Overview

There is one developed campground in Basin and Range National Monument (Mt. Irish Campground). Otherwise, there are no facilities of any kind, but primitive camping is legal everywhere along existing roads and trails, and there are a number of traditional campsites scattered throughout the area.

The Mail Summit Road Campsite, located outside the southeast edge of the National Monument on BLM land, has space for several trailers and RVs. For people with big RVs and long trailers, it might be better to camp here and enter the National Monument using Seaman Wash Road because Mail Summit Road gets steep and narrow climbing over the mountains.

While this site is scenic, it probably is more of a place to stop in the evening before moving into the National Monument the next day. For campers who like wide open spaces, grand scenery, and big starry nights, this is a good choice. Pack it in - Pack it out.

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Getting to Camp

The Mail Summit Road Campsite is located outside the southeast edge of Basin and Range National Monument, about 1-3/4 hours northeast of Las Vegas.

From Las Vegas, drive north on Interstate-15 for 21 miles to Highway 93. Drive north on Highway 93 past the towns of Alamo and Ash Springs to Highway 318. Turn left onto Highway 318 and drive north for 9.4 miles to Mail Summit Road on the left.

Turn left onto Mail Summit Road and drive northwest 0.4 miles to the campsite, on the right.