Washoe Lake State Park — Attraction in Washoe Valley CCD

Limit 7 nights in 30 days $15/ night dry camping NV resident $20/night dry camping non NV resident It’s an additional $10/night for loop A (electric & water). You can also buy an all access pass for NV state parks for $250/year. With this pass you get “FREE” camping in dry sites or pay $10/night for hookups.

This state park is located between Reno & Carson City. Stayed here on a Sunday Night as a one night stopover. Currently the campground is FCFS. It has been reported that Nevada will be switching to a reservation system (possibly in 2023). When pulling into the campground around 1400 the sign at the front showed Loop A was full and B was open. We didn’t need hookups for one night so we immediately went to loop B. Loop B had 4 open sites and Loop A had 8 open sites. It was a reminder to us about why we always drive through a campground to look for sites even if the sign says full.

There are 2 loops. A has water and electric (50 &. 30 amp). Loop B is dry camping. Multiple sites in A loop had the water spigots wrapped up in plastic and said out of order. I read a google review from 4 months ago that mentioned this same issue with the water. In addition, the campground has a couple of signs up about high levels of Manganese in the drinking water, but they were dated from 2016. Both loops have free access to a dump station near the entrance/exit of the park. The dump has 2 lanes that can be accessed going either direction and you can dump on both sides of each lane. That being said, as we left this morning the one closest to the road was not working.

The space between sites are pretty good. Although I stayed in loop B, I preferred the feel and spacing of loop A better. Sites have a picnic table and fire ring. Majority of sites have shade structures.

There are bathrooms in both loops. Multiple water spigots are located throughout Loop B.

Initially we tried site 34, but it sloped to the right a decent amount. We didn’t want to deal with blocks so we moved to site 39. It was much more level and we had plenty of space to park our car in front of our 37 foot Class A. If you prefer a pull through site, there are more in Loop A.

There is a campground host on site. It appears you can buy firewood, sign says $5 donation recommended. As an observation, the host had 3 cars/trucks parked at his site. In addition, the vehicles were parked on the gravel landscaping and not the pavement. I only point this out because in the rules of the campground it states only 2 vehicles per site and to keep vehicles on pavement. I guess that is why these rules were not enforced at the campground. If the host doesn’t follow the rules it’s difficult to enforce them.

Campground was quiet. Had a good Verizon signal. Went between 5G and LTE.

I would definitely stay here again and probably for the 7...

I think I'm over it. I have tried repeatedly to enjoy...guided full moon walks, tried again and again at each campground section- there are two. I have tried to enjoy 3 of the day use areas. I also visit the wildlife management area on the west side of the lake. When I say enjoy, I mean quiet walking or sitting at a picnic table and writing. When camping I may get a little more involved in creativity and start some sculpture or dried flower art. I am respectful of other people and adore the Nevada landscape. Wherever I am, my nature walks almost always morph into trash pick up. I am passionate about preserving and protecting natural resources for future adventures. I am a single woman and I am always alone. The PARK RANGERS have HARANGUED me to the point of feeling HARASSED EVERY VISIT. After I got a good scolding today I went to the park office to see if there was an understanding I was missing. There were 7 trucks parked at the office which is next door to their residence. I could see activity as I approached from the road. When I got to the door it was locked. I drove down several of the main roads looking for a Ranger to talk it out with...because I really like this park. Unfortunately, THE PEOPLE THERE SUCK. Let me add...this is the first negative review I have ever written. Finally ....to be fair...i am a single "sturdy girl" and I don't drive a $100k land yacht. Also, no Yorkie or Pug or Schnauzer. I'm guessing if you said "oh, I do" your experience will be vastly...

My husband likes this place.

You are surrounded by the lake and mountains. We saw wild horses, jack rabbits, lots of colorful birds, heard coyotes at night, and frogs.

We were here in April. There was still snow on the mountains and the lake was overflowing. So the RV dump was closed until further notice.

That was a bummer.

They still charged a full rate even though the dump is closed.

We stayed a few days.

NO HOOKUPS!

$17 for overnight camping sites for out of state residence.

$15 for Nevada resident.

$5 for day use.

They provide firewood and suggest a $5 donation.

Showers were hot. Only one temperature setting. Hot! Which worked for me, but the hubsters had to jump in and out to cool off a bit.

Walked to the lake. It's pretty dirty and not super impressive. We stayed at the campsites closest to the water which is pretty far away, but there were tons of bugs at dawn.

We moved a bit further back the next night. No bugs. But it could be because it was a bit colder. Not sure.

Quiet here, unless your neighbors have kids or dogs who may have occasional loud episodes. There were a few moments during our stay that the neighbors disrupted the serenity of quiet, but it wasn't constant.

I prefer boon docking if the campground offers nothing (no hook ups), but if you're ok with paying money to have a cleared site in a decent area, this campground will do.

About 6 miles from...