Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Wild Horse State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 34
- Hookups
- 34 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,253 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Wild Horse Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Elko
- Address
- HC31 Box 265
- Phone
- 775-385-5939
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Boat Launch, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking, Bike Trails
37 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Wild Horse State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 34 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 | 29° | 18° | 4° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 20° | -4° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 25° | 7° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 27° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 23° | 73° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 49° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 64° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 61° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 51° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 38° | 25° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 30° | -4° | 61° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | 2° | 48° | 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
- Wild Horse Reservoir Tribal Camping Areas · Tribal Lands · 1 mi
- North Wildhorse Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Upper Loop Group CG · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Big Bend Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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