Washoe Lake State Park
Its 49 sites are reservable through Reserve Nevada, camping costs $15/night + $10 hookup fee ($20 non-NV), and it is open year-round. Washoe Lake State Park is a State Park campground near Carson City, Nevada.
Reservable: Reserve Nevada
- Managed by
- State Park
- Hookups
- Some sites
- Max RV length
- 45 ft
- Shade
- Some shade
Washoe Lake State Park sits inside Washoe Lake State Park. Its hours, entrance fee, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Wetlands and feral horses: Washoe Lake State Park's wetlands draw diverse birds and waterfowl, and feral horses roam the park; visitors are asked not to feed or approach them. (parks.nv.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- State Park
- Reservations
- Reserve Nevada Book a site
- Fee
- $15/night + $10 hookup fee ($20 non-NV)
- Booking window
- 3 days to 11 months ahead
- Cancellations
- Free to cancel over 1 month out (less $5 fee); $10 under 1 month; within 3 days, $10 plus one night. Unannounced no-shows are cancelled, nonrefundable.
Source: parks.nv.gov, accessed 2026-09-24
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 49
- Hookups
- Some sites
- Max RV length
- 45 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Showers
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, showers, dump station, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: parks.nv.gov, accessed 2026-09-24
Rules
- Stay limit
- 7 days in a 30-day period
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: leg.state.nv.us, accessed 2026-09-27
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Some shade
- Elevation
- 5,033 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- World Mobile
- 4G LTE
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
39.2459, -119.7613 in Washoe. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Washoe Lake State Park is open year-round .
Source: campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around Washoe Lake State Park
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Washoe Lake, whose mapped center point is 2.4 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Washoe Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Boca Reservoir's mapped center point is 20 miles from Washoe Lake State Park in a straight line. Current water level: Boca Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Wilson Common Pond fishing (4.3 miles) , Davis Creek Pond fishing (5.1 miles) , Little Washoe Lake fishing (5.9 miles) , American Flat Wash fishing (6.6 miles) , and Hobart Reservoir fishing (6.7 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Dayton State Park (9.2 miles to its center) , Sand Harbor - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (9.7 miles to its center) , Spooner Lake - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (12 miles to its center) , and Kings Beach State Recreation Area (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Washoe Lake State Park, in straight-line miles: Carson Hot Springs (hot spring, 3.7 miles), Kings Canyon Falls (waterfall, 7 miles), Sand Harbor (swimming hole, 9.7 miles), Steamboat Hot Springs (hot spring, 9.9 miles), and Galena Creek Falls (waterfall, 10 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Carson City and campgrounds in Washoe.
Sources
- parks.nv.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-24
- parks.nv.gov (reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-24
- parks.nv.gov (reservationWindow), accessed 2026-09-26
- campsitephotos.com (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-26
- parks.nv.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- leg.state.nv.us (quietHours, generatorsAllowed (NAC 407.150), stayLimit (NAC 407.370)), accessed 2026-09-27
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 2: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 3: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 4: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 5: Z3lvs, CC0
- Photo 6: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 7: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0