Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Walker River State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 35
- Hookups
- 19 electric, 16 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,629 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Walker River
- Nearest town
- Yerington
- Address
- 211 East Walker Road
- Phone
- 775-463-1609
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking
39 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Walker River State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 35 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 | 45° | 26° | 5° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 27° | 7° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 32° | 18° | 82° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 24° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 47° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 57° | 40° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 65° | 56° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 63° | 58° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 42° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 36° | 3° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 29° | 12° | 60° | 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
- Walker River Paiute Reservation Camping Areas · Tribal Lands · 16 mi
- Desert Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
- Topaz Lake Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 28 mi
- Alum Creek · USDA Forest Service · 34 mi
- Fort Churchill State Historic Park · Nevada State Parks · 35 mi · 20 sites
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