USDA Forest Service · Nevada
Big Bend Campground
USDA Forest Service · Nevada, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $8 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,991 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BIG BEND CG (NFSR 56985) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Owyhee or Jarbidge, Nevada
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
US Forest Service campground. Generally open May to November, as weather and conditions allow. Very popular with hunters during the hunting seasons. The mining town site of Gold Creek, within the Island Mountain Mining District, is 5 miles south of Big Bend on county road 745. Very little remains of the town as most of it was moved or torn down in the 1920s. A plaque at the town site contains additiol information. In an aspen grove surrounded by wide open country, 15 miles northeast of Wildhorse Reservoir. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: May. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 15° | -5° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 15° | -13° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 21° | 0° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 25° | 8° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 35° | 21° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 46° | 28° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 59° | 39° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 56° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 46° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 34° | 18° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 27° | -8° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 15° | -6° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- North Wildhorse · 7.6 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
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Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- North Wildhorse Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 8 mi · 18 sites
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area · Nevada State Parks · 8 mi · 34 sites
- Wild Horse Reservoir Tribal Camping Areas · Tribal Lands · 9 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Upper Loop Group CG · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
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