Lye Creek Campground

US Forest Service · Nevada

Lye Creek Campground in Nevada. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 103 public campsites we map in Nevada.

Lye Creek Campground is located in the Santa Rosa Mountain Range about60 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada. The campground is nestled in a grove of aspen trees along Lye Creek. There are 14 camping sites, including four double sites and one group site. These sites also have picnic tables, campfire rings, and BBQ pedestals. At this campground, recreation activities include river/stream fishing, mountain biking, backpack/day hiking, and off-highway vehicle riding. The Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness is not accessible from the campground.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$8–$25/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

150

Coordinates

41.68541, -117.55855

Nearest sites we map

• Water Canyon Campsite #284 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Water Canyon Campsite #685 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Water Canyon Campsite #1085 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Blue Lakes Threshold Campsite97 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Onion Valley Reservoir Campsite #699 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Wilson Reservoir Campground101 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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