BLM · Nevada

Cleve Creek Campground

Cleve Creek runs through the campground with large cottonwood trees. 12 campsites and 1 group site with picnic tables & fire grills. Not suitable for large trailers. Restrooms available but no potable water.

First-come, first-served

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Cleve Creek Campground
Photo from the area. BLM Nevada (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Site map

11 campsite locations mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The site numbers are theirs and may not match the posts at the campground. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Cleve Creek Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.75 inches of precipitation, 10.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.84 inches of precipitation, 9.1 inches of snowMarch: 0.98 inches of precipitation, 9.5 inches of snowApril: 1.07 inches of precipitation, 5.3 inches of snowMay: 1.05 inches of precipitation, 2.0 inches of snowJune: 0.56 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.63 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.79 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.64 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowOctober: 0.80 inches of precipitation, 2.0 inches of snowNovember: 0.63 inches of precipitation, 5.9 inches of snowDecember: 0.67 inches of precipitation, 9.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.7°F averageFebruary: 30.0°F averageMarch: 37.7°F averageApril: 43.2°F averageMay: 51.5°F averageJune: 61.3°F averageJuly: 69.3°F averageAugust: 67.5°F averageSeptember: 58.4°F averageOctober: 46.4°F averageNovember: 35.1°F averageDecember: 26.2°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Ely Yelland Fld AP, 17 miles from the campground at 6,262 feet, station USW00023154 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 9 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 54 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

From Ely go 26 miles south east on U.S. Hwy 6-50, then north on State 893 for 12 miles

Coordinates39.2134° N, 114.5382° W · Directions ↗

Good to know

  • Restrictions: Hunting/shooting is not allowed within developed recreation sites.
  • Motorized travel is not allowed within Wilderness Areas.

Supplies & services

Dump stationLehman RV Dump Station ↗22.4 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.5 mi
    Cottonwood Spring Trail
    1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, 4WD
  • 2.1 mi
    Bastian Basin Trail
    2 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 3.3 mi
    Kolcheck ↗
    6.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 4.1 mi
    Kolcheck Basin Trail
    1.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, e-bike
  • 4.8 mi
    North Fork Cleve Creek
    4.4 mi trail · hiking, horse

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

High Schells Wilderness begins about 1.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

Guidebooks for Nevada

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  • Hiking Nevada
    Bruce Grubbs, 2018
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  • Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada
    Mike White and Douglas Lorain, 2015
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  • Best Hikes Reno and Lake Tahoe
    Tracy Salcedo, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Cleve Creek Campground?

No. Cleve Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: How first-come camping works

What if Cleve Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Timber Creek Campground (13.7 mi), Bird Creek Campground (18.3 mi), and Wheeler Peak Campground (18.8 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby