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Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Write a Review Great Basin Highway 93 Alamo, NV 89001 775-725-3417 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.2999, -115.1221
Overview of Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-829580 on 6/13/2023
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet
Reported by PH on 11/2/2018
Number of Sites 15
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 3,346 ft / 1,019 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge 34 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 13 Users
Last reported 7/31/2022
Confirmed by 3 Users
Last reported 3/7/2022
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 6/13/2023
“Nice place, Well maintained.”
Reviewed 6/13/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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Arrived about midday on a Monday. Plenty of sites available. Nice views, a bit of highway noise but nothing terrible. Very nice hosts they are not on site. Would comeback.
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T-Mobile 4G
camper-829580 would stay here again
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“Lovely Oasis. A bit buggy but worth it!”
Reviewed 6/5/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
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Pulled into this lovely spot and enjoyed the sound of crickets, frogs and enjoyed a spectacular sunset. A little noisy next to the road but worth it.
camper-824560 would stay here again
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“ Beautiful Spot”
Reviewed 5/8/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Site Number: | 5 |
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May 8th 2023… Pulled In 5pm , 3 Spots Available. Absolutely Gorgeous, Does Have Some Hwy Noise But Should Die Down Later . Ranger And Camp Host Both Really Nice And Friendly.
camper-615544 would stay here again
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“A Wonderful Surprise ”
Reviewed 7/31/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Class B) |
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We accidentally ran across the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge driving north towards Utah. Had no trouble getting a site. The lake is lovely and the campsites are well marked. Picnic tables and fire pits. Camping is free, but donations are welcome. There is highway noise. My husband ran the trails and I enjoyed great bird watching!... more
We accidentally ran across the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge driving north towards Utah. Had no trouble getting a site. The lake is lovely and the campsites are well marked. Picnic tables and fire pits. Camping is free, but donations are welcome. There is highway noise. My husband ran the trails and I enjoyed great bird watching!! Nevada should be proud of this one.
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Verizon 5G
Teri would stay here again
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“Was full, stayed across the street.”
Reviewed 6/13/2022
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | N/A |
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Stayed: 5/28/2022 Cost: FREE Site: N/A Vehicle: GMC Terrain Equipment: Car AT&T and T-Mobile: Good Service CAMPGROUND WAS FULL - DID NOT STAY HERE – BACKUP ACROSS THE STREET Was a nice campground, would be great to stay here. We were on our way to Great Basin from Las Vegas and this was essentially the only option. We arr... more
Stayed: 5/28/2022
Cost: FREE
Site: N/A
Vehicle: GMC Terrain
Equipment: Car
AT&T and T-Mobile: Good Service
CAMPGROUND WAS FULL - DID NOT STAY HERE – BACKUP ACROSS THE STREET
Was a nice campground, would be great to stay here.
We were on our way to Great Basin from Las Vegas and this was essentially the only option. We arrived around 9PM and the Pahranagat National Wildlife campground was full. Another review below mentioned an open space across the street that they used. It took us a minute to find it, but the entrance is DIRECTLY across the street from the Wildlife entrance.
We were the only ones, but you can tell others had been using this place. There were plenty of tracks and fire pits. It felt a little weird being there alone, but this did the trick when there isn’t anything else for miles and miles. See video to get an idea of the layout.
#DareToEverywhere
Dare To Everywhere would stay here again
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“Was full, stayed across the street.”
Reviewed 6/13/2022
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | N/A |
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Stayed: 5/28/2022 Cost: FREE Site: N/A Vehicle: GMC Terrain Equipment: Car AT&T and T-Mobile: Good Service CAMPGROUND WAS FULL - DID NOT STAY HERE – BACKUP ACROSS THE STREET Was a nice campground, would be great to stay here. We were on our way to Great Basin from Las Vegas and this was essentially the only option. We arr... more
Stayed: 5/28/2022
Cost: FREE
Site: N/A
Vehicle: GMC Terrain
Equipment: Car
AT&T and T-Mobile: Good Service
CAMPGROUND WAS FULL - DID NOT STAY HERE – BACKUP ACROSS THE STREET
Was a nice campground, would be great to stay here.
We were on our way to Great Basin from Las Vegas and this was essentially the only option. We arrived around 9PM and the Pahranagat National Wildlife campground was full. Another review below mentioned an open space across the street that they used. It took us a minute to find it, but the entrance is DIRECTLY across the street from the Wildlife entrance.
We were the only ones, but you can tell others had been using this place. There were plenty of tracks and fire pits. It felt a little weird being there alone, but this did the trick when there isn’t anything else for miles and miles. See video to get an idea of the layout.
#DareToEverywhere
Dare To Everywhere would stay here again
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“Has been discovered...don't plan on getting a spot. Nice place, if you can get it. ”
Reviewed 4/12/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | Offsite |
| RV Length: | 20' (Travel Trailer) |
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We arrived late afternoon on a stormy weekday in March. There is a long road in, with people driving in and out looking for a site without success. On the way out, we saw a "campground full" sign laying on the ground, probably blown over by wind, so we set it back up. Across the highway from the entrance is a free parking area, ap... more
We arrived late afternoon on a stormy weekday in March. There is a long road in, with people driving in and out looking for a site without success. On the way out, we saw a "campground full" sign laying on the ground, probably blown over by wind, so we set it back up.
Across the highway from the entrance is a free parking area, apparently a former highway storage site, where we camped with 6 or 8 other rigs who couldn't find a site at the refuge.
My nephew lives in the area, and camped there earlier this year with his family. They were able to get a site, but it was the last one. Apparently it's now full more often than not.
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Verizon 4G
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“Great place, easy in and out. ”
Reviewed 3/20/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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The sites are few but all of them are good. One of the cleanest restrooms at a any campground I’ve ever stayed at. Great place to stop in overnight if you can find a spot. I’d definitely stay here again in the future.
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J Novaes would stay here again
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“Great little place”
Reviewed 3/7/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
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Drive in is VERY rough. Nice little lake, lots of pelicans. Not many sites.
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Montana46 would stay here again
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“Awesome hidden gem”
Reviewed 1/30/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
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Great place to stay. Beautiful hike around the lake. Must go see the visitor center. Campsite is amazing? Can't wait to visit again.
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T-Mobile
JB would stay here again
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“No vacancy”
Reviewed 3/30/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
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Have visited this location for three years (during mid-week in March and April) and there has never been an RV site available. So it's not a destination camp for us. But it's a quick one mile detour on a good gravel road with an large turning loop at the end. Nice spot though seldom quiet, I suspect, with the busy highway running paral... more
Have visited this location for three years (during mid-week in March and April) and there has never been an RV site available. So it's not a destination camp for us. But it's a quick one mile detour on a good gravel road with an large turning loop at the end. Nice spot though seldom quiet, I suspect, with the busy highway running parallel to it.
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Verizon 4G
Barton would stay here again
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noted 4/21/2021
Big rigs, look elsewhere. The place is beautiful but there is perhaps only 1 true "pull through" which is more of a pull off with limited spacing. It will most likely be taken by tenters as this is such an easier place to visit in a small class b, c or TC.
If you end up down this one lane road you are committed to drive the washboard about 2 miles to get to the turn around at the end where the day use area is. It took us an hour to get out of here in total, we should have scouted ahead with the toad.
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