Black Rock Desert Recreation Area
Black Rock Desert public recreation reference, Gerlach area, NV
About this trail
Black Rock Desert offers remote public-land travel in northwestern Nevada. The BLM permits motorized recreation on the flat, unvegetated playa; elsewhere in the conservation area, vehicles must stay on designated routes. Wilderness areas and surrounding dunes are not open riding areas. Wet playa can trap vehicles even when its surface looks dry. Carry extra water, fuel and recovery supplies, travel with support and check current closures, event restrictions and road conditions. The pin is the agency’s general conservation-area reference, not a playa entrance or a complete route map.
Contact the venue
Terrain
Access and reports
- Surface
- Mud · Water · Bumpy · Scenic · Desert · Rock Crawling · Obstacles
- Latest condition report
- Not published
- Map point
- A public map point is published. The full trail route is not available.
Before you go
- Check current access and vehicle rules with the operator before traveling.
- Motorized travel only on designated routes outside the flat unvegetated playa
- No vehicle entry to designated wilderness or closed areas
- Avoid wet playa; check current closures and conditions
- Prepare for remote travel without reliable phone service
Location
This is the public map point supplied for the trail profile. Private access instructions are never inferred from this view.
Black Rock Desert public recreation reference, Gerlach area, NV
40.748, -119.287
What drivers say
Write a reviewNo reviews yet.