Camping near Wells, Nevada

Camping near Wells, Nevada includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable and 1 first-come. Most (2 of 3) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Angel Creek Campground, is 8 miles from Wells in a straight line, and 2 of 3 are within 15 miles.

Angel Creek Campground

Angel Lake Campground Tabor Creek Campground

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Camping near Wells at a glance

Public campgrounds: 3 (2 National Forest, 1 BLM)
Getting a site: 2 reservable and 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Tabor Creek Campground: "$5 per vehicle per day"
Distance from Wells: 8 miles (Angel Creek Campground) to 22 miles (Tabor Creek Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
Elevation: 6,200 ft (Angel Creek Campground) to 8,300 ft (Angel Lake Campground), 2 of 3 on record
Season: 2 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 54 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Angel Creek Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Wells'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.

Reservable Angel Creek Campground Wells · National Forest · 8 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 19
Season: May to November
Fee: Single Site: $17 per night ($8.50 with a senior or access pass), Double Site: $34 per night

Reservable Angel Lake Campground Wells · National Forest · 9.2 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 25
Season: May to September
Fee: Single Site: $18 per night ($9 with a senior or access pass), Double Site: $36 per night

First-come Tabor Creek Campground Wells · BLM · 22 mi

Agency: BLM
Sites: 10
Season: Not on record
Fee: $5 per vehicle per day

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Things to do near Wells

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

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 2 of the 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Angel Creek Campground at 8 miles from Wells; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Twelve Mile Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Wells; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Angel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.2 miles from Wells; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
East Humboldts Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Wells; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Tabor Creek trout fishery, at Tabor Creek Campground (22 miles from Wells): Tabor Creek runs through the campground and is a rainbow trout fishery, periodically stocked, with fishing and wildlife viewing along the creek.

Supplies and emergencies near Wells

Nearest emergency room: Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV, 45 miles from Wells , (775) 738-5151. Next nearest: St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center, 801 Poleline Rd, Twin Falls, ID, 105 miles, (208) 814-1000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Love's convenience store · 1 mile
Flying J convenience store · 1.1 miles
Roy's Market supermarket · 1.2 miles · (775) 752-3215 · Hours Su 07:00-19:00; Mo-Fr 07:00-19:30; Sa 07:00-20:00
Fuel: Wells Chevron fuel station · 0.8 miles · (775) 752-3606 · Hours 24/7
Sinclair fuel station · 0.9 miles
Conoco fuel station · 0.9 miles · (775) 752-0400 · Hours 24/7
RV dump station: Mountain Shadows RV Park RV park · 1.2 miles · (775) 752-3525

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Wells: propane, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Wells, NV?

3 public campgrounds are on record near Wells. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Angel Creek Campground (8 miles), Angel Lake Campground (9.2 miles), and Tabor Creek Campground (22 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Wells, NV?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 3 public campgrounds on record near Wells charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Wells, NV?

2 campgrounds near Wells take RVs: Angel Creek Campground and Angel Lake Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Mountain Shadows RV Park, 1.2 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I go tent camping near Wells, NV?

Angel Lake Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where can I camp near Wells with drinking water?

Angel Creek Campground has potable water on record.

When is camping season near Wells, NV?

Of the 2 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (2 of 2) and close in September (1 of 2). Each campground's own dates are in the table.

Where can I camp near a lake around Wells, NV?

Angel Creek Campground and Angel Lake Campground sit on Angel Lake.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Wells, NV?

Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, 2001 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV, is 45 miles from Wells in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (775) 738-5151. In an emergency, call 911.

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