Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Walker River State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 35
- Hookups
- 19 electric, 16 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,629 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Walker River
- Nearest town
- Yerington
- Address
- 211 East Walker Road
- Phone
- 775-463-1609
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking
39 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
39 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
Walker River State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 35 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 | 45° | 26° | 5° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 27° | 7° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 32° | 18° | 82° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 24° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 47° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 57° | 40° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 65° | 56° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 63° | 58° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 42° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 36° | 3° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 29° | 12° | 60° | 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
- Walker River Paiute Reservation Camping Areas · Tribal Lands · 16 mi
- Desert Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
- Topaz Lake Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 28 mi
- Alum Creek · USDA Forest Service · 34 mi
- Fort Churchill State Historic Park · Nevada State Parks · 35 mi · 20 sites
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