Sportsman's Beach

The upper campsites accommodate smaller rigs and lower sites are better for larger rigs. Numbered sites have a picnic table and small shade covering. There is an open area where we parked that could accommodate 40' + rigs which are un-numbered and do not have tables or designated sites.
We paid for our stay here and noticed the BLM ranger came to collect the funds from the iron ranger. Several campers told us they didn't pay anything for their stay because they read it was free camping. We love coming here on our route through Nevada, and based on what the BLM Website says about Fees, we want to keep this place open. It was a gift to have a place that was open and safe especially for us full-time RVers during this shutdown.

From the BLM website: " User fees at Sportsman's Beach are collected for overnight use of the area under the following schedule: Developed Camp Site: $6/night/vehicle $36/week/vehicle $2/night/vehicle Primitive Camp Area: $4/night/vehicle $22/week/vehicle America the Beautiful Senior and Access Passes are honored.

This lake is an alkali lake and fish cannot survive. Suitable for kayaks or small watercraft. We observed the boat ramp to be rough. The water level is extremely low.

We pulled in on a Monday and there were plenty of pull through sites available. By 5:00 pm they were all taken and pretty much stayed that way for the rest of the week. The views are stunning and the campsites are great! Your site is quite a bit above the water but it’s walkable down to the beach. We thought we’d hear noise from 95 but did not. We highly recommend this campsite. If it’s full, there are a couple more boondocking areas right off 95. They’re primitive and do not include covered picnic tables or maintained sites. Also, we did see a couple of non-venemous snakes in the area and tons of lizards.

Lots of available sites, clean, and vault toilets on site. Extremely windy, and the kids were very disappointed that the lake wasn't swimmable (lots of algae along the shore).

If we were in the area again we'd stay here. No highway noise from our site. Make sure to drive down towards the boat ramp for pull through sites. Loved the covered picnic tables, although it was too windy to use them.

Was hesitant to try it, being so close to Hwy95 but turned out to hardly hear the road during the day, and not at all at night.
Quiet with lovely view of the lake. Covered picnic table and campfire rings were very nice. Multiple neighbors in a very busy BML area, but spots are far enough away that they were hardly noticed. Will come back to stop if needing a BML boondocking location.
Vault toilets. Central trash dumpster on the way in. No water nor dump. About 15min to Hawthorne. Great cell and sun exposure.

This is a beautiful BLM campground in the middle of nowhere. We came across it on our way from Phoenix to Boise during the Covid19 lockdown and it was a perfect stop. Originally just stopped for lunch then stayed two nights! Quiet, serene, spots are verrrry far apart, level, well maintained. Bathrooms and garbage but no fresh water. Boat launch. Picnic table, gazebo and firepit at each site. Easy in and out for our 30’ trailer. Highly recommend this place!

I arrived here at dark and I had a bit trouble to figure the layout of the park and how to get into a campsite, as there is no light. The campsite I choose had a 3% off level, which is the max. off lever my fridge accepts without getting into an error mode. The views are great and I took a bunch of nice pictures on the next morning. My AT&T data hot-spot only got 0.1 MBit speed but my T-Mobile iPad got fast 30 MBit speed and 4 bars solid signal.

Because you cannot see the good campsites from the Hwy, nobody comes here. The lake is beautiful but not used. It’s too saline for anything. There were little flies by the water but not at the campsites. No facilities except for pit toilet and trash. Big rigs are fine. The road loops at the end. Disregard the camp spots at the top near Hwy. Head down towards the boat ramp, follow tiny signs for camping. The road turns gravel. It’s a good road. I stayed over Memorial Day weekend - very quiet. Verizon is good and I pulled in several OTA tv channels also. I’ll be back here!