Ward Mountain Campground
Its 33 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single Site: $12 per night ($6 with a senior or access pass), and it is open from End of May to mid-October. Ward Mountain Campground is a National Forest campground near Ely, Nevada.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 4View of downtown Ely, Nevada from the lower slopes of Ward Mountain, the peak the campground and recreation area are named for. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 28 ft
- Cell service
- Good
Ward Mountain Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Historic amphitheater and BBQ roasting facility: Ward Mountain Recreation Area, 10 miles southwest of Ely, also has a volleyball court, horseshoe pit, historic amphitheater, and an underground BBQ roasting facility beyond its campsites. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $12 per night ($6 with a senior or access pass)
- Booking window
- Reservable in peak season (mid-May to late-September) on Recreation.gov
- Cancellations
- Recreation.gov: $10 fee withheld on cancellation; cancelling the day before or day of arrival also forfeits the first night's fee; no-shows pay $20 and forfeit the first night.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-27; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 33
- RV sites
- 12
- Group sites
- 3
- Group site capacity
- Up to 150 people
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 28 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26; campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Campsites
30 sites in 3 loops; 2 pull-through; the longest takes a 40 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 001 |
| 002 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 002 |
| 003 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 003 |
| 004 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 004 |
| 005 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 005 |
| 006 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 006 |
| 007 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 007 |
| 008 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 008 |
| 009 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 009 |
| 010 | WMPT | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMPT, site 010 |
| 023 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 023 |
| 024 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 024 |
| 025 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 025 |
| 026 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 026 |
| 027 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 027 |
| 028 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 028 |
| 029 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 029 |
| 030 | WMRV | Rv nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMRV, site 030 |
| 011 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 011 |
| 012 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 012 |
| 013 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 013 |
| 014 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 014 |
| 015 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 015 |
| 016 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 016 |
| 017 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 017 |
| 018 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 018 |
| 019 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 019 |
| 020 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 020 |
| 021 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 021 |
| 022 | WMTL | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop WMTL, site 022 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-26. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Cell service, reported
- Good
- Elevation
- 7,400 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
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Season and winter services
Ward Mountain Campground is open from End of May to mid-October , at 7,400 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26; campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around Ward Mountain Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Comins Lake, whose mapped center point is 9.6 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Comins Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Swimming nearby
The nearest swimming hole to Ward Mountain Campground, in a straight line: Cave Lake (swimming hole, 14 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Ely and campgrounds in White Pine.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (sites.group, season, elevationFt, petsAllowed, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, hookups, sites.group, reservationSystemName, hostOnSite, campsites), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (maxRvLengthFt, elevationFt, drivewayType, cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- campsitephotos.com (drivewayType, elevationFt, cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- commons.wikimedia.org (photos), accessed 2026-09-26
- apps.fs.usda.gov (fee), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites.groupCapacityMax, reservationWindow), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 2: Samantha Szesciorka, BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Photo 3: Samantha Szesciorka, BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Photo 4: NFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)