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The tent camping area at Nipton is right along the tracks, which provides stimulating late-night noise when freight trains pass

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5955-nipton.jpg I pull up at the Nipton store and sign up for a campsite for the nightThumbnailsAdjacent to the tent-camping area is the Nipton Bed-and-Breakfast and the caféI pull up at the Nipton store and sign up for a campsite for the nightThumbnailsAdjacent to the tent-camping area is the Nipton Bed-and-Breakfast and the caféI pull up at the Nipton store and sign up for a campsite for the nightThumbnailsAdjacent to the tent-camping area is the Nipton Bed-and-Breakfast and the caféI pull up at the Nipton store and sign up for a campsite for the nightThumbnailsAdjacent to the tent-camping area is the Nipton Bed-and-Breakfast and the caféI pull up at the Nipton store and sign up for a campsite for the nightThumbnailsAdjacent to the tent-camping area is the Nipton Bed-and-Breakfast and the café

I've never met any other tent campers here, perhaps because it's not exactly a bargain at $25 per night. But there are amenities: a café with good food, toilets and showers (haven't had one in a week), an outdoor hot tub, and a small laundromat.