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Terraces Overnight Group Area is a popular location for weddings, church activities, family reunions and company picnics. It is located in scenic Lamoille Canyon, 35 miles southeast of Elko, Nevada. Visitors enjoy fishing in Lamoille Creek and hiking on many local trails.
Lamoille Creek runs just outside the picnic area and is a popular stream among fly-fishermen. The creek contains brook and wild rainbow trout.
Lamoille Canyon offers numerous hiking and horseback riding trails that lead to alpine lakes and vistas. The canyon road is popular for scenic driving and road biking. Many rock climbing routes can be found on the canyon walls.
This site is a group overnight tent camping area that can accommodate up to 75 people throughout its nine individual family picnic sites or the facility can be reserved as a whole. If not reserved, the individual sites can be used on a first-come, first-serve basis for day use picnics.
Sites are equipped with picnic tables and grills. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. A large paved parking area can accommodate up to 17 vehicles. Footpaths within the site are also paved.
The campground is situated at an elevation of 8,000 feet, high in Lamoille Canyon, within the beautiful Ruby Mountains. The area is a desert island brimming with wildlife, sparkling lakes and streams, wildflower-filled meadows and jagged peaks.
A dense stand of aspens covers the picnic area, offering partial shade and pretty fall colors. Most sites afford breathtaking views of the surrounding peaks and canyon walls.
Take Interstate 80 to any Elko exit and head south to Idaho Street. Turn south on 12th Street (from the east) or on 5th Street (from the west), to State Route 227. Travel 25 miles on SR 227 to Forest Road 660 (Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway). Travel 10 miles on FR 660 to the picnic area.
Great, clean camp ground. We camped near the cliff and woke up to an amazing view. The camp ground host was very accommodating and hands on with the campers. Making sure everything was taken care of accordingly. If you usually camp in the lower camp ground, give this one a shot. Keep in mind, tent only camping.
NOTE: I was the campground host for the summer of 2020.
Having previously been a host in northern California for 3 summers and a winter I have to say that the Terraces camping experience was universally bragged about. Individuals and the multiple groups that rented the entire campground reported positive to exceptional experiences.
They enjoyed the variety of opportunities the Ruby Mountains and Lamoille Canyon provide. Including the pastoral setting of the Terraces Campground and Picnic Area. BTW, the mountain spring that supplies the campground is the best water I've ever tasted.
Amazing. Only one community fire pit though. Awesome views and lots of shade.
The camp host Dale that's an excellent job on cleaning the restrooms assisting campers and overall a great Camp Host he also does the bathrooms at roads in and that powerhouse and doesn't excellent job great employee go see him and camp at terraces campground or just enjoy picnicking for the day $7 for days and $14 for overnight
