice walking trail located behind the visitors center. It’s paved and looks fairly new! Our dogs enjoyed walking around there.

Definitely recommend for a free spot somewhat close to Vegas. We enjoyed our time there!