Camping is permitted year-round for up to 14 days within a 30-day period in designated campgrounds or with a backcountry camping permit. Virgin Valley campground is accessible year-round. There you will find pit toilets, drinking water, a warm springs pool and a rustic shower house. All other campgrounds are primitive; none have potable water and only some have pit toilets. Road access to these other camping areas may be impassable seasonally.
If you would rather enjoy more remote areas of the Refuge, camping is also permitted with a backcountry permit. Backcountry camping requires campers to be at least a 1/2 mile from any road, 1/2 mile from their vehicle, and 100 yards from a water source. No fires are allowed when backcountry camping.
Campsites are offered first-come, first-serve and reservations are not accepted.
*The non-potable water at the primitive Fish Springs site is not available at this time. Plan accordingly.