RENO TO BRC
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To Burning Man from Reno
From Reno, Nevada, take Hwy I-80 east for approximately 30 miles. Take the Wadsworth/Pyramid Lake exit #43 to Hwy 447.
Go 1.0 mile to Wadsworth and turn left, staying on Hwy 447 north. It's 75 mls to Empire, NV where gas and supplies are available. Continue 3.0 miles to Gerlach where gas is also available.
From Gerlach, go northwest on Highway 447 for one mile to the fork. Take the right-hand fork, Hwy 34, and continue 11 miles to the Burning Man entrance. Note: The 3-mile playa entrance (first turn-off) used in previous years should not be used. The 12-mile playa entrance just beyond ours will not take you to Burning Man and will be patrolled by BLM Rangers.
For directions from locations other than Reno, check Yahoo or Google Maps.
From DOWNTOWN Reno:
1. Take N. Center or N. Virginia, north to I-80.
2. Turn RIGHT onto I-80 EAST on-ramp.
3. Merge onto I-80 E.
4. 30 miles EAST of Reno, take Wadsworth Exit # 43.
5. At exit stop-sign, turn LEFT onto Main Street/NV-427. You are entering Wadsworth, NV.
6. 1.5 miles down Main St., turn left onto NV-447.
7. Stay on NV-447. 78 miles to Gerlach
Traveler's Advisory
The state highways leading to Gerlach (the closest settlement to
Black Rock City) and all other roads in the area are patrolled by the Nevada
Highway Patrol. 25 MPH, as posted in nearby towns, means exactly that.
Local kids and pets play in the road -- be careful. Outside of town, be
prepared to share the road with livestock and wildlife. Most vehicle accidents
in which participants are injured occur on Hwy 447/34 on the final approach
to Black Rock City. It is sadly ironic that people have often made it across
the country only to have a serious injury in the last few miles. Please
be cautious! Tired? Then stop to rest! Be alert for cattle and deer that
will dart into the road in front of you, especially at night. A note about
jackrabbits - there is an overabundance of them and they are "kamikaze." It
is not worth jeopardizing your safety to swerve in an attempt to avoid
them. Stop and look carefully at all train crossings. Estimating the speed
of trains is misleading in the broad desert expanse. Always wait for any
oncoming train to pass before crossing railroad tracks.
Warning!
Be advised that the Nevada Highway Patrol have been known to make
random stops and conduct unwarranted searches of vehicles with out-of-state
license plates. Do not park alongside Highway 34. The county Sheriff
will ticket any vehicles that are parked by the roadside. The road
to our encampment
is your only access to Black Rock City. There are no other routes.
The federal Bureau of Land Management has declared an off-road closure
throughout
a two-mile area around our city. It will be patrolled by law enforcement
agencies. Anyone attempting to enter the playa off-road will be subject
to substantial fines. Furthermore, the margins of the lakebed are
saturated with water flow. You will get stuck. Mired vehicles may
remain stranded
for days or weeks.
