# Black Rock Desert

**Location:** Gerlach, NV | **Difficulty:** Easy | **Length:** 150+ miles

**GPS:** 40.7861, -119.0614

**Vehicle requirements:** Stock high-clearance 4WD or AWD with all-terrain tires. No lift or lockers required.

**Best season:** May - October

Vast dry lakebed and surrounding desert backcountry in northwestern Nevada. Home of Burning Man, the playa stretches 100 miles with surrounding hot springs and ghost towns.

**Region:** Southwest • **Trail type:** Overlanding • **Rating:** 4.3/5

**Highlights:** Burning Man site, Vast playa, Hot springs, Ghost towns, Endless horizon

**Nearby campgrounds:**
- No campgrounds found within 40 miles in our directory.

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