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Camping for fishing in Nevada

14 camps in Nevada that list fishing or mention it in their description. The best camping months are Jun–Sep, judged from 30 years of weather at a typical camp: comfortable days, mild nights, little rain. In July expect highs near 82°F and lows near 52°F.

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14camps for fishing
3free or dispersed
3reservable
Jun–Sepbest months

Best areas for fishing

  1. Around Ely3 camps for fishing within 25 miles

Questions

How many campgrounds in Nevada are good for fishing?

14 camps that list fishing or mention it in their description; 3 of them are free.

When is the best time to go?

The best camping months are Jun–Sep, judged from 30 years of weather at a typical camp: comfortable days, mild nights, little rain. In July expect highs near 82°F and lows near 52°F.

What else can you do there?

Of these camps, 86% also offer hiking, 50% also offer biking, 50% also offer off-road (ohv).

See them on the map

Every camp, with a 3D fly-over, weather, cell signal and the drive.

Open fishing in Nevada

This week's picks

A different handful each week.

  • Kingston CampgroundFederal campground · Free · No cell signal

    Located in Peavine Canyon, on the southeastern side of the Toiyabe Mountain Range. Peavine Creek also flows through this site. Hiking north of the campground in Arc Dome Wilderness. Fishing…

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  • Desert Creek CampgroundFederal campground · Free · Cell signal

    Desert Creek Campground is a remote camping experience in Nevada, located on Desert Creek. Partial shade provided in campground by Jeffrey and Lodgepole pines. Fishing in Desert Creek for…

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  • Wildhorse Crossing CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · No cell signal

    Adjacent to the Owyhee (Oh-WHY-HEE) River, a trout stream lined with willows and native brushes. Fishing for trout in river is available.

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  • Timber Creek CampgroundFederal campground · Reservable · Cell signal

    Timber Creek Campground is located in Duck Creek Basin, high on the Schell Creek Range, in eastern Nevada. It sits at an elevation of 8,500 feet, approximately 25 miles from the small city…

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  • Mt. Rose CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · Cell signal

    Mount Rose Campground is located at an elevation of 9,300 feet in an open conifer forest overlooking beautiful Lake Tahoe, just nine miles west. Popular activities include fishing…

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  • Lye Creek CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · No cell signal

    Lye Creek Campground is located in the Santa Rosa Mountain Range about 60 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada. The campground is nestled in a grove of aspen trees along Lye Creek. There are…

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  • Ward Mtn. Campground (Murray Summit)Federal campground · Reservable · Cell signal

    Ward Mountain Recreation Area and Campground sits in the shadow of its namesake, just 10 miles southwest from the city of Ely, in eastern Nevada. It sits at an elevation of 7,400 feet. Many…

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  • South Ruby CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · Cell signal

    The campground is is situated above Ruby Lake below the beautiful Ruby Mountains at a 6,000’ elevation, near the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Ruby Valley Nevada. Ruby Valley is a…

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Free camps for fishing

  • Kingston CampgroundFederal campground · Free · No cell signal

    Located in Peavine Canyon, on the southeastern side of the Toiyabe Mountain Range. Peavine Creek also flows through this site. Hiking north of the campground in Arc Dome Wilderness. Fishing…

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  • Peavine Creek CampgroundFederal campground · Free · No cell signal

    Situated on the eastern side of the Toquima Mountain Range in the Monitor Valley. Fishing in Pine Creek. Access to other sites via Monitor Valley.

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  • Desert Creek CampgroundFederal campground · Free · Cell signal

    Desert Creek Campground is a remote camping experience in Nevada, located on Desert Creek. Partial shade provided in campground by Jeffrey and Lodgepole pines. Fishing in Desert Creek for…

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