Tribal Lands · Nevada
Wild Horse Reservoir Tribal Camping Areas
Tribal Lands · Nevada, United States
- Elevation
- 6,178 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Wild Horse Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Owyhee
- Phone
- 208-759-3246
About
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes camping areas at Wild Horse Reservoir, about 30 miles south of the Duck Valley Reservation boundary. Day-use, overnight, weekly, and monthly camping available. The reservoir itself is managed by the Nevada Division of Wildlife - a Nevada fishing license is required to fish. Call for site details and current rates.
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° | -3° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | 7° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 27° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 40° | 23° | 73° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 49° | 34° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 64° | 42° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 61° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 52° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 39° | 25° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 30° | -3° | 61° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | 2° | 49° | 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 State Recreation Area · Nevada State Parks · 1 mi · 34 sites
- North Wildhorse Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 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 · 9 mi
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