Sportsman's Beach

Stopped here for the evening. Cost $3. The view is untouchable. Campsites are spaced very well and give you a lot of space. The next morning, though, till I left, a fog of mosquitoes came in, and we were all starving. Haha!

Easy in out for a 30' class C towing the Jeep with great views and the convenience of dumpsters, fire rings, covered picnic shelters, and vault toilets. Pay station is down below closer to the water. $22/week senior rate. Great cell service and close to Hawthorne for supplies. Didn't hear the highway noise at all during the night, very minimal noise during the day if you camp up top.

Dog droppings everywhere and truckers stop to bathe in the lake and sleep. I don’t mind, however, they keep their diesels on from time to time and along with the noise we’re choking on diesel exhaust fumes.

Sportsman’s Beach was a great stopover for us. It’s enough off the main road that you hear very little road traffic. There are no amenities, but there are covered picnic tables and a public toilet

We stayed for one night on our way to El Paso with the grandkids. They loved tossing wood sticks in the lake. 

Restrooms were locked up, which was unfortunate. It was cool and breezy so we stayed on the lower end of the loop away from the highway noise and closer to the lake. 

Super low cost using the Passport. No power but a table and fire ring were enjoyable to use..

This is my 2nd time staying here. Stayed last summer as well. Great place to camp even if it's just for the night. Very quiet other than some highway noise but wasn't distracting. There are larger spots up top as you come in, more spots down at next road and a few down by water and boat ramp. Self pay station is on 2nd level down by the vault restrooms.

Lakeside camping spot was perfect for a one night stopover. Almost deserted in winter months.

Very quiet all night, can only faintly hear highway traffic. Beautiful and peaceful with big horn herd roaming nearby. Only one of the restrooms were unlocked. They are vault restrooms so no water or power on site.

Fire pits tables pit toilets right on lake edge. 25 or so campgrounds and fee is $6 per night with free areas all around Not crowed some wind and rain but lots of sun. Great views

Hard ground, flat spots. Fine if u stay on ur camping pad. Great stop to stay the night while driving through. Tent camping is definitely hefty here but with a washroom and free, couldn’t ask for more

This spot has a beautiful view of Walker Lake and flat places to park. That’s it. Restrooms are technically available, but it was a hard pass for me. I’ve seen more than a few public/camp restrooms and this was the worst.

Stayed here on a drive through the area. Only ones here aside from one other camper. Beautiful spot with plenty of spacious spots. Pit toilets- no running water. Water and Mtns were beautiful

Large lake and great stop between Reno and Las Vegas. Close to the road and hardly any noise. 6$ fee, clean toilet

We stayed in the lower level lot. Pit toilets were clean. Listened to coyotes howling just after a beautiful sunset. The weather was perfect with no wind. The reflections off the lake were amazing.

This site is a little higher from the lake. There is a day picnic area with tables and shade structures. Further down the trail are dirt pullout areas that can better accommodate rv pull behinds. Verizon was about 2 bars when there but I opted to take next camp spot up the road two miles or so, to get better lake access.

My daughter and I stopped here on our way from Las Vegas to Reno. The campground is easy to locate, directly off the Highway. The vault toilets were out of service due to broken locks at the hill top location, they maybe functional down below. There were very few people there, so we had the pick if locations. Be prepared that the sites are on a slope and very rough condition, so you need levelers. However, the view of stars at night were amazing. We had a gorgeous view of the Milky Way around 3am, only rivaled by the view in Great Basin NP. The weather was a good 20 degrees cooler than Las Vegas and then evening breeze made for a comfortable even.

The price is right, only 3.00 for this senior pass holder. And what a view! You don’t even hear the highway above. Paved spots and covered picnic tables. No electric or water, but what a sweet place to stay! I will be back.

Great views. Nice spots. Quite a few camping areas. Might be a bit different on a busy summer day but in winter it was nice. Close to the hwy so very convenient. Felt very safe.

Only stayed one night. It had several spots to pick from (at least 20-25) and multiple pit toilets spread throughout. Some of them were closed due to covid. Very quiet and peaceful. The area had a funky smell and SO many flies, maybe due to the heavy amount of algae on the lake but overall, a good stay.

Lots of spaces here with picnic tables and hard top awnings to give you some shade. Stopped here on a Tuesday for an overnight and it was very smoky due to the fires in Cali but there was a nice breeze and we still enjoyed the little bit of Mountain View that you could see from the sites. It was 90 degrees F when we arrived on September 16th around 4:30 pm and around 6 pm the breeze started to pick up so it was very comfortable. There is a fee station but there were no envelopes, no way to pay so I think normally it is 6$ but we couldn’t figure out how to pay. We’d definitely return here when the smoke dissipates. Several pull thru sites. We have a 26 foot tr with a Ford F-150. Gravel road, picnic tables and fire pits available. Some restrooms were closed. Sites are gravel and dirt so you will likely need to level.

This is our second stay at this campground by the lake. The sites are pretty level and can accommodate a larger rig. Be sure to go all the way to the end to find the RV sites with covered picnic tables and fire rings. The terraced views of the lake are beautiful. You can walk down to the water but know the lake is farther out than it looks. Vault toilets and dumpster on site. Town of Hawthorne is about 10 miles away with all necessities. If this park is full, you can try Tamarack and 20 mile beach but they’re not as nice.

Nice covered spots with picnic tables, pit toilets and trash services. Beautiful view of the lake, few spots were occupied when we drove by so it is open and available if you're looking for a place to camp!

Despite being adjacent to the highway, it is a quiet campground at night. Love the walk to the beach and seeing those dragonflies. We will definitely come back because Mineral County has so much history.

I live close by and we go occasionally. FYI dogs are welcome at Walker Lake!