Davis Creek Campground
Its 62 sites are reservable through Washoe County Parks reservations, camping costs $30/site/night (7 people, 1 vehicle); $6 per extra vehicle, $1 per pet, and it is open year-round. Davis Creek Campground is a County campground near Washoe Valley, Nevada.
Closed Reservable: Washoe County Parks reservations
1 / 5A picnic table and grill under Jeffrey pines in Davis Creek Park, the Washoe County park that holds the campground. Photo: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Managed by
- County
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 32 ft
- Shade
- Some shade
It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Ophir Creek Trail: The Ophir Creek Trail trailhead, with views of Slide Mountain and Washoe Lake, starts at Davis Creek Regional Park and stays open even while the campground itself is closed. (washoecounty.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- County
- Reservations
- Washoe County Parks reservations Book a site
- Fee
- $30/site/night (7 people, 1 vehicle); $6 per extra vehicle, $1 per pet
- Booking window
- 15 to 180 days ahead (sites 2-30 and 35-60)
Source: washoecounty.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 62
- Tent sites
- 43
- RV sites
- 19
- Group sites
- 2
- Group site capacity
- Up to 100 people
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 32 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Showers
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, showers, dump station, and pets allowed.
Source: campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Rules
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: washoecounty.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 5,210 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (7/1 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- World Mobile
- 4G LTE
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.
39.3078, -119.8334 in Washoe. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Davis Creek Campground is open year-round .
Source: campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-26: Still closed: the campground remains closed until further notice after the September 7, 2024 Davis Fire's infrastructure damage. The county hopes to reopen by end of 2026 or mid-2027, per a July 2026 statement. The rest of the regional park, including Ophir Creek and Nature trails, stays open.
- Reported 2026-07-10: Washoe County division director of operations Aaron Smith on the campground rebuild: 'We're hoping to deliver a capital project and reopen by the end of the year if not mid next year.' (mynews4.com)
Common questions
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Around Davis Creek Campground
Davis Creek Campground sits on Davis Creek Pond, 0.6 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: Davis Creek Pond fishing on fishypedia.com.
Boca Reservoir's mapped center point is 15 miles from Davis Creek Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Boca Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Little Washoe Lake fishing (2.4 miles) , Wilson Common Pond fishing (2.9 miles) , Marilyn’s Pond fishing (3.4 miles) , Galena Creek fishing (3.4 miles) , and Washoe Lake fishing (3.5 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Washoe Lake State Park (3.6 miles to its center) , Sand Harbor - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (9.2 miles to its center) , Kings Beach State Recreation Area (11 miles to its center) , Dayton State Park (14 miles to its center) , and Spooner Lake - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Davis Creek Campground, in straight-line miles: Galena Creek Falls (waterfall, 5.2 miles), Steamboat Hot Springs (hot spring, 7.4 miles), Carson Hot Springs (hot spring, 9 miles), Sand Harbor (swimming hole, 9.2 miles), and Kings Canyon Falls (waterfall, 11 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Washoe Valley and campgrounds in Washoe.
Sources
- washoecounty.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- washoecounty.gov (closure), accessed 2026-09-26
- mynews4.com (closure), accessed 2026-09-26
- openstreetmap.org (coordinates), accessed 2026-09-26
- campsitephotos.com (sites, toilets, water, drivewayType, elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-26
- newtoreno.com (shade), accessed 2026-09-26
- washoecounty.gov (notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 2: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 3: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 4: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 5: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0