Nevada State Parks · Nevada
South Fork State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 25
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,236 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Spring Creek
- Address
- 353 Lower South Fork #8
- Phone
- 775-744-4346
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Boat Launch, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking
51 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
South Fork State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 25 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Nevada Division of State Parks' published camping rate for this park: $15.00/vehicle/night (Nevada-plated vehicles), $20.00/vehicle/night (non-Nevada vehicles); +$10.00/night for any site with a utility hookup. A $5.00 non-refundable reservation transaction fee applies per booking on reservenevada.com.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 17° | -1° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 22° | -3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | 11° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 32° | 22° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 46° | 30° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 58° | 39° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 68° | 50° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 66° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 56° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 41° | 25° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 31° | -5° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 18° | -3° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Zunino/Jiggs Reservation Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
- Thomas Canyon · USDA Forest Service · 18 mi · 43 sites
- Terraces Campground - Picnic Area · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi · 1 sites
- South Ruby Campground · USDA Forest Service · 36 mi · 37 sites
- Angel Lake (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV) · USDA Forest Service · 43 mi · 28 sites
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