Mill Creek Recreation Area

Very easy to find. Several established campsites with fire rings and bbq grills as well as concrete picnic tables at every site. Totally free. Also has pit toilets. No water or amenities other than the little creek that runs behind every campsite. There’s only one other person besides us on a Saturday in mid June. Totally worth the 20 mile drive off of I-80 near Battle Mountain, Nevada.

The dirt did a Wi-Fi check when I did this review just wanted everybody to know that I actually have a hotspot that's giving me the signal so the review could be a little misinformed on that. It's A primitive campground right next to Little Creek when I got here there was absolutely nobody on a Saturday night in March I guess it is and after I got here A bunch of ricks pulled in. But there you can't hear anybody unless you were parked right next to each other there's lots of spaces in here it's nice. The creek runs right behind almost all of the camps that looks like some of them have access to the creek some of them are a little elevated you got a kind of scramble to get down to it.

Easy to find with signage, campsites are located next to a creek which is really nice at night. Only one other camper when I was there, a whole lot of crickets were there as well though. Great place to crash for the night.

We stopped for one night, it’s 4m off the main road. Hidden in a valley. Pit toilets but clean and serviced. It’s free! We loved exploring in the hills.

Along a small creek, sounds nice. Clean vault toilet. Picnic table in good shape, clean. Trash containers throughout campground. Okay scenery around campground. Compared to other BLM primitive campgrounds I camped at, the campsites in this campground are poorly maintained. Some sites, including ours, barely off the campground road. Not even sure if it was an open campsite at first. Nothing attractive about this campground. Unless you are an OHV enthusiast or in the area for hunting, I don't consider this campground to be a destination. Okay for a one night stopover.

We were just passing through, and it was a great option, the creek sounded so relaxing all through the night and it was a beautiful spot to wake up at. It felt very safe, and there were quite a few other campers

Apparently people are reviewing the wrong campground. There are no showers or lake here. Just a nice peaceful campground in a small valley. Beautiful creek that flows close to most of the sites, wonderful sound to fall asleep to.

Most sites have picnic tables, grill or fire pit. Several sites are big enough to get a big rig in if needed. No hookups, pit toilets. Access via several miles of gravel but it was wonderfully maintained.

Nice campground off the beaten path, next to a babbling little stream. Dry camping with pit toilets and picnic tables and fire pits.

Typical RV park layout, sites were very close to each other. There were only 2 other campers and didn’t see anyone until we left in the morning. Was nice to walk the lake & hang out on the dock. Showers had hot water but were kinda gross. Tent sites had cabanas over the picnic tables with a storage box and light which was nice.

This campground was easy to find. You can see some of the spots from the little turn off road. Each site had a fire pit, a picnic table, trash can and a pole with a hook (where I think is a perfect place to hang the lantern). From what I could see, this isn't really any easy creek access. We didn't see THAT many cow pies, we didn't even see any cows. Haha. We did get a nice mother nature sponsored light show. See video.
During the breaking down of our campsite we found a scorpion. We carefully relocated it across the way. We also noticed the building of some new sites. They have pit toilets here.

Nothing spectacular but a nice empty and clean spot to stop.

2 bathrooms - one I saw was clean Multiple trash cans Multiple fire rings Sites have tables Stream going through, next to sites kept it a little cooler Some sites have good tree shade

I saw no cow poop as mentioned by someone else. There’s were a few cows about a mile before we got here.

Make sure you take 305 south from battle mtn to avoid 15 unnecessary miles on a dirt road.

You could fit a trailer here but bigger ones will have trouble. Super easy for vans and trucks.

quiet, remote campground with clean running water from the creek which supports a grove of trees and plentiful songbirds

I’ll give it two stars because this place is free, but in this park a great deal of it has an enormous amount of cow and horse poop. Now, we are from the country, so we aren’t afraid of a little livestock poop, but this campground possesses about 1 turd per square foot. That’s a little excessive for us lol. Smells wonderful as well. No water or dump. Decent ATT. Many of the sites are severely unlevel, so we did not attempt to stay, but even if we could have leveled the wife would not have stayed here because of the level of manure and the flies created by them.

I don’t see other people mentioning the turds, so maybe they only graze there in September. Seasonal creek gone by this time of year as well.

Great campground alongside a beautiful little creek. Cottonwood trees provide shade. Pit toilets, garbage cans, fire pits and picnic tables are provided.

Perfect place for an overnight rest on the way through Nevada. Only about 4 miles off of NV 305 on a well graded gravel road. Vault toilets, picnic tables, fire pits all in good condition. Oh, and a little babbling brook running behind the sites to whisper you to sleep.

 We stayed here in December and it was completely empty which made it a little eerie. There was snow on the ground so we stayed at a site closest to the entrance/exit in case it snowed more and we had trouble getting the Cricket out.(It didn't snow and we were fine.) 

It is a pretty campground in a little valley. Super easy to get to from the main road and from what I could tell, lots of sites along a little creek. There were 2 or 3 toilets throughout the campground. 

Because we were there in December and the campground is in a valley, it did get dark super early. Because of that, we went up to the main road coming into the campground to go for a walk so we could get some of the last sun of the day. As others have noted, the stars at night were absolutely amazing.

Volume: Zero Site Availability: Plenty Stars: Plentiful Cows: Definitely!

We pulled in at midnight not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. It’s about a 15 min drive down a dark but very smooth gravel road. When we arrived it was clean, there were plenty of sites available, it was super quiet (there’s no artificial lighting visible from anywhere), there ARE toilets. The site we chose didn’t have a GREAT spot for a tent so we set up on the concrete pad next to the picnic table.

Seriously the best night sleep we’ve had in a long time. The stars were amazing!

For a bonus learn about the World Human Powered Speed Challenge while you’re driving down the oddly flat and smooth Hwy 305 to get to Mill Creek!

Nice quiet location near Battle Mountain to rest for the night and enjoy really beautiful night sky. Our experience was very quiet with only three other people there. The creek is mostly dried out but provides a nice ambient noise. Really clean restrooms but not much else to do.

This is a pretty little campground that was empty on a Friday night in mid July. Why? Because it’s 100 degrees and the bushes/small trees barely provide any shade. Also the creek has dried up. But there are toilets and the price is right.

As said before, 20 miles S of Battle Mountain, and about 3-4 miles off NV-305. I camped there June 21, with only 1 other tenter. More shade & a pit toilet on the up-side(east). Beautiful little creek flowing by to chill the drinks. AMAZING dark skies at night.

Take 305 south from Battle Mountain 20 miles. You’ll see the Mill Creek Recreation Area sign and turn left/ East. When you get to the stop sign, turn right. A couple of miles further and you’ll veer right at the entrance to the park. There are a number of level campsites near the creek, with BBQ and fire pits. There are two bathrooms, one on each end of the park. We were here on a Thursday in November and only one other camper in the park. For dark sky enthusiasts, this place is awesome. No services.

This was a great campground for free! Stayed here one night. About 10 tent spots and there were more for rvs. Each had a picnic table and grill. Pit toilet close by and great views!

Came in for a late arrival but was nearly the only ones there in July. The sites were well marked. The vault toilets were clean and well maintained. It may have just been the site we picked in the dark, but the ground was a bit rutted and uneven for the tent and the tent footprint we had (4-6 person) actually was quite a bit larger than the flat spot so the stakes ended up in the weeds. We did get to see a fair amount of wildlife including marmots, turkeys, jackrabbits, and coyotes.