Willow Creek — Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

Interesting history of the campground. Kilns are well preserved and accessible. The camping is close by. No amenities, water, electricity but fairly clean composting toilets in camp area. A few trails at the kiln site and some hiking at the campground.

Nice spacing with trees between sites. Partial view. Couple of accessible sites. Garbage, picnic tables, fire ring, bbq, metal roof over tables, clean pit toilets male and female. Couple nice trails over by the historic wood burning ovens. Nice stream meadows to experience

Well maintained campground located near the Ward Oven historic site. Campsites are all level with shade canopies. Picnic tables, and BBQ. Some pull thrus that can accommodate larger trailers. Road in is 6 miles of good gravel. Water available but no electric or sewer. Lots of hiking trails and the Ward Ovens are interesting.

I stayed here for a couple of nights July 2020. Water was available, pit toilets, no showers. Private sites with incredible views. Two other campsites taken when I arrived, no one else there when I left. 10 mile washboard dirt road off 6 near Ely, 7 mile smooth dirt road further south on 6 from Ely

Tent camping worked out great. The views were amazing, history was interesting, a couple of geocaches in the area and close enough to town to stock up if needed.

Wheelchair accessibility 👨‍🦽: Two sites are on concrete slabs that are flat and relatively level. One is double wide. Both have concrete paths to the pit toilets. Plenty of area to maneuver inside sturdy toilet situated in the corner with grab bars is well stocked. Picnic tables are made of concrete and situated under a large awning. One of the benches is shorter allowing a wheelchair user to pull up to the table. Site has a fire pit and grill. The grill is counterbalanced to allow it to be used with less force (in July fire restrictions kept us from trying them out). Traveling anywhere off the concrete was a problem. The campground off of the concrete was covered in loose large stones even with a firefly and smart drive assistance was needed. The trails to the charcoal ovens were not rated correctly and needed to be driven to by vehicle.

When we went there was no water due to maintenance. There were plenty of water faucets around the camp. Dumpsters are located between the checkin sign and site 1. Camp has trees that provide shade and privacy. When we went it was pretty empty. Most people who stopped only did so for the night and we were the only tent campers.

We went in mid July. It got pretty warm in the afternoon but the clouds and winds kept it bearable. Winds tended to come up from the valley (wish we set the tent up better to catch them). Gravely dirt roads could be a concern but our jetta sportwagon made it (drove too fast coming in and got a rock stuck between a rear wheel rotar and rotar gaurd)

The ovens are fascinating. The campsite is a little way back down the road then left up the other side of the tiny valley. Nice spot, but water is not available right now. Lots of nice hiking if you do it early to beat the heat.

Awesome spot to stop and walk around, has a drop toilet and parking. It’s down a graded dirt road, but I didn’t see any designated camping sites.