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Desert Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 38.62102, -119.34019
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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 Desert Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,286 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Desert 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 Desert Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- WWater27 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- DDump33 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 27-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out.
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 — Desert Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,286 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.62102, -119.34019
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Desert Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDesert Creek Ranch · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelWalker Country Store Gas · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealth Clinic · ~8.9 mi
- HardwareAhern Equipment Rental · ~29.5 mi
EV charging — from Desert Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.5 mi straight-line SW — Walker Country Store, Coleville, CA (at a public site) · EVRANGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 122 within 100 · 520 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.4 mi — Gardnerville, NV - Tesla Supercharger, Gardnerville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.8 mi — Raley's, Gardnerville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.5 mi — COY CITY HALL WEST1, Yerington, NV · ChargePoint Network · 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 320474 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Desert Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShingle Mill Flat Picnic Area · ~13.5 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomSouth Double Romtec · ~14.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomNorth Double Romtec · ~14.5 mi NE · BLM
- Flush restroomBootleg Campground · ~15.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Desert Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Desert Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wilson Canyon (BLM staging areas)~14.4 mi
- Mill Canyon~15.0 mi
- Bootleg Campground~15.0 mi
- Bootleg Campground~15.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Desert Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Desert Creek Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Desert 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Desert 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 — Desert Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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