Basin and Range National Monument
There is no entrance fee. Yes, dispersed camping is allowed at Basin and Range National Monument. Basin and Range National Monument is a BLM unit in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Basin and Range National Monument map
Basin and Range National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- BLM Nevada Prevention Order: BLM statewide restrictions Effective May 1, 2026. Applies to all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada. Prohibited: Possessing, discharging, using or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices; possessing, discharging, igniting or causing to burn; explosives or explosive material, including binary explosive targets; discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition. [Use of tracer or incendiary ammunition is always prohibited on public lands]; operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- There is no entrance fee.
- Yes, dispersed camping is allowed at Basin and Range National Monument. The stay limit is 14 days.
- Basin and Range National Monument is managed by the BLM's Caliente Field Office.
- Basin and Range National Monument's listed activities include Climbing, hiking, bicycling, camping, hunting, OHV riding (except in the Worthington Mountains Wilderness).
Fees, hours, and reservations
There is no entrance fee.
Camping at Basin and Range National Monument
Dispersed camping allowed Stays are limited to 14 days.
Getting there
- High-clearance vehicle recommended
- Four-wheel drive may be required
- Limited cell service
Public lands next to Basin and Range National Monument
- Wilderness areaWorthington Mountains Wilderness lies inside Basin and Range National Monument.
- National forestBasin and Range National Monument borders Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
- Wilderness areaBasin and Range National Monument borders Mt. Irish Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaBasin and Range National Monument borders Weepah Spring Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaGrant Range Wilderness is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaBig Rocks Wilderness is 1.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Photos
- https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/nevada/basin-and-range-national-monument (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/office/caliente-field-office (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/15/2015-17549/establishment-of-the-basin-and-range-national-monument (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-06/BLM%20National%20Monuments%20and%20National%20Conservation%20Areas%206.24.pdf (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Basin_and_Range_National_Monument (accessed 2026-09-28)