Big Bend Campground
Mountain City, Nevada · 6,959 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · Forest Service data, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 6,959 ft (2,121 m)6,959 ft2,121 m
- Land
- Humboldt National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
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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.
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From OpenStreetMap, USDA Forest Service — Recreation Opportunities, and USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · · Edit
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Cell service at Big Bend Campground: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny, 1% chance of rain53°33°
- ThuSunny60°35°
- FriSunny63°41°
- SatSunny63°41°
- SunSunny64°41°
Nearby camping
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Wildhorse Crossing Upper Loop Group Campground
Public Land · 11 mi · Mountain City
Wildhorse Crossing Campground
Public Land · 11 mi · Mountain City
Camp Draw Trailhead
Public Land · 13 mi · Jarbidge
3 more within 25 mi
4 OpenStreetMap entries in Mountain City share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
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