Big Creek Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 5
- Electric hookups
- No
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- Not published
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Not published
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Big Creek Campground
Located next to the Big Creek airstrip this four-unit campground offers a good staging place to access the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The small campground is popular with pilots camping overnight in Big Creek. The campground is near the Big Creek Work Station. Facilities include an accessible toilet and drinking water. Pack in/pack out. No hook-ups. Typical open season is early July through October. Nearby trail access from National Forest Road 371 includes the Big Creek/Smith Creek trailhead to the north, or the Lick Creek Trailhead to the south. Visitors may enjoy fishing in Big Creek.
Before you go
Fees
$10 single units.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.