USDA Forest Service · Nevada
Jack Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Nevada, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,522 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- JACK CREEK - NORTH FORK (NFSR 56473) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Owyhee, Nevada
About
US Forest Service campground. Generally open May to November as weather and conditions allow. Campground is situated in a beautiful, historic area. Sites are in an open cottonwood area. Please pack out all your trash. This campground can fill up during hunting season. Open season: May. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 16° | -1° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 18° | -3° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 23° | 2° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 27° | 12° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 23° | 73° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 49° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 61° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 59° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 49° | 39° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 37° | 24° | 71° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 28° | -5° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 17° | -3° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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