Webcams
Live views of the playa and the drive in. Feeds are run by others — expect some to be down, especially outside event week.
Black Rock City
Official BRC Live Webcast
PTZ view of the city from the BMIR radio tower on the Esplanade. Watch on the official page — embedding requires permission as of 2026, so this app links out.
Event week only — goes live around Gate open (Aug 30)
Burning Man on YouTube
Burn-night recordings and webcast backup streams.
Roads in
I-80 @ Wadsworth — SR-447 turnoff
NDOT camera at the exit where the burner queue backs up. Near-live snapshot plus a live stream on the page. No NDOT cams exist further up 447 (Nixon/Empire/Gerlach).
I-80 @ Fernley (east)
Last real services before the desert. NDOT snapshot + live stream.
I-80 @ Fernley (west)
Westbound side — useful during exodus. NDOT snapshot + live stream.
Gerlach & around
Gerlach — Bruno's cam
Downtown Gerlach looking south toward Empire — the SR-447 approach traffic. Still image, refreshes about once a minute. Run by one BMP staffer; occasional downtime is normal.
Year-round
Virginia Peak fire cam
ALERTWest PTZ overlooking Pyramid Lake and the lower SR-447 stretch. Pano stills every 2 min + timelapse.
ALERTWest cam network
More regional fire cams: Fort Sage, Summit Lake (north rim of Black Rock country), Fortynine Mountain. Nothing on Gerlach itself.
