Rainbow Quarries Road (FR 45802) in NV -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rainbow Quarries Road (FR 45802) in NV

Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

11 mi from Sandy Valley

Maps 4,804 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Wilson Tanks.
  • Estimated climb: 130 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Roadside parking · All designated routes on H-T MVUMs

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Potosi Mountain stands 3,702 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Hampton Spring lies 1.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 47–73°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.