Baker Creek Campground — Hotel in Ely

Very nice campground! Lots of trees. Dirt road is 3.9 miles and can be washboarded. 38 camp sites, first come. Most sites are for cars or small RV. There are a few pull thru sites (20, 23, 24 ,26, 28, 33, 34, 36 and 37). Fill out envelop cash or credit card, no checks! Put stub on Post with site number and if you leave always leave a chair to show site is occupied. Currently Fires and charcoal are banned, propane cooking and propane fire pit are allowed. Must bring your own water. You can get water at the dump and trash station just below the Lehman Cave Visitor Center, or fill water jugs at the visitor centers. Campground fills up starting Thursdays all summer and usually fairly empty Sunday thru Wednesday. Very clean vault toilets, no showers. Wildlife abundant. No dogs allowed on the trails. I did read there is a dog sitter in Baker, so you can safely leave your pet and go on hikes or take the 1 1/2 hour cave tour. The park Rangers and assistants are nice and helpful. Trail...

If you’re first come first served camping enthusiasts like us, you will be thrilled with Baker Creek. 4 miles up a gravel road at 8000 feet in the Great Basin is Little House living in no place you’ve ever heard of. It’s communal isolation with birds and wildflowers, sunsets and Milky Way, rushing water and whispering trees. We came for a night and stayed a week. Hiked every hike, toured every tour, ate our way through town. Bring your water and solar panels to discover small town big nature living at its best. The upper and lower Lehman campgrounds are nice, but if you don’t want to commit to dates Baker is a viable choice. There were people coming and going everyday. Not great for big rigs, but we found the most level and easy to park site for a 30 foot fifth wheel is #37. ...

Enjoyable campground. The type of camp sites (around 36 of them) vary, some have pull through areas for RVs others have room for tents only. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit though there is a fire ban during the summer months. The ambience for each site varies as well, depending on the site you might have tall tree cover, an open view of the valley, or the sounds of the creek flowing by. We also saw deer and wild turkey roam through the campground. Water and restrooms are fairly close to each campsite and the restrooms are exceptionally well kept, some of the nicest I've seen in a campground.

It's a first come, pick your spot reservation system so this does limit the options, however, early in the week there always seemed to be a handful...