South Fork State Recreation Area
Its 25 sites are reservable through Reserve Nevada, camping costs $15/night + $10 hookup fee ($20 non-NV); camp and boat $20/night ($25 non-NV), and it is open year-round. South Fork State Recreation Area is a State Park campground near Elko, Nevada.
Reservable: Reserve Nevada
- Managed by
- State Park
- Hookups
- Some sites
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Cell service
- Spotty
- Shade
- Shaded
South Fork State Recreation Area sits inside South Fork State Recreation Area. Its hours, entrance fee, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Historic Tomera Ranch: A former ranch along the reservoir's east shore, sold to the state in 1983; Tomera Cove, a group-use picnic area near the campground, takes its name from the ranch. (en.wikipedia.org)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- State Park
- Reservations
- Reserve Nevada Book a site
- Fee
- $15/night + $10 hookup fee ($20 non-NV); camp and boat $20/night ($25 non-NV)
- Booking window
- Up to 11 months ahead, and at least 3 days 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
- 25
- Group sites
- 2
- Hookups
- Some sites
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Showers
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, showers, dump station, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: parks.nv.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; campsitephotos.com, accessed 2026-09-26
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in a 30-day period
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: parks.nv.gov, accessed 2026-09-26; leg.state.nv.us, accessed 2026-09-27
Access and cell service
- Cell service, reported
- Spotty
- Shade
- Shaded
- Elevation
- 5,210 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
- World Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
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.
40.6572, -115.7389 in Elko. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
South Fork State Recreation Area is open year-round .
Source: en.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026-09-26
Common questions
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Around South Fork State Recreation Area
South Fork State Recreation Area sits on South Fork Reservoir, 1.5 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: South Fork Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
South Fork Reservoir's mapped center point is 3 miles from South Fork State Recreation Area in a straight line. Current water level: South Fork Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Elko and campgrounds in Elko.
Sources
- parks.nv.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-24
- parks.nv.gov (reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-24
- parks.nv.gov (sites.total, sites.group, hookups, toilets, water, showers, dumpStation, fireRings, petsAllowed, quietHours, stayLimit, fee), accessed 2026-09-26
- parks.nv.gov (reservationSystem, reservationWindow), accessed 2026-09-26
- campsitephotos.com (maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, cellService), accessed 2026-09-26
- en.wikipedia.org (elevationFt, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-26
- parks.nv.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-27
- leg.state.nv.us (generatorsAllowed (NAC 407.150)), accessed 2026-09-27
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: uncredited, Public domain
- Photo 2: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0