Overview

Natural Features:

Duck Creek flows perennially through the campground. A mixed forest of juniper, pinyon pine and alder trees covers the area, but provides only limited shade.

Recreation:

The Ranger Trail can be accessed from this campground. The Ranger Trail is a designated ATV trail that also accommodates hiking and mountain biking use as well. The partially paved, 38-mile Success Loop Scenic Drive is also in the area, with views of high desert and mountain terrain.

Facilities:

The campground has four day-use group picnicking sites: Sites C and F can accommodate up to 25 people each, Site G can hold up to 50 people, and Site H, up to 100 people. Some sites require a short walk from the parking area, on a bridge over Bird Creek. All sites have picnic and serving tables, a campfire circle, grill and a cement pad.

Four overnight campsites are available within the recreation area, for tent camping only. Those sites can accommodate up 12 people each and are equipped with a table, campfire ring, grill and cement pad.

Vault toilets and drinking water are provided, but there is no trash collection. This is a "pack it in, pack it out" facility.

Nearby Attractions:

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park is a few miles southeast of Ely. Interesting historic stone ovens and an interpretive trail are available there. The Northern Nevada Railway in Ely has a museum and offers train rides.