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Bird Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 39.46441, -114.65071
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bird Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,573 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bird Creek CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bird Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- WWater39 mi
- DDump39 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bird Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,573 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
39.46441, -114.65071
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bird Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMcGill · ~8.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesR Place Food Depot · ~19.2 mi
- HardwareBath Lumber Co. · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Bird Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line SW — Ely, NV - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 4 within 100 · 32 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS93.2 mi — Kroger Smiths 390 (West Wendover, NV), West Wendover
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO112.5 mi — Walmart 2402 (Elko, NV), Elko
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — R Place Gas and Car Wash, Ely, NV (at a gas station) · TURNONGREEN · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Stay-N-Charge EV Charging Station - Prospector Hotel & Gambling Hall, Ely, 18.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “$0.45 per kWh”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 368025 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bird Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBird Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Creek Campground · ~2.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Creek Campground · ~4.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKalamazoo Campground · ~8.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Bird Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bird Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Creek Campground~2.2 mi
- East Creek Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Timber Creek Campground~4.3 mi · fee
- Berry Creek Campground~7.9 mi
The unit that manages Bird Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bird Creek Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bird Creek Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bird Creek Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bird Creek Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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