Rye Patch State Recreation Area

Pulled into here for a shower and to spend the night. Cost me $19 due to me being a veteran. Showers and bathrooms were clean and shower was very nice. No hookups though.

Easy freeway access. Trees provide some shade. Good river access. Overall nice spot

Great spot on the reservoir, nobody here. Bathrooms are locked though!

Campsites are pretty close together, but have nice views of the lake. This campground can be very crowded prior to Labor Day, especially weekends. I camped on a Wednesday night and got a first come first serve site without problem.

Showed up on a Friday night, stopping between ID and CA. There were 2-3 spots left at the river campground, plenty more sites open in the upper gravel lot. I can’t remember the exact # of the spot, but it was around the first bend, kind of on a semi-circle. We use a rooftop tent, spot was level. Lots of RVs. The river was beautiful. Campground seemed pretty quiet, aside from the wildlife at night! It has hot showers. Highly recommend.

Came on Monday for one night. Very Clean and Quiet. April at Digger’s Deli right down the road made us a couple of making pizzas.
We camped over in Westside camp ground, it’s primitive, no hook ups, but is water near by, free hot showers and flush toilets, which were very clean. Each camp site had a covered area with a picnic table and fire ring, which came in handy when it rained. I did get to see a double rainbow. The site was very level on gravel. I would definitely stay again.

Not too busy. Easy to get to

Just a short distance off the interstate. Was just passing through, quick overnight stop. Stayed in the upper level campground, did not go to the lower level with all the RVs and tents as I was planning on leaving super early in the morning. $20 for out of state, $15 for in state residents

I camped here for two one-night stopovers. It is a great spot for breaking up long drives. Easy to navigate, spacious sites, pretty scenery. The only thing I didn’t like was the bright light at the charging stations above the lower campground. Try to get a southern spot to avoid that.

Very clean

Amazing! Amazing views. Easy to self pay. Easy to find a spot to set up camp. I cannot say anything but good things about this amazing place!!!

Have stayed here 3x in cross country drives. Great spot, easy to park sites

Nice area, clean, friendly rangers and lots of space between sites. Site was had no shade.

There are 2 camps, one below the dam & a west side Campground where we stayed. VERY clean with new met al picnic tables and shade structures. Mostly gravel, excellent for RV not so goodfor tents.

We ended up dry camping here overnight just passing through. It was a great spot with some nice scenery. The Ranger was helpful with some questions we had. We stayed in the upper lot as we arrived at dusk and didn't want to go down below with our rig and figure out a spot. They can accommodate large rigs without any issues, but we were just fine up in the lot. Our 5th wheel is a 43'er and would have been fine to go down there and find a spot, but I'd recommend a scout vehicle go first to find/claim your spot as it is First Come, First Served. I do look forward to staying again! 

- Pricing was $20/vehicle overnight. 

- Electric Vehicle charging stations were being installed in the upper parking/camping area where we stayed.

Arrived very late at night. Not well marked and difficult to navigate in the dark....I may have stayed in picnic area (with a few other self contained vehicles). But very quiet, far from the noise of the 80. The bugs are awful...open your door for a second and they'll swarm any lightsource. Nonetheless, I'd stay again while traversing Nevada for an overnight.

The bathrooms were gross and my dog got stung by a scorpion, so my opinion is very low for this place. It seems like a nice place to stop and stay a night but keep an eye out for scorpions and I wouldn't recommend going in the water, found all kinds of articles about the water quality being poor. Also, turkeys, turkeys everywhere.

One of my favorite campgrounds that I’ve stayed at. We paid $25 for one night, since we were out of state. For that much, we got toilets, showers, picnic tables, and running water to do our dishes and drink from. The campsites are close enough to the lake for it to be enjoyable. Really loved this place.

We enjoyed the quiet stay on our way out to California, so we stayed again on the way back from there.

The entrance and overnight fees are not obviously stated on the entrance shack.

We learned this on our return stay. Awakened by a ranger’s soft knock on the RV door, we were informed that we hadn’t deposited enough in the fee envelope. Although not asked to, we made up the difference for the first stay.

There is:

• potable water at various sites, tasted good
• one dump site (total)
• a garbage bin every so often
• No mobile service
• fuel close to the freeway entrances

The campground was very nice, the showers were kind of scary, but it was still a nice stop. It kind of seems like a party campground, so weekend might be loud. The site are mostly shady.

So this is the campground just below the damn (cross damn first and turn left), but there are other sites up and around the reservoir and boat ramp. This particular campground has trees and paved road/pads. No hookups at individual sites. Water spigots dispersed. Free dump station at top of damn. Every site has a steel fire pit and nice big steel picnic tables. Lots of open space for tents and such in fairly level and Sandy ground. My 40’ rig would fit in most spots no problem. Has free showers, but due to the current extreme drought the damn level is WAY low so they are closed, and no fires right now either. My cell signal (t-mobile) only above damn, no service actually down in the campsite. Overall clean though and nice atmosphere and perfect stopping spot for a night or two traveling through.

Nice campground located on the river below the dam. Some very shady spots and some not so much. Water available here and there. Quite busy on a Friday night, with generators on most of the evening and lots of motorized traffic. Bathrooms ok and 2 showers in the upper part.

Nicely done. Each campsite has a tree, shelter, table and firepit. Right now, the trees were blooming so lots of birds and bees. Very nice showers.

Unexpectedly beautiful spot. Very peaceful and well maintained.

Rye Patch SRA is the perfect layover spot when driving through NV.  There are sites for tent camping, rv camping with and without hookups, and group camping that I saw.  I have made a video that shows the fee schedule (make sure to pay or you will get fined), the sites, etc.  Hope you find it helpful. 

https://youtu.be/us0c4_5hHpM

Cell reception with Verizon is spotty...

It's a reservoir with a lot of RVs, 4x4s that have driven up to the lakeside, and an outdoor stage was cranking music just a few miles away.

It wasn't a bad place to stop, however, on the drive from Nor Cal (away from the fires and smoke) on the way to Yellowstone. People were kayaking and fishing, and a few had some classic 1990s slow jams to set the mood (if that's your thing).

A family friendly place that's worth a stop in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This is the perfect hidden lake down in the canyon. A very beautiful spot for fishing, deer and turkey watching. The sites aren’t right on top of each other, and they allow plenty of space for each site. This is definitely on my list to come back to.

Nice little spot to stop, with the river right by the campground, which I loved waking up to. A little difficult to navigate if you arrive after dark, but not bad. The view of the stars was amazing!

Pleasant campground just a few miles off I-80. Most sites provide shade. An oasis in the desert.