Pine Creek Campground
Its 5 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping is free, and it is open from June to October. Pine Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Jarbidge, Nevada.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3The end of the two-wheel-drive access road near Pine Creek Campground in the Jarbidge River Canyon, Nevada. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 25 ft
- Access road
- Dirt
- Cell service
- No coverage
- Shade
- Some shade
Pine 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 Jarbidge Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Pine Creek Trail into the Jarbidge Wilderness: 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. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 5
- Max RV length
- 25 ft
- Site driveways
- Pull-through
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets and pets allowed. No potable water.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; thedyrt.com, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Dirt
- Cell service, reported
- No coverage
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 6,561 ft
41.8382, -115.4291 in Elko. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Pine Creek Campground is open from June to October , at 6,561 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; maps.campendium.com, accessed 2026-09-26
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Around Pine Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Wildhorse Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 23 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Wildhorse Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Wild Horse Reservoir's mapped center point is 24 miles from Pine Creek Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Wild Horse Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Swimming nearby
The nearest swimming hole to Pine Creek Campground, in a straight line: Wild Horse Reservoir (swimming hole, 22 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 (sites, season, toilets, water, fee, petsAllowed), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-26
- thedyrt.com (accessRoad, cellService, shade, petsAllowed), accessed 2026-09-26
- maps.campendium.com (elevationFt, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, stayLimit, fee), accessed 2026-09-26
- fs.usda.gov (notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- commons.wikimedia.org (photos), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27