Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Lahontan State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,183 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lahontan Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Silver Springs
- Address
- 1971 Fir Ave
- Phone
- 775-577-2226
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Boat Launch, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking
63 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
63 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Lahontan State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with camping available.
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° | 28° | 16° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 29° | 14° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 34° | 20° | 85° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 40° | 25° | 79° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 49° | 36° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 57° | 41° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 66° | 55° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 93° | 66° | 59° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 58° | 45° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 44° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 37° | 21° | 68° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 28° | 12° | 57° | 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.
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