Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness. Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness is a 32,072-acre wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada. It rises from about 5,050 to 9,684 ft. The nearest town is Orovada, 4.5 miles away in a straight line.
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness map
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak 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.
- USFS Humboldt-Toiyabe NF- Santa Rosa Ranger District Stage I Fire Restrictions Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Santa Rosa Ranger 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
- No, a permit is not required to visit Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness.
- Orovada, NV is the nearest town, 4.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness is about 9,684 ft, and its lowest about 5,050 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Santa Rosa Peak, about 9,684 ft.
Who manages Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 32,072 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Santa Rosa Ranger District, 775-623-5025 |
Getting to Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Orovada, NV is the nearest town, 4.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Summit Trailhead (0.62 mi outside the boundary, 4,876 ft), at 41.4771, -117.7545 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- McConnell Creek Trailhead (0.96 mi outside the boundary, 5,128 ft), at 41.5357, -117.7319 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Falls Canyon Trailhead (0.97 mi outside the boundary, 5,146 ft), at 41.5013, -117.7321 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
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. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Santa Rosa Peak summit
- Paradise Peak summit
- Sawtooth Mountain summit
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.
Public lands next to Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- National forestSanta Rosa-Paradise Peak 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=532 (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/n42w118/USGS_1_n42w118.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://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-25)