The Black Rock Desert is an arid region in northwestern Nevada with a lakebed that is a dry remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan. The region is notable for its paleogeologic features, as an area of 19th-century Emigrant Trails to California, and as a venue for rocketry, and as an alternative to the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah, for land speed records. It is also the location for the annual Burning Man Festival.

see Black Rock Desert Wilderness, Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, and National Conservation Area.

Burning Man Festival
[Week Ending Labor Day]
Week long annual festival held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada since 1997. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance. Event attendance is capped at 50,000 and usually sells out in Mid-July.

Key features of Burning Man is the creation of an organized community, ban on standard vehicles, dogs, and weapons and the opportunity to burn your own work of art. Participants are committed to a "leave no trace" event. They strive to leave the area around them in better condition than before their arrival to ensure that their participation does not have a long-term impact on the environment.

Another popular feature is the display of Mutant Vehicles, often motorized, are purpose-built or creatively altered cars and trucks. All vehicles must be pre-approved for entry.

Burning Man - Official Site
Burning Man Galleries - Photos, Videos, Artifacts