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About Terraces Campground - Picnic Area
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Reviews (11)
What Guests Are Saying
The Terraces Campground offers a great group site nestled in the trees, with several non-concrete areas suitable for tent pitching. Some visitors mistakenly drive in, thinking they can use the space, which can create confusion. Overall, it's a wonderful spot for groups, despite occasional interruptions from day-use seekers.
What Guests Are Saying
The Terraces Campground offers a great group site nestled in the trees, with several non-concrete areas suitable for tent pitching. Some visitors mistakenly drive in, thinking they can use the space, which can create confusion. Overall, it's a wonderful spot for groups, despite occasional interruptions from day-use seekers.
Review Summary
Brandon H
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: FAMI
The site itself is an excellent site. However, the experience with the on-site host was not equal to the quality of the site, nor the quality of the 2018 site hosts. We reserved the site for a group outing per the guidelines of the site. We showed up to the site which had been opened up to three other parties who each were not known to us or part of our overall group. I communicated to the site host that these individuals were not part of our group and asked what the host was going to do, to which they said there really was nothing they could do, and that the “new” parties needed somewhere to stay since the Thomas canyon site had no vacancy. The host said that we could ask them to leave or see about getting our money back. We called the local Scenic Canyon manager to discuss the matter, and the manager was prompt in rectifying the matter, only to be undermined by the site host who allowed one party to stay on site. During the night, someone from that party walked throughout our tent areas, which was shared and experienced by multiple individuals. This experience caused anxiety given the circumstances. We bypassed the site host and immediately contacted the manager who immediately removed the group from the site.
Overall, I was extremely dissatisfied with the choice of the new host and their choice to share our group reservation, or attempt to, with others. One of the unrelated group members asked to depart opted to urinate in one of the tent sites, was discovered doing so, and promptly stopped. All of these experiences could have been avoided had the host done their job and honored our reservation to begin with.
I do not see this area being a desirable site to reserve if this should be the experience others share, and if this is the personnel that is employed.
Location Terraces Campground - Picnic Area
Address:
140 Pacific Avenue
Wells, NV, 89835
United States
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.
Elevation: 2603 feet
78 mi drive to downtown Wells (about 1 hr 25 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Campgrounds are generally open from Memorial Day to Labor Day for reservations on rec.gov. However, things can change based on weather and other emergency situations, please contact the Ranger station for the most up-to-date information.
- This is a group overnight tent only facility
- Click here for more information on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
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Last updated: September 6, 2026