Lovell Canyon Dispersed Camping

The area is very lovely and not too far of a drive into town. We found a spot just off the paved road at forest road 45540 which is at the top of a little hill. The spot we were in and the adjacent one could fit a larger rig and there were two larger spots right off the paved road before getting to ours. There are many spots for cars and smaller rigs.

The main road is paved but the forest roads leaving it are all dirt as are the camping spots. Some of the areas are really rough while others are relatively flat.

We had no issues with other people but someone staying down the road said they had a generator stolen so be sure to keep things locked up if you leave. There is quite a bit of broken glass and litter around.

Overall Verizon has good service but it would periodically go out for about half a day over a three-day period but this may have been due to a winter storm.

From Hwy 160, I drove north on Lovell Canyon Road and turned right into the dirt road at Forest Road 537F/Rainbow Springs Road. There are several camping sites that are spurs off the dirt road. I found one that was a pull around/pull through. I made it with my 23' travel trailer but it would be harder to make the turn in a larger rig. I didn't have any problem towing as long as I stayed on the dirt road and/or camping spur. If you get off the regularly driven area, the surrounding desert is very soft and you might get stuck.

There was minimal traffic on the dirt road (just a couple of other vans/campers looking for a site) and the sites are spread out enough that I had tons of privacy.

The weather was perfect with highs in the 70s and lows in the high 40s. I got great solar power (8 amps/hr) from my portable solar panels.

There wasn't any hardly any trash at my site but I did pick up whatever I could find so as to leave it better than I found it.

I had great Verizon coverage which allowed me to work remotely.

Overall, a great place to spend a couple of peaceful days resting.

This is definitely and OHV area, which we usually avoid, but we still really enjoyed it.

It was quiet and calm.

Most of the outdoor activity in the immediate area is just OHV trails, but there are a few hikes, and we were able to ride our MTB.

Rock fire pits are around, and there is some trash, but nothing horrible.

The road is fairly well maintained. Decent turn around at the end for trailers if you need it.

This is a heavily used area, and they say to only camp in the numbered sites, but people are everywhere. Just watch out for flash flood warnings as multiple washes are located in the canyon.

We came in at 5pm on a Friday night and we’re able to snag one of the 2 open spots (I’m calling a “spot” anything with a well used fire pit.)

Main road is paved and provides quick access to the campsites. Some of the sites are along the main road while others are down side roads.
If you have a larger camper, I recommend you scout the side roads and look at google satellite view before driving down them.
AT&T cell service was excellent for both voice & data. Data speeds for me were 40mbps down and 10mbps up.
My site was dirty. Some idiot left behind trash. I was able to remove some of it but a couple things were too large for me to take and dispose of. Please observe the “Pack It In, Pack It Out” rules.

Just stayed one night, and got in after dark. One major plus is that this road is paved, and the sites are right off the road. Makes for easy parking for the night. However, because the road is so good there is some road noise. But not bad at all. Lots of hiking around, and relatively close to Vegas without all the crazy of Vegas.
Good cell reception with TMobile.

This is our second time staying here—previously in 2019 and again in June 2021. Happy to report nothing changed--it is still a great location. There are lots of sites along the road, and you can tuck back into the trees for privacy. We stayed in the same spot both visits--a couple of miles up the road. Beautiful mountain view as you look up the road. Some traffic both day and evening—we assume people coming/going to Red Rock Canyon. Our site was pretty clean but walking around we saw others that weren’t left as clean. Enjoyed hiking up the road and out in the sagebrush/pinyon.

We stayed for a night on our way out of Death Valley back to Colorado. Campendium helped us select it. We found dispersed sites on national forest. It was easy access off the highway. We were in a pop-up camper behind a Land Cruiser and took a spot at 36.08178, -115.55891 The overhead powerline started to make nose around 6AM. It sounded like a generator at a campground. So, our exact spot may not be the best one there but the overall area was great.