Desert Pass Campground

1st of all, this trail is not for those who think its just a Sunday drive. I was on a bike and group was in an F350, from the turn off on the 95 to the camp ground on the bike was about an hour drive, hour and a half in the F350. The road is wash boarded out and will chatter your teeth but that adds to the adventure in my mind. On the bike it was great, I had several areas where I could go 45 mph... 1st of all, this trail is not for those who think its just a Sunday drive. I was on a bike and group was in an F350, from the turn off on the 95 to the camp ground on the bike was about an hour drive, hour and a half in the F350. The road is wash boarded out and will chatter your teeth but that adds to the adventure in my mind. On the bike it was great, I had several areas where I could go 45 mph or higher, the truck never saw over 30mph. There were a multitude of animals that could be seen from the road, Jack Rabbits, Burrowing owls, Hawks, other birds and lots of lizards. The camp sites are big and well maintained, there were bathrooms at both ends of the camp ground. The sites themselves have a fire pit with a cooking rack, a table, and an area for the tent to be placed. I recommend bringing your own fire wood as the trees are very much alive in that area. To the South you have the glow of the Vegas lights, illuminating evening sky and to the North you can watch fighter jets dog fight over the valley, and more stars than you can count. To the East and west are mountains keeping the winds low in the valley. We were there on a Friday night and not a signal car drove by the camp grounds the entire night. It is without a doubt the most remote campsite within 50 miles of Vegas and definitely worth going back to. There are many cave and other rock structures to see along the way, we will be going back to explore these areas. Also trails that lead in all directions, you could spend an entire weekend out here and not see half the park. The visitor center is only open on the weekends and has an abundant of information on the area. PLEASE BRING PLENTY OF WATER. if you are there for just a day trip at least 1 gal per person. cell phone signal was spotty on the road and doesn't work at the site. Plan accordingly. I cant wait to go back

Pretty amazing! Easy trail to get to campgrounds in January wet season only used 4x2 from interstate 95. Trial gets more difficult after the campgrounds 4x4 is the best option. I completed the trail using 4x2. Rocky roads air down the tires to feel less of an impact during your travels. I've only been recently, a week after a lot of rain and it had hard snow and some mud nothing crazy but if y... Pretty amazing! Easy trail to get to campgrounds in January wet season only used 4x2 from interstate 95. Trial gets more difficult after the campgrounds 4x4 is the best option. I completed the trail using 4x2. Rocky roads air down the tires to feel less of an impact during your travels. I've only been recently, a week after a lot of rain and it had hard snow and some mud nothing crazy but if you get there from interstate 95 I never used my 4x4 on the trail but I did use it in the snowy campgrounds to park where I wanted. We had a winter tent and the temperature in the tent was 21°F at night during the day it's great temps at about 32°F with no winds with the sunshine. It has a picnic area in each camping section and the worst part is the bathrooms but that's expected for camping out far from society. I will revisit during spring and summer!

Great campground with lots of space and a few camp sites all spread out nicely. We were the only ones out there at the time. The weather can change very quickly, as we learned on our second day. I'd suggest high clearance vehicle or 4x4 if you have it, and that goes for either direction you may take to the campground. We did it with a Jeep Compass fwd no problem..just took it easy. No running wate... Great campground with lots of space and a few camp sites all spread out nicely. We were the only ones out there at the time. The weather can change very quickly, as we learned on our second day. I'd suggest high clearance vehicle or 4x4 if you have it, and that goes for either direction you may take to the campground. We did it with a Jeep Compass fwd no problem..just took it easy. No running water out there. Pack it in and pack it out and enjoy!

Good offroad campground. Very nice sights around. Definitely need a high clearance vehicle probably with 4x4 but the trail isn't too hard overall. We got stopped on the way back the the 15 but it was because the rain previously messed up the road so we had to turn around back to the 95 freeway. Still totally worth it. I would say it takes about a day to do the mormon well trail from one end to the... Good offroad campground. Very nice sights around. Definitely need a high clearance vehicle probably with 4x4 but the trail isn't too hard overall. We got stopped on the way back the the 15 but it was because the rain previously messed up the road so we had to turn around back to the 95 freeway. Still totally worth it. I would say it takes about a day to do the mormon well trail from one end to the other but that's with stops and eating as well. The campground is amazing and we are definitely going back to camp. It's very close to vegas overall and still the sky is amazing at night and super quiet like vegas isn't even there. There is a bathroom. No running water so bring some to spare.