Agency-listedNPS · dispersedFree
Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
Dispersed · public land · NV · 38.91642, -114.14785
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,390 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Snake Creek Primitive CampgroundsNIFC · 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 Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds · public land · NV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter2 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery44 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- MMechanic45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-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 — Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
6,390 ft
State
NV
Coordinates
38.91642, -114.14785
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds · public land · NV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBaker · ~7.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.3 mi
- FuelBaker Fuel and RV · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationLehman RV Dump Station · ~7.2 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
EV charging — from Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds · public land · NV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.0 mi straight-line NW — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS91.4 mi — Days Inn Beaver (Beaver, UT), Beaver
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO104.5 mi — Walmart 1438 (Cedar City, UT), Cedar City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — The Whispering Elms, Baker, 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Stay-N-Charge EV Charging Station - Prospector Hotel & Gambling Hall, Ely, 44.9 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 Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds · public land · NV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBLDG BC Snake Creek Comfort Station #1, Historic · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomSnake Creek Campground Vault Toilet #2 · ~2.5 mi W · NPS
- RestroomSnake Creek Campground Vault Toilet #3 · ~4.4 mi W · NPS
- RestroomSnake Creek Campground Vault Toilet #4 · ~5.6 mi W · NPS
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Other camps near Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Snake Creek~1.2 mi
- BLM Corral~4.5 mi
- Shoshone 1 Campsite (Snake Creek Road)~5.7 mi
- Shoshone 2 Campsite (Snake Creek Road)~5.8 mi
How we know this — Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
Stay limit
14 nights (maximum continuous stay limit at any campsite is 14 days)
Source
public land records
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 primitive camping in Great Basin National Park, along Snake Creek Road. NPS primitive-campgrounds page (read 2026-08-17), verbatim: "These sites are all first-come, first-served and are free of charge." There are 12 campsites; several are walk-in and "Tents must be placed within 30 feet of the site's picnic table(s) and/or fire ring(s)." ROAD: "High clearance vehicles are recommended for these rough, dirt roads. RVs and trailers are never recommended." SEASONAL: "Snake Creek may be closed due to snow in winter months, check our current conditions page for up-to-date infomation." [sic] STAY LIMIT: "The maximum continuous stay limit at any campsite is 14 days" (nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/primitive-campgrounds.htm and nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/backcountry-camping.htm, read 2026-08-17). SEASONAL: the park says "Some campgrounds are closed seasonally due to weather" -- check nps.gov/grba current conditions before driving. WATER: the park's campgrounds page says of Snake Creek "No potable water is available." No entrance fee is charged to enter Great Basin NP. NEAREST TOWN: Baker, NV. Coordinate is the NPS Public POIs pin for the Snake Creek primitive campgrounds -- the 12 sites are strung along the road, so this pin is the corridor, not one site. SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/primitive-campgrounds.htm | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
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 — Snake Creek Primitive Campgrounds
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