Big Bend Campground
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October 27th, 2026
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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. A fee is charged. Travel approximately 67 miles north of Elko on State Route 225.Turn right onto County Road 745 (Meadow Creek Road).Follow County Road 745 (Meadow Creek Road)approximately 16 miles. Turn right into campground.
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GPS 41.76557, -115.70150
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