Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area
It has 24 sites, and camping costs $10 per vehicle per night. Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area is a BLM campground near Elko, Nevada.
1 / 5A Wilson Reservoir Campground site with picnic tables and a fire ring on the shore, the Independence Mountains beyond. Photo: BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Managed by
- BLM
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
Wilson Reservoir fishery: A year-round fishery for rainbow and German brown trout, with largemouth bass in summer, near the base of the Bull Run Mountains. (blm.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- BLM
- Fee
- $10 per vehicle per night
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 24
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
On site: Toilets and fire rings.
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-26
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Elevation
- 5,302 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 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.
41.6753, -116.3441 in Elko. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area
Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area sits on Wilson Sink Reservoir, 0.5 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: Wilson Sink Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Wild Horse Reservoir's mapped center point is 26 miles from Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area in a straight line. Current water level: Wild Horse Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Swimming nearby
The nearest swimming hole to Wilson Reservoir Recreation Management Area, in a straight line: Wild Horse Reservoir (swimming hole, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Elko and campgrounds in Elko.
Sources
- blm.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-26
- en.wikipedia.org (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-26
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Photo 2: BLM Nevada, Public domain (U.S. government work)
- Photo 3: BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Photo 4: BLM Nevada, Public domain
- Photo 5: BLM Nevada, Public domain