Desert Creek Campground in NV -- Campground & RV Camping

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Desert Creek Campground in NV

CampgroundUSFS

12 mi from Topaz Ranch Estates

9.6 mi off US 395 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 6,286 ft

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FreeOpen 5/25-10/5
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 6%.
No drinking waterNo toilets

Setting

Fairly secluded

Remote primitive site in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Bridgeport Ranger District, Nevada, along Desert Creek. No restrooms or potable water available. Partial shade from Jeffrey and Lodgepole pines. Open late May through early October as weather permits. No fees; pack out all trash. Fishing for stocked rainbow, brown, and brook trout. Mountain biking, off-highway vehicle use, and horseback riding available. Leashed dogs only.

  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Wellington Hills stands 1,620 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles northwest.

Climate averages

October normals 38–62°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 79 of 100.

Tree cover19%30m sat. est.