White River Campground
Its 5 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping is free, and it is open from End of May to mid-October. White River Campground is a National Forest campground near Ely, Nevada.
First-come, first-served
1 / 2Aerial view over southwestern White Pine County and northeastern Nye County, Nevada, showing the White Pine Range and White River Valley where the campground sits. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Shade
- Some shade
White River Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Red Mountain Wilderness. Each unit's rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
White River: The campground sits along the White River, which offers river/stream fishing, near the base of Currant Mountain and the Currant Mountain Wilderness. (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
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: fs.usda.gov, 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
- Shade
- Some shade
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.5 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.5 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.5 mi away
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.
38.9417, -115.3406 in White Pine. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
White River Campground is open from End of May to mid-October .
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around White River Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Illipah Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 27 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Illipah Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Currant Mountain Wilderness (6 miles to its center) , Bald Mountain Wilderness (9.7 miles to its center) , and White Pine Range Wilderness (12 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
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.total, season, petsAllowed, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (shade), accessed 2026-09-26
- go-nevada.com (notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- commons.wikimedia.org (photos), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27