Slide Creek Campground
Slide Creek Campground is located at the trailhead for Slide Creek which accesses the Jarbidge Wilderness(hiking, horse trips, hunting, backpacking), has one single restroom, horse corrals (no horses allowed in the campground), 6 sites, no water, and is free. Not reservable. Located at the springs that feed Slide Creek, and the trailhead for the Slide Creek trail. Aspen and subalpine fir trees provide shade and shelter at the campsites. Appropriate for small trailers, good for tent camping.
More like this: first-come in Nevada
Season & status
| Season | June to October |
| Forest | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Fees | No fee |
| Rules | Dogs must be on a leash at campground. No stock allowed in campground, but there are two corrals in parking area |
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Getting there
| Coordinates | 41.5033° N, 115.1537° W · Directions ↗ |
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Public land it sits in
Jarbidge Wilderness begins about 13.3 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 13.3 miJarbidge Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 110,471 acres
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.
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Guidebooks for Nevada
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- Best Backpacking Trips in California and NevadaMike White and Douglas Lorain, 2015Find at Bookshop.org
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Slide Creek Campground?
No. Slide Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Slide Creek Campground?
No fee
Source: Forest Service
What if Slide Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Angel Lake (32.7 mi), Angel Creek (32.9 mi), and Big Bend Campground (33.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby