
The Mill Creek Campground is a fantastic place to stop and have a picnic, talk a walk, listen to the creek or set up camp for a few days. Located roughly 30 miles south of Battle Mountain, Nevada, the Mill Creek Campground strikes a nice balance of being immersed in the outdoors but is close enough to town if you forgot something for the camping trip. The Mill Creek site was originally a CCC camp, Civilian Conservation Corps, which was a public work relief program developed to help with unemployed during the Great Depression. Through the course of its nine year in operation, 3 million young men participated in the CCC program, which provided them with shelter, clothing and food, together with a wage of $30 per month. The Mill Creek CCC Camp was eventually shut down when the program ended and was soon after identified as a recreation area and has been that way ever since. Today, roughly 30,000 people visit the Mill Creek Campground each year to enjoy the natural beauty and proximity to other incredible recreation activities available in northeastern Nevada.

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Mill Creek Recreation Area

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.

Secluded, clean, quiet but smaller campsites

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! 

Free Camping Desert Style 

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. 

Secluded campground

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 &amp; a pit toilet on the up-side(east). Beautiful little creek flowing by to chill the drinks. AMAZING dark skies at night. 

Close to Battle Mountain, easy to get to

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. 

If you’re in the mood

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.

Great night skies

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!

SO QUIET

 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.

Quiet, Pretty Campground

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.

Convenient, peaceful and free

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

Desert Camping with Creek

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

bird haven

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. 