Lye Creek Campground in NV -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lye Creek Campground in NV

CampgroundUSFS

51 mi from Winnemucca

11 mi off US 95 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 7,330 ft

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$8 per nightOpen 6/1-10/31
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, dirt, pitching to 10%.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Setting

Some privacy

Fourteen campsites (four double sites, one group site) nestled in aspen grove along Lye Creek on Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Santa Rosa Range, 60 miles north of Winnemucca. Vault toilet. No water available for 2026 season. Fees: $8 single, $10 double, $25 group. June–October. Recreation includes fishing, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Granite Peak stands 2,389 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles southwest.
  • A lake lies 1.0 mi off.

Climate averages

October normals 33–52°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 96 of 100.

Tree cover21%30m sat. est.