Macks Canyon Road (FR 45085) in NV -- Camping Rules & Access
Macks Canyon Road (FR 45085) in NV
Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
21 mi from Pahrump
Maps 7,991 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.1 of this road’s 5.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Overlook.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 5.4 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 1.3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.3 and mile 4.2: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Sisters stands 2,189 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 37–60°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.