Jarbidge Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Jarbidge Wilderness. Jarbidge Wilderness is a 110,471-acre wilderness area in Elko County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,003 to 10,796 ft. The nearest town is Jarbidge, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
Jarbidge Wilderness map
Jarbidge Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
2 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- USDA Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe - Mtn. City and Jarbidge fire restrictions order Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Jarbidge Ranger District. Listed under Northeast Nevada (Elko Zone) 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
- No, a permit is not required to visit Jarbidge Wilderness.
- Jarbidge, NV is the nearest town, 1.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Jarbidge Wilderness is about 10,796 ft, and its lowest about 6,003 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Matterhorn, about 10,796 ft.
Who manages Jarbidge Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 110,471 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Jarbidge Ranger District, 775-752-3357 |
Getting to Jarbidge Wilderness
- Jarbidge, NV is the nearest town, 1.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Jarbidge Wilderness
- Snowslide Gulch Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,220 ft), at 41.8200, -115.4175
- Hummingbird Springs Trailhead (0.14 mi outside the boundary, 9,157 ft), at 41.8382, -115.2373 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Slide Creek Trailhead (0.67 mi outside the boundary, 8,509 ft), at 41.8632, -115.2602
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-25. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-nv.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Jarbidge Wilderness
- Matterhorn summit
- Jarbidge Peak summit
- Square Top summit
- Humming Bird Spring spring
- Jarbidge Lake lake
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 Jarbidge Wilderness
- Pine Creek Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Pavlak Campground (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Lower Bluster Campground (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Upper Bluster Campground (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
- Jarbidge Campground (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Public lands next to Jarbidge Wilderness
- National forestJarbidge Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Nevada
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=274 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe/wilderness (accessed 2026-09-24)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n42w116/USGS_1_n42w116.tif (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_NV_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_32.txt (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-25)