Bird Creek Campground
Its 9 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov for some sites, including group and multi-family; the rest are first-come, first-served, camping costs Overnight Use: Single Site $10/night ($5 with a senior or access pass), Double Site $15-20/night, Group Site $45/night, and it is open from Late May to Mid-October. Bird Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Ely, Nevada.
Reservable: Recreation.gov for some sites, including group and multi-family; the rest are first-come, first-served
1 / 5View of the Schellcreek Range from the campground. Photo: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Cell service
- Spotty
- Shade
- Some shade
Bird Creek Campground sits inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of High Schells Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov for some sites, including group and multi-family; the rest are first-come, first-served Book a site
- Fee
- Overnight Use: Single Site $10/night ($5 with a senior or access pass), Double Site $15-20/night, Group Site $45/night
- Cancellations
- $10 service fee withheld from any refund; cancelling the day before or day of arrival also forfeits the first night's fee; no-shows pay $20 and forfeit the first night's fee
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 9
- Group sites
- 0
- Walk-in sites
- 2
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Campsites
8 sites in 2 loops; 3 pull-through; the longest takes a 40 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | None | Book loop BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA, site 1 |
| 2 | BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | None | Book loop BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA, site 2 |
| 4 | BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | None | Book loop BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA, site 4 |
| 5 (MULTI-FAMILY) | Bird Creek Recreation Area | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Full | Book loop Bird Creek Recreation Area, site 5 (MULTI-FAMILY) |
| 6 | BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | None | Book loop BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA, site 6 |
| 7 | BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA | Standard nonelectric | 15 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | None | Book loop BIRD CREEK RECREATION AREA, site 7 |
| 8 | Bird Creek Recreation Area | Group walk to | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Full | Book loop Bird Creek Recreation Area, site 8 |
| 9 | Bird Creek Recreation Area | Group walk to | 34 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Full | Book loop Bird Creek Recreation Area, site 9 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-26. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- None
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-27
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Cell service, reported
- Spotty
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 7,573 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.5 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.5 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.
39.4644, -114.6507 in White Pine. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Bird Creek Campground is open from Late May to Mid-October , at 7,573 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around Bird Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Cleve Creek, whose mapped center point is 19 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Cleve Creek fishing on fishypedia.com.
Swimming nearby
The nearest swimming hole to Bird Creek Campground, in a straight line: Cave Lake (swimming hole, 20 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (season, directions, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-26
- recreation.gov (sites, walkIn, hookups, shade, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, campsites), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (accessRoad, elevationFt, cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- thedyrt.com (cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- apps.fs.usda.gov (fee), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (reservationSystemName), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites.total, sites.group), accessed 2026-09-27
- recreation.gov (sites.total, sites.group), accessed 2026-09-27
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)