RV travel guide
White Pine County
County seat Ely, 8,897 sq mi across Nevada. Everything an RV traveler should read before rolling in — where you can boondock, the roads worth the detour, and the local rule that actually matters.
The county in brief
A traveler's read on White Pine County
US-50 between Ely and Fernley earned the LIFE magazine moniker 'Loneliest Road in America' in 1986 — a 287-mile two-lane Great Basin transit that crosses 11 basin-and-range valleys with the only fuel and food at Eureka and Austin, towns of 478 and 167 residents respectively.
White Pine County wraps Great Basin NP and the entire 13,063-ft Wheeler Peak crest. Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive in the park climbs to 9,886 ft Bristlecone Trailhead, capped at 24 ft length above the Mather Overlook switchback by NPS posting. Upper Lehman Creek and Lower Lehman Creek campgrounds accept rigs to 30 ft on first-come basis. Ely (population 4,255) at 6,437 ft is the only full-service grocery + diesel on US-50 between Salt Lake and Carson City.
RV travel intelligence
Read the land before you roll in
The three things that shape an RV trip here — where you can boondock, the roads worth the detour, and the local rule that trips travelers up.
Dispersed camping
high
High — most public land permits dispersed
Nearby National Park Service units
Great Basin
Scenic drives & state byways
US-50 Loneliest Road · Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
Ordinance note for RV travelers
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF permits 14-day dispersed; Great Basin NP backcountry permits required; Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive bans vehicles over 24 ft length above the Mather Overlook switchback.
Sourced & cited
Every fact traces to an official source
Population and land area from the US Census; ordinances and park adjacency from county.gov, the National Park Service, and the US Forest Service.
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Nevada rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 8.25%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — no restriction
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-08:00
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