Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Office

US Forest Service · Nevada

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Office in Nevada. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 103 public campsites we map in Nevada.

The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Better known to locals as Mount Charleston, it is located just 30 minutes from downtown Las Vegas and encompasses more than 316,000 acres of remarkable beauty and surprising diversity. Enjoy snow-capped mountain peaks that are surrounded by desert and are home to over 50 sensitive plants and animals, some of which are found only in this special area and nowhere else in the world.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

36.24540, -115.23404

Nearest sites we map

• Group Site E18 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Group Campground D and E18 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Group Site D18 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Group Site B18 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Group Site C18 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Group Site A18 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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