Spooner Guard Station (FR 1475) in NV -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Nevada

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Spooner Guard Station (FR 1475) in NV

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
7,026 ft
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Designated sites only

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.

A 0.1-mile stretch of paved National Forest road in Douglas County, NV. The road serves White Hill. The road is open seasonally, May 1 to November 15.

All 0.1 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. Paved the whole way in (0.1 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Dead-end road -- no mapped turnaround; expect to back out or unhitch.

White Hill stands 644 ft above the site, 0.5 miles southeast. A well-travelled stretch -- travellers have camped along here. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.0 miles off. The Spooner Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Indian Hills, is 6.1 mi off.

September normals 40–71°F, 0.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Nearby Spots
Genoa Peak Road (FR 14N32) in NVForest Road Road0.1miSpooner Roadside Cutoff (FR 41084) in NVDispersed Camping0.9miGenoa Peak Road (FR 41036) in NVDispersed Camping2.0miJames Canyon Road (FR 41230) in NVDispersed Camping3.6miLogan House Loop (FR 14N33) in NVForest Road Road4.3mi
Fire restrictions

Set by Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.

fs.usda.gov
Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?