Agency-listedUSFSFree
Cherry Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 38.15349, -115.62531
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Cherry Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,677 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cherry 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 Cherry Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail16 mi
- WWater31 mi
- FFuel36 mi
- GGrocery53 mi
- MMechanic59 mi
- EVEV fast charger60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 36 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 60-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Cherry Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,677 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.15349, -115.62531
Cost
Free · Forest Service inventory: no fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cherry Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNyala · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Cherry Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger60.2 mi straight-line SE — Alamo NV DC (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 4 within 100 · 95 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)85.7 mi — Ely, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Ely
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)71.7 mi — Kershaw-Ryan State Park, Caliente, NV (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 455872 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cherry Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.
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The unit that manages Cherry Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cherry Creek Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cherry Creek Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Cherry 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 — Cherry Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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