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Big Bend Campground

usfs · NV

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About

Generally open May to November, as weather and conditions allow. Very popular with hunters during the hunting seasons. The mining town site of Gold Creek, within the Island Mountain Mining District, is 5 miles south of Big Bend on county road 745. Very little remains of the town as most of it was moved or torn down in the 1920s. A plaque at the town site contains additiol information. In an aspen grove surrounded by wide open country, 15 miles northeast of Wildhorse Reservoir.

Around this stay

Nearest surrounding services and recreation within ~25 mi — not on-site amenities.

  • trailhead

    Snowslide Gulch Trailhead

    15 mi

No dump station found within ~25 mi. Plan dump access before you arrive.

Forest road access near this stay: SLATE in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Motorhome access is listed as open on the nearest MVUM segment — verify current restrictions.

Contact & access

  • NV
  • OPEN

Source and verification

Last verified: 10/5/2026

See the Sources tab for provenance detail.