Chris Flat Campground
nearest town: Coleville CA
part of: Toiyabe National Forest
A Forest Service Campground in the US 395 region.
Number of visits: 3
GPS: 38.3938,-119.4518
Bathroom: pit toilet • Water: yes
Nestled between too-busy US 395 and the West Walker River. Everybody is either a fishermen or folks bombing down 395. The first nice federal campground coming south from Reno.
This place should be open more days of the year - closes too early in the fall, opens too late in the summer.
Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):
Today there is substantial little creek rushing past Sites 2 and 3. It has a name - Grouse Creek - but I am pretty sure it was either dry or nearly so on my other visits. At site 2 my open van door is 15 feet from the water and the sound is wonderful. Also masks the road noise! :)
There were very few sites left at 5:40 on a September Monday, so I ended up at Site 1, the first one after the pay station. It's actually quite nice. Large and level and relatively nice river access right across the road.
Can't escape the highway noise though.
Some of the fishermen at the end of the loop are partying pretty hard tonight!