Nevada State Parks · Nevada
Wild Horse State Recreation Area
Nevada State Parks · Nevada, United States
- Sites
- 34
- Hookups
- 34 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,253 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Wild Horse Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Elko
- Address
- HC31 Box 265
- Phone
- 775-385-5939
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Boat Launch, Canoeing / Water Sports, Equestrian, Fishing, Hiking, Bike Trails
37 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
37 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
Wild Horse State Recreation Area is a Nevada State Park with 34 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 | 29° | 18° | 4° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 20° | -4° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 25° | 7° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 27° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 23° | 73° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 49° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 64° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 61° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 51° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 38° | 25° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 30° | -4° | 61° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | 2° | 48° | 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.
Trails nearby
- North Wildhorse · 2.3 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 131 trails in BLM lands in Nevada
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Wild Horse Reservoir Tribal Camping Areas · Tribal Lands · 1 mi
- North Wildhorse Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 18 sites
- 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 · 8 mi
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