Desert Creek Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping is free, and it is open from late May to early October. Desert Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Douglas, Nevada.
First-come, first-served
1 / 2Desert Creek, the Sweetwater Mountains stream the campground sits beside, photographed along its course. Photo: Tahoenathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Access road
- Dirt
- Shade
- Some shade
Desert Creek Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Desert Creek trout fishing: Desert Creek runs through the campground and is stocked with rainbow, brown, and brook trout, a fishing draw distinct from the camping itself.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
What's there
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
- ✕ Toilets
On site: Pets allowed. No potable water and no toilets.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Dirt
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 6,300 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away, 5G about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
38.6214, -119.3400 in Douglas. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Desert Creek Campground is open from late May to early October , at 6,300 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around Desert Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is West Walker River, Section 2, whose mapped center point is 10 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: West Walker River, Section 2 fishing on fishypedia.com.
Bridgeport Reservoir's mapped center point is 22 miles from Desert Creek Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Bridgeport Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Hot springs nearby
Nearest to Desert Creek Campground, in straight-line miles: Buckeye Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), Travertine Hot Springs (hot spring, 27 miles), and Grover Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Douglas and campgrounds in Douglas.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (shade), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (shade, season, fee, water, toilets, petsAllowed, accessRoad, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Tahoenathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 2: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0