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Peavine Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NV · 38.62051, -117.31241
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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 Peavine Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,863 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peavine 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 Peavine Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- DDump24 mi
- WWater34 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- HHardware38 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
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 — Peavine Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,863 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.62051, -117.31241
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Peavine Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHorse Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRound Mountain · ~9.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.8 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from Peavine Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.3 mi straight-line S — Tonopah, NV - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 63 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.4 mi — Site #18A (Luning Trading Post), Luning
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.4 mi — Site #18A (Luning Trading Post), Luning
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)47.4 mi — Site #18A (Luning Trading Post) · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 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 102322 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Peavine Creek Campground · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeavine Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth/South Twin Trailhead · ~18.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Campground · ~19.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt Jefferson Trailhead · ~26.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Peavine Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Peavine Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peavine Creek Campground~0.5 mi
- Nye County~0.6 mi
- Columbine Campground~19.6 mi
The unit that manages Peavine Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peavine Creek Campground are set by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Peavine 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Peavine 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 — Peavine Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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