LODGINGS
There are two options when staying at Black Rock for any event. Reserving a room at the palatial hotel facilities in Gerlach, or camping out on the Lake Bed. Either way accommodations are nothing to write home about!

The Actual Hotel. All you're ever read about and nothing more!

Bruno's Motel, Gerlach, NV has 40 rooms and has limited availability. The rooms are rated 5 STARS minus 4½, but the showers are the greatest after a day out on the playa! Rates vary from person to person and to this day nobody has been able to figure out exactly how much a room costs. Expect to pay between $40 to $70 a night. Most rooms have two beds however, they've been known to hold up to 12 people each! Reservations are most definitely required and the rooms fill up fast. Don't delay, call today 775-557-2220 -oops! You're probably too late!!

BLM allows us to camp out on the lake bed, or at the Cove near the launch site (watch for scorpions). Campfires are permitted at Black Rock but they must not be made directly on the surface of the playa. The BLM said NOT to make the fires directly on the ground. They should/must be in a container of some kind. BLM has shown and proven the surface of the lake bed is clay and the fire will bake it hard like pottery. This leaves a high spot after the rains and wind. Really! So make all fires in a container and try to keep them off of the ground - some. The standard fire container is the tub from a washing machine supported on bricks.

MOTOR HOMES and camping trailers are becoming more and more popular. A search of the Reno area will reveal several Motor Home, Campers & RV rental companies that can provide you with a nice home on wheels. Remember these are NOT off-road vehicles however for a home on the playa they are great.

Do not flush anything onto the ground. Sanitation facilities (out houses) will be present along with facilities to freshen up. DO NOT shower in the site facilities. And, do not bath in Bruno's rest room sinks. It makes him crotchety and even more harder to understand.