Sacramento Pass Recreation Area

We stopped late evening and there were still a couple open sites. Even if all of the sites had been filled there is plenty of parking for an overnight stop. The stars were amazing and we stayed out taking pictures until the camera battery died. There is a nice 2 mile hike around the park which the dogs really liked. Rules say “dogs must be under owners control at all times” so we had a nice off least walk. A really nice place if a bit dusty.

We love to stay in the National Parks but looking at the reviews of the Park Campgrounds, we knew this was NOT an option for our 34’ Class A.

Then we found a review for this BLM Campground. It’s all been said before but for dry, free camping, this one is hard to beat.

Covered picnic tables, bbq, fire pit, pit toilet and trash ( looks like they empty the dumpster on Sunday). And it is a short drive to the National Park.

Ok, we stayed in site #1. When we arrived at 11:00 am, there were 4 sites available. We chose 1 because of the parking direction with the wind. All the sites are pretty much the same. However, on the second day, we were reading the board and discovered that the map said site #1 was a handicap site. We went back to our site and scoured the site for any markings for handicap - there were none. Not sure if BLM did away with the handicap sites but we stayed put (all the other sites were filled by then). Only difference in our site was a little more concrete around the picnic table and the table had an overhang.

Only negative is virtually no cell service.

This is an amazing BLM campground with a lower and upper loop. We had no issues getting our 42' 5th wheel around this campground. There are several lower loop sites with vault toilets and a garbage dumpster. The upper loop also has several sites including some equine sites. There is also a vault toilet near the upper sites. There is one fenced in pen that was about 30'x20'.

The view at this site are amazing. There are fire pits at most of the sites. The only downside is there was barely enough Verizon and ATT service to talk on the phone. Talking was more manageable with a booster. We could not get any data service.

If we didn't have to work, we definitely would camp here!

I very happily stayed here for four nights, and was needlessly worried en route from a long drive on 50 coming East that there would be no space. Even though the official sites were all taken when I arrived mid afternoon on a fall Thursday, there is PLENTY of space either in the open loop to the left when you drive in, or up the easily drivable road to the equestrian space (no horses seen for my 3 nights) where you can pull up on one of the embankments or if you have decent clearance there are also several dispersed spots along the side roads. There are trash cans at the entrance. Not much else (restrooms but I did not assess). No water. Plenty of sun for your solar. A bit windy and dusty at times. You can walk (with dog!) for many miles along the BLM roads. The FS road across 50 a few hundred yards south also has some dispersed sites (and don’t even try to find the “ghost town”! Cell service was one of those “changes by the minute” - able to get Verizon phone only for the most part, and occasional data pings. ATT varied between Edge to 2 bars 4 bars. Slow under best of circumstances. Enough to be reachable but don’t plan on photo or video or streaming for sure. Come prepared with all supplies. There is fuel in Baker 12 miles away, and a coffee hut with amazing cheese biscuits, but the only store in town is closed. The local bar/restaurant has a mini mart open 2-8 pm as of my visit (timing wrong for me so did not make it), and a tiny farmers market Saturday mornings (delicious Kombucha and salsa jam purchased).

This is a nice spot to camp. There are not a lot of spaces, about 10 I think. I was the only non RV there. My site had a covered picnic table and a sandy pad for a tent. There are vault toilets but no running water or power hookups. The campground is well manicured and there is a nice little pond. There was some noise from the highway but it was not bad. Up a dirt road is a horse camp with three spots and a small corral and some hitching posts. It is further from the road and, I think, in a more beautiful spot. The only negative was overflowing trash cans. I was there on a Monday so perhaps they hadn't time to pick it up after a busy weekend. Plenty of boondocking outside of the campground if that is your preference. I was unable to get a Verizon signal though others have mentioned that they have. The surrounding area is beautiful and I will boondock the next time I pass through.

Stayed here 9/18/2020 to 9/20/2020. I got here at about 9:15AM on a Friday morning and the place was very full. All the nice sites with picnic tables were taken, however, there are some larger areas where people were kind of cramming in and making their own spots and I ended up pulling in one of these. It was a large area on the right at the end of the lower loop (not the one down by the road). It was kind of tight with my neighbors but it was only a 2 night stay so I could see the national park so I was fine with it. I think if you came during the week you'd likely have a pretty good chance at getting one of the large sites with a picnic table. I did also see people setting up in the very bottom parking area next to the road, which is a huge area, so that's always an option if you can't find a spot. And you can also go up and check out the equestrian camping area. There are several sites up there (and I didn't see anyone up there with horses).

I was here the same weekend as the last reviewer and can confirm that it was very windy. The wind seemed to pick up later at night and there were definitely some strong gusts. I can also confirm that in the lower loop there is zero Verizon service. With my short stay and the wind I didn't bother setting up my booster. I doubt that there would be any data even with a booster though, as even when you get to baker the service is only 3g.

Definitely recommend stocking up on everything before you come out here. Baker has one gas station, but you should plan on coming in with all the food, propane, etc. you will need. This area is very remote. The campground does provide dumpsters which was a big plus.

I only needed a place to spend a couple nights while I checked out the national park and this campground was perfect for that.

We stayed here two nights so we could go into Great Basin National Park. We really enjoyed stayng on the upper loop. It was very full both nights...after the established places were taken people filled in wherever they could park or pitch a tent. The view was great but it was very windy both nights. There is a 2 mile hike with a trailhead at the camp sites that was pretty. Beautiful sunsets and sunrises. We had wi-fi WITH our extra external cellular antenae and mobile router we were able to get about 3 mb of service from AT&T. Some verizon cell service when we used our booster....not sure there is any connectivity in the lower loop. Great place for looking at the stars.

This is a well maintained BLM recreation area very close to the entrance of Great Basin that is free. No hookups. This is dry camping.

We went to check Sacramento Pass out after driving though the park and having no luck finding anything in the park. It’s literally right off HWY I-50. If the highway was busy road noise would have been an issue but alas it is “The Loneliest Highway in the Country” and it lives up to its name so the noise levels were very acceptable the entire time of our stay.

Pit toilets were less than desirable but that is too be expected. Does anyone really like pit toilets?? We used the toilets in our rig and found a dump station 15mins in Baker for a 5$ fee.

Lower loop sites were spacious and mostly level with plenty of room for any size rig and laid out in a circle around a small pond that is stocked with fish. Fishing is allowed with license. Upper loop sites are designated equine, a little tighter and laid out in a semi circle around a corral.

Sprint cell service was nonexistent really. 1 or no bars most of the time and not useable.

Overall this location was a great find. The campgrounds in the park were beautiful but really busy. This location is quieter more spacious and overall just more relaxing. Much more our style.

The verified cell signal had to be with a good booster I tried all of the sites. I had to drive a few miles down the road to check the weather.
There are bathrooms and several trash bins and a dumpster that seemed to be cleaned daily.
Be aware that it can be 80 at this site and snowing up at the trails despite being a short distance away.

There were only 10 sites but people kind of made their own. Our first night we stayed in the large lot near the road since it was full. The next day we got our own site, people started just filling in the spots between sites.
You can hear the road all night but it's not too busy. There was a bus there that ran it's loud conventional generator 24/7 the whole 4 days we were there.