Tribal Lands · Nevada
Lake Billy Shaw Camping Area
Tribal Lands · Nevada, United States
- Season
- April 1 to October 31
- Elevation
- 5,344 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · AT&T good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Billy Shaw
- Nearest town
- Owyhee
- Phone
- 208-759-3246
About
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes dry camping area at Lake Billy Shaw on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, with a tribal permit and seasonal fishery rules - call ahead to confirm current camping availability and rules before travel. Camping and fishing permits are sold online through the tribes' permit portal. Lake Billy Shaw is open April 1 to October 31.
Fees
Daily general camping permit $15 per camping vehicle (dry camping). Annual permits $150-$220 include fishing and dry camping.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 17° | -1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 18° | -5° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 24° | 7° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 32° | 16° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 41° | 28° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 50° | 34° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 61° | 44° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 61° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 50° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 37° | 25° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 31° | -8° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 19° | -4° | 53° | 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
- Mountain View Reservoir Campground · Tribal Lands · 4 mi
- Sheep Creek Reservoir Campground · Tribal Lands · 4 mi
- Wilson Reservoir Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 20 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Upper Loop Group CG · USDA Forest Service · 23 mi
- Wildhorse Crossing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 23 mi
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