Toquima Cave Campground
Its 5 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping is free, and it is open from May to October. Toquima Cave Campground is a National Forest campground near Austin, Nevada.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Access road
- Dirt
- Cell service
- No coverage
- Shade
- Some shade
Toquima Cave Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Toquima Cave pictographs: A half-mile Cave Trail leads from the campground on stone steps to a rock shelter with red, yellow, black and white pictographs painted by ancient Shoshone people; projectile points found here date to about 600-1300 CE. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 5
- Group sites
- 0
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Dirt
- Cell service, reported
- No coverage
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 7,900 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
39.1877, -116.7905 in Lander. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Toquima Cave Campground is open from May to October , at 7,900 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
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Around Toquima Cave Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Groves Lake, whose mapped center point is 20 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Groves Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
Nearest to Toquima Cave Campground, in straight-line miles: Spencer Hot Springs (hot spring, 10 miles), and Diana's Punch Bowl (hot spring, 13 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Austin and campgrounds in Lander.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (sites, fireRings, petsAllowed, accessRoad, shade, cellService, elevationFt, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (sites, elevationFt, accessRoad), accessed 2026-09-26
- thedyrt.com (accessRoad, cellService, shade), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- commons.wikimedia.org (photos), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27