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Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites

6
sites
from $70
fee
May–Oct
best months

Is Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • 6 sites for group campingReservable on Recreation.gov
  • At 6,603 ft
  • Near Las VegasSpring Mountains National Recreation Area · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

The Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway (SMVG) complex includes a visitor center, an education and research building, two amphitheaters, two picnic sites and over 40 miles of adjoining trails. The complex houses the Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial - the only national monument dedicated to the Cold War era, honoring the thousands of individual who worked covertly for the United States government during the Cold War. SMVG is also home to the Seven Stones Plaza, which celebrates indigenous people - seven Southern Paiute tribes known collectively as Nuwuvi (or "the people") and their longstanding ancestral relationship with their creation place in the Spring Mountains. The SMVG is both a destination and a gateway to provide visitors with everything needed to appreciate and enjoy the Spring Mountains.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites

    Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      44° / 22°

      6 wet

    2. Feb

      44° / 22°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      49° / 26°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      55° / 30°

      4 wet

    5. May

      63° / 37°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 46°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 52°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 52°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 44°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 35°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 27°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 21°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV, 3.4 mi away at 7,460 ft. The station sits about 900 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites

6 sites for group camping

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