Pine Creek Campground
- June
- season
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Pine Creek Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Pine Creek Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Road Closure for Construction Work (Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts)
Agency alert covering Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District · Order 04-17-26-06-04 · USFS · Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District
Area, Road, and Trail Closures (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-25-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Year-Round Fire Restrictions (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-24-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Vehicle Snow Chain Requirements during Inclement Weather (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-23-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 6,852 ft
- Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger DistrictHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Pine Creek Campground is a Forest Service site in the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District of Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It sits among a cluster of campgrounds, with Lower Bluster Campground about 0.2 miles away and Upper Bluster Campground about 0.4 miles away. Pavlak Campground is roughly 0.6 miles off. The site has vault toilets, and no fees are required to use it. That makes it a simple base for an overnight stay in this part of the forest. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Jarbidge weather station, which sits about 670 feet lower than the campground, show July and August highs in the low 80s with lows around 48°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 38°F and lows around 17°F. The Pine Creek hike starts about 0.4 miles away, and the Jarbidge River Trail is about 2 miles off. The Jarbidge River offers river fishing about 1.8 miles away.
- Lower Bluster CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Pine CreekHiking0.4 mi
- Upper Bluster CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Pavlak CampgroundCamping0.6 mi
- Jarbidge RiverRiver fishing1.8 mi
- Jarbidge River TrailHiking2 mi
- Jack 5Hiking2.5 mi
- Buck CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Bluster CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Pavlak CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Sawmill CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Slide Creek CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drive
- Big Cottonwood CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- The Forks CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- Juniper Grove CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drive
- Big Bend CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drive
- Wildhorse Crossing CampgroundCamping · ~44 min drive
- Slide Creek CampgroundCamping · ~47 min drive
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Best time to visit Pine Creek Campground
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 17°
Feb
39° / 17°
Mar
48° / 25°
Apr
54° / 28°
May
64° / 37°
Jun
72° / 43°
Jul
83° / 48°
Aug
84° / 48°
Sep
73° / 41°
Oct
60° / 32°
Nov
47° / 25°
Dec
39° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jarbidge, NV, 2.6 mi away at 6,180 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

