Camping near Jarbidge, Nevada

Camping near Jarbidge at a glance

Public campgrounds

7 (7 National Forest)

Getting a site

7 first-come

Cost

7 free

Distance from Jarbidge

0.1 miles (Sawmill Campground) to 8.8 miles (Slide Creek Campground) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles

Elevation

6,068 ft (Sawmill Campground) to 8,510 ft (Slide Creek Campground), 5 of 7 on record

Season

7 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

22 across the 6 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 25 ft (Sawmill Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Jarbidge's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Jarbidge

• Urdahl Campground, 3.6 miles from Jarbidge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Elko.
• Big Bend Campground, 16 miles from Jarbidge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night ($4 with a senior or access pass)); listed under camping near Owyhee.
• North Wildhorse Recreation Area, 24 miles from Jarbidge in a straight line , BLM ; listed under camping near Elko.
• Wild Horse State Recreation Area, 24 miles from Jarbidge in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($15/night ($20 non-NV)); listed under camping near Elko.
• Wildhorse Crossing Campground, 26 miles from Jarbidge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night ($2.50 with a senior or access pass)); listed under camping near Owyhee.

Things to do near Jarbidge

Public land and water within 30 miles of Jarbidge, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 6 of the 7 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Jarbidge Campground at 0.9 miles from Jarbidge; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Jarbidge River bridge crossing, at Pavlak Campground (2 miles from Jarbidge): The campground sits next to a bridge over the Jarbidge River about 2 miles south of Jarbidge; Forest Road 062 runs right alongside, so OHV traffic passes near camp through the day.
• Jarbidge River, at Lower Bluster Campground (2.5 miles from Jarbidge): The campground's three sites sit creek-side directly on the Jarbidge River, one of a cluster of small Jarbidge-area camps that give walk-to access toward the Jarbidge Wilderness, Nevada's first designated wilderness.
• Pine Creek Trail into the Jarbidge Wilderness, at Pine Creek Campground (2.6 miles from Jarbidge): The campground sits at the trailhead for the 6.1-mile Pine Creek Trail, which runs through the northwest Jarbidge Wilderness along the West Fork Pine Creek, Nevada's first designated wilderness.
• Jarbidge Wilderness via Slide Creek Trail, at Slide Creek Campground (8.8 miles from Jarbidge): The campground sits at the Slide Creek trailhead, an entry point to the Jarbidge Wilderness for hiking, horse trips, hunting and backpacking. Horse corrals are provided; horses are not allowed in the campground.
• Jarbidge Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9.1 miles from Jarbidge; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Wild Horse Boat Ramp, a boat launch whose mapped point is 24 miles from Jarbidge; launch details on boatrampsfinder.com.
• Wild Horse Reservoir, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 24 miles from Jarbidge; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
• Wild Horse State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Jarbidge; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Wildhorse Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Jarbidge; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Jarbidge

Nearest emergency room: St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center, 801 Poleline Rd, Twin Falls, ID, 70 miles from Jarbidge , (208) 814-1000. Next nearest: Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV, 75 miles, (775) 738-5151. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• The Trading Post general store · 0.1 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Jarbidge: fuel station, propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-26; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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