Heading south for the winter, I had decided to take US-93 down through Nevada instead of the usual I-15, and this would not be complete without a pilgrimage to Area 51 - not in my case for the aliens, but because of my former career. I did stop at...
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I stopped here to take a look while on my way to Rachel, to be able to post some information here. It is a fairly level gravel area beside the road, suitable for overnight camping. There is a BLM notice board at the back, but I think it is most...
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Coming from Caliente involved a long, 1700 ft climb up the highway to a sign for the Silver State Trailhead; there was no mention of a campground. Access was then half a mile down an excellent dirt road. The site was effectively a gravel OHV...
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I arrived here on Labor Day, and since it was a "no reservations" campground, I had a list of back-up locations in case it was full. It turned out to be half empty, but it did fill up during the following week, with people arriving by 10am each...
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Excellent, clean $10 dump. The ground even slopes a little towards the dump, so your tanks are fully emptied. It's next to the highway, in front of the gas pumps, so enter from Rt 6 to be pointing in the right direction. You go inside to pay, and...
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This was the most remarkable Forest Service campground I have ever seen. It looks new, but apparently it has been renovated. The road through the loop was wide, and the site was long and wide, with a spacious picnic area with 8' table, fire ring,...
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This is a green grass oasis in the Nevada desert. It has a row of pull-through, full-hookup sites on gravel pads down the middle, and rows of back-in, water/electric sites on grass down each side. The campground slopes, so all sites are probably...
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I stopped here for a Friday night on my way south into Nevada. It was peaceful and about half-occupied that night, but I was told it usually fills on the weekend with fishermen and boaters from Twin Falls. It was just a basic, aged and rather...
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