Sacramento Pass Recreation Area BLM Campground

Sacramento Pass Recreation Area BLM Campground 40 miles east of Ely Nevada near the top of Sacramento Pass along the northern edge of Great Bason National Park is a developed primitive (no hookups) campground with both pull thru and backin campsites just off US 50. Easy access for any size RV or tent camping this is a great location for inexpensive camping along US 50 in eastern Nevada. Sacramento Pass Recreation Area is centrally located between the Osceola Mining Town and Weaver Creek. The Blackhorse Mining District in the Sacramento Pass area was booming in 1906 with hard rock mining for gold. There are ghost town remains north of the recreation site across the highway. The Osceola Town site is still an active mining community that has unique mining equipment present. A network of signed two-track roads allows hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders and OHV enthusiasts a chance to explore some beautiful country and see some historic mining ruins. There is approximately three miles of single-track trails that explore the unique rock formations near the campsite. These trails are not open to motorized use. Nearby, Weaver Creek is located in a beautiful canyon drainage offering wildlife viewing, mountain biking and hiking opportunities. Sacramento Pass Recreation Area also has a small pond for fishing. This pond is stocked with trout from the nearby Spring Creek Fish Hatchery. The remodeled site includes 10 new “pull-thru” and/or “back- in” campsites with low maintenance furnishings, interpretive kiosks and displays, toilet buildings and concrete walkways, pond-accessible trails and fully-accessible fishing deck, a hiking and biking trail, and an equestrian trailhead, as well as road improvements. The new Pond Campground Loop includes six new campsites and a vault toilet building, interpretive displays and a trailhead area. Five of the sites provide single family sun-shelters and furnishings, and the larger group campsite includes a group shelter, multiple tables and other furnishings. One of the single family units is fully-accessible. The Upper Trailhead/Campground offers four new camp sites, a vault toilet building, interpretive displays and a trailhead area. The trailhead/campground was especially designed to accommodate equestrian trail users with easy access to a multitude of trails just outside Great Basin National Park boundaries. One of the four campsites is fully accessible. Restrictions: Hunting/shooting is not allowed within developed recreation sites.