Wilderness area

High Rock Canyon Wilderness

High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a 46,465-acre wilderness area in Washoe County, Nevada. It rises from about 4,909 to 6,376 ft. The nearest town is Eagleville, 29.8 miles away in a straight line.

High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain

High Rock Canyon Wilderness map

High Rock Canyon Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

2 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.

  • BLM Winnemucca District Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Order Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District. Stage 1. Listed under Central Nevada on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
  • 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

Eagleville, CA is the nearest town, 29.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in High Rock Canyon Wilderness is about 6,376 ft, and its lowest about 4,909 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Grassy Rock, about 5,981 ft.

Who manages High Rock Canyon Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 46,465 Not on record Not on record Not on record Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, 775-623-1500

Getting to High Rock Canyon Wilderness

  • Eagleville, CA is the nearest town, 29.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
  • High-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles are required on the access roads.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for High Rock Canyon Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-25. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in High Rock Canyon Wilderness

  • Grassy Rock summit about 5,981 ft
  • High Rock Canyon canyon
  • Grassy Canyon canyon
  • Yellow Rock Spring spring
  • Pappys Corral Spring spring

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around High Rock Canyon Wilderness

Steven's Camp Recreation Area (0.9 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Public lands next to High Rock Canyon Wilderness

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Nevada

Nevada wilderness areas