Tribal Lands · Nevada
Pyramid Lake Shore Camping
Tribal Lands · Nevada, United States
- Elevation
- 3,845 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Pyramid Lake
- Nearest town
- Sutcliffe
- Address
- 2500 Lakeview Drive, Sutcliffe, NV 89424
- Phone
- 775-476-1155
About
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe shoreline camping, permit required per vehicle (not per person). Permits sold online, at the Ranger Station in Sutcliffe (6am-6pm daily), or the Museum & Visitor Center in Nixon (709 State Street). No seasonal permits currently available; no trash collection service on the reservation - leave no trace. Some areas (Needles, Anaho Island, Marble Bluff, Beehives, Pyramid/Stone Mother) are closed to camping.
Fees
Overnight camping permit $35 per vehicle per night (valid until 11 am the next day); 3-day camping permit $90. Day use $25.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 20° | 55° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 34° | 19° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 39° | 23° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 44° | 29° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 54° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 65° | 41° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 74° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 74° | 60° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 66° | 53° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 54° | 39° | 79° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 43° | 27° | 67° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 35° | 23° | 57° | 7 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.
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