South Ruby Campground in NV -- Campground & RV Camping in Nevada
South Ruby Campground in NV
Campgroundusfs
40 mi from Spring Creek
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 14%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 50 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 50 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 50 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Campground at 6,000 feet above Ruby Lake in the Ruby Mountains, near Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Vault toilets and potable water available during main summer season (May–September). Picnic tables, fire rings, fish cleaning station, and trolling motor charging available. Single sites $17, double sites $34 per night via recreation.gov.
Getting there: Take Interstate 80 to Highway 93. Exit at Wells and follow Highway 93 south for 30 miles to State Route 229. Follow State Route 229 for 15 miles, then head south on State Route 767 and County Road 788 for 30 miles, to the campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 37-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Cass House Peak stands 4,075 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles northwest.
- Most of them shaded.
- Flyn Spring lies 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
September normals 48–72°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 88 of 100.