Nevada Off-Road Trails

This graded dirt road runs through the Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area in the White River Valley of Nye County, Nevada, connecting directly with Highway 318. The nearest town is Lund. Highlights include Dacey and Adam-McGill Reservoirs, and Hot Creek, a popular soaking creek, as the route travels through this Nevada Department of Wildlife-managed area.

There is no camping along the trail itself. Dave Deacon Campground sits at the end and offers some shady spots, though most sites sit in full sun and are exposed to the wind. Vegetation is limited primarily to sagebrush and provides very little wind protection. The ground surface is soft dirt.

Sunnyside Road is a graded connector road running from Bristol Wells Road and Highway 93 to Highway 318. It passes through the area where Muleshoe and Dry Lake valleys meet, with the majority of the junipers concentrated on the west end of the trail. The remainder travels through high-desert sage and rabbitbrush, offering expansive views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

NOTE: The signs along Highway 318 show the road name Bristol Wells Road. Most of the paper maps show it named Sunnyside Road.

Camping opportunities along the main trail are virtually nonexistent. Tall sagebrush along either side of the road, together with the drainage ditch and berm, makes it difficult for low- to medium-clearance vehicles to pull off into open areas. There is little to no windbreak along most of the trail, and dust and potential wind further reduce the roadside appeal. Better options are available along the Bristol Wells spur trails to the west in the juniper trees (though few existing campsites are present there), at Dave Deacon Campground off Sunnyside cutoff to the east, or at the northern end of Mud Springs Rd, which offers the highest frequency of better dispersed sites.

Silver King Well is a single-lane dirt trail (part of the broader Silver State Trail network) in the Schell Creek Range on BLM land northwest of Silver King Pass. The lower/southern half is a winding, rolling rough dirt trail through juniper and pine trees with sweeping blind corners, while the northern half transitions to a rockier, rougher, and bumpier two-track with exposed cobble and uneven. Standout features include the Historic Griswold Cabins (an early sheep-industry headquarters established 1898–99 by Chauncey Warner Griswold Sr., with the original log cabin serving as a cookhouse and the later Railroad Tie Cabin built by his son Gordon in 1932–34; the site is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and was stabilized in 2010), the nearby Silver King Mine, and the stone ruins of Silver King Well.

An established campsite with parking sits right at the Griswold Cabins. Dispersed sites are uncommon along the rest of the trail—there are few spurs or suitable pull-offs. A couple of spots exist near the Silver King Mine among the junipers, but they sit on a slight slope. Sites are mostly open dirt or sandy ground with only partial shade from scattered junipers; wind exposure is moderate in the more open stretches.

Mud Spring Road (also mapped as Muleshoe Valley Road) is a dirt road that travels through Muleshoe Valley from Highway 93 to Coyote Spring Road. The surface is primarily hard-packed dirt and gravel with scattered loose stones, exposed rock, and mild washboard in places, offering a bumpy ride in spots but remaining suitable for high-clearance vehicles under normal dry conditions. The route crosses open high-desert terrain of dense sagebrush and rabbitbrush mixed with stands of pinyon-juniper, passing an old metal windmill and occasional flat gravelly clearings. Scenery shifts constantly with long sightlines to rocky mountain ranges, distant valleys, and open skies. Groups of wild horses often exceed the number of visitors you will see along this trail. No structures appear anywhere along the trail.

Multiple camping opportunities exist within a short distance of Highway 93 and along spur trails. Sites include flat to gently sloping gravelly and dirt surfaces amid sagebrush, some with partial shade from nearby juniper trees and others fully open and exposed to wind. Dispersed camping is generally allowed on surrounding BLM lands.

Coyote Road is a graded dirt road that continues from Dry Lake Road and ends at the Coyote Spring intersection on BLM land. The surface has mild washboard with stretches of loose gravel and small embedded rocks, and it can become muddy when wet, so use caution in those conditions. The trail runs through open high-desert flats lined with sagebrush and rabbitbrush, offering long straight views across the valley toward surrounding low hills and distant mountain ranges.

Dispersed camping is allowed, but there are no established sites and nowhere suitable along the trail. There is no shade or taller vegetation to block the wind. The ground surface is flat, soft dirt covered in sagebrush. Better camping opportunities can be found at Bristol Wells Road, the northern end of Mud Springs Road, or Dave Deacon Campground on the west side of Highway 318 off the Sunnyside Cutoff.

Coyote Spring Road is a rough dirt road on BLM land that intersects Coyote Rd, Mud Springs Road, and Sunnyside Road. It mostly crosses rolling hills, with deeper washes and ruts near the southern end; unlike the flatter, smoother adjoining trails, drivers should watch for possible washouts over blind hills. The surface is rocky and gravelly dirt with scattered stones, sections of exposed bedrock and caliche, and the route is lined with low sagebrush and sparse desert shrubs. Expansive views open across the high-desert valleys toward distant mountain ranges and prominent stratified hills.

No established campsites exist along this trail, and there are no suitable areas for dispersed camping (though it is allowed on BLM land). There are no trees or other tall vegetation to provide shade or block the wind. The ground is rocky, uneven dirt with exposed rock and caliche amid low sagebrush, leaving sites fully exposed and offering open views of the surrounding desert and mountains.