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Timber
Creek Campground
Humboldt-Toiyabe
Nat'l Forest - Ely Ranger District
 Timber Creek camp is located in the center of the Duck
Creek recreation area east of McGill up in he Schell Creek
Range. Access is via paved SR 486 (Duck Creek Road) and
the fair dirt Timber Creek Road. It is passable to cars if care is taken around rocks.
Timber
Creek is not only the nicest campground in the Schell Creek
Range, it's one of the best in the state. Timber Creek
is a perennial creek with good flows. The area around
the creek and up the southern ridge is densely forested with
Englemann Spruce (very pretty) and Quaking Aspen along the
creek with the occasional Douglas fir. This is a very
moist area with true timber forests, very characteristic of
Rocky Mountain forests. It's hard to believe you're in
Nevada, a sight to behold.
Sites #A
- #D are large group sites. These are only available
through reservations (contact the Ely Ranger District at
775-289-3031). They are well developed and are
well-suited for large groups. Most are near toilets and
have large parking areas, fire pits, barbecues and playground
swings.
The rest
of the sites, #1 - #6 are located above the group sites along
Timber Creek. These sites are very pretty and well
developed. Each has a picnic table on a large concrete
pad, with a barbecue grill and a fire pit. Every site is
densely forested with great shade and access to Timber Creek.
All but
two of the bathrooms are flush toilets with
sinks/vanities. The other two are vault toilets.
Facilities were well maintained and clean upon review.
The forest service does a lot with the $4 it gets per
campsite. There are water spigots placed throughout, but
some of them are not very visible. Reviewed 06/01.
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