Location / Name: Winnemucca RV Park, 5255 E Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV 89445 775-623-4458 or 877-787-2755

Date: 10/05/2016 (1 night)

Winnemucca is a town in Nevada that just happened to be on the route from Boise to Yosemite National Park, and the right distance from Boise for an overnight stop.

Pull thru sites at Winnemucca RV Park

General description of area:

Winnemucca is located in a beautiful desert valley between a couple of mountain ranges. It is the only city in Nevada named after a Native American (a chief from the “One Moccasin” clan,) and is the only incorporated city in Humboldt County. It is the home of the Buckaroo Hall Of Fame – “buckaroo” and “vaquero” are the “real” titles for what we call a “cowboy,” according to a sign in the town.

As with what seems any town / city in Nevada, it has at least one casino – in this case several, interesting for a town with a population of under 8,000. There are grocery stores, restaurants, motels, and gas stations, all indicating the commercial importance of the town to this isolated area of Nevada. There are a number of RV parks, several of which seemed to be good choices, including the one where we stayed, Winnemucca RV Park. This park will likely be my choice again if we return to this part of Nevada.

General description of campground:

Winnemucca RV Park is an older operation – but clean and well run. There are a number of back-in sites, which seemed to be used more by folks who were longer-term; several looked set up for an upcoming cold winter season. There are two long rows of pull-thru sites which were used by overnighters and short-timers. The section we were in had moderately short site lengths, although they weren’t particularly well-defined. There was a large Class A with toad in the other row, but the toad was sticking into the drive. Since the park was not full, that didn’t seem to bother anyone. I had to back in at a diagonal with my car to ensure we weren’t sticking out into the driveway. Driveway and sites are gravel. There are some trees between sites, so a few might be shady, but not many. Picnic tables are situated between the sites, and all pull-thrus have full hookups. Some of the back-in sites near the front of the park were side-to-side on the hill down into the RV area from the registration office, but they seemed to be individually leveled. The RV park has a store with some supplies, including (from other reports) many RV parts if needed. Jay Rogers on Facebook mentioned that the park’s pool is “delicious after a hot day of driving in August.” They also have laundry facilities at the park.

Access: Easy access after winding through Winnemucca from US95 (which wasn’t a problem; you just have to find it.) From the Interstate access was more straightforward.

Site: We were in site #78, a pull-thru site more toward the front of the park than toward the back. It is level (I simply parked and unhooked, using the level for fore-and-aft), and has full hookups, including cable. The wooden picnic table is movable, but there isn’t much place to which to move it.

Electric: 50/30/20 amp at all sites. I used a basic analyzer/surge protector, and the 30-amp circuit passed the tests. It did not test for high/low voltage. The electrical post was in the middle of the site next to  the water. Standard 25’ power cord reached without problems.

Water: Water connections are available at all RV campsites. I didn’t hook up.

Bathhouse: The bathhouse was about 50 yards from our site. It was clean and functional, if showing its age. It was also heated, important since it was 32 degrees in the morning before we headed out (4400′ elevation.) The bathhouse had a bit of a smell that I think was coming up from the drains in the floor; it would be good if they could treat that in some manner. Otherwise the bathhouses were quite acceptable. There were two toilet stalls and two shower stalls, all with solid wooden doors. There were also three well-lit, clean sinks, and a single urinal. The shower stalls had two side-by-side compartments – the dressing compartment was what you entered; at the back of it was a bench. When you closed the door the opening to the shower compartment was accessible. There was a double-hook in the dressing area, and two double-hooks at the entrance to the shower compartment. The water was hot and had nice pressure. There was not a curtain between the shower compartment and the dressing compartment, but since the bench and a decent amount of standing room was around the dividing wall from the shower, splash from the shower left enough dry area to dress without getting clothes wet.

Sewer: Sewer hookup at sites; did not notice a dump station.

Cell / Wifi / TV Service: Good Verizon cell service; good 4G hotspot service. Wifi was available, and while the signal didn’t seem to be very strong, it seemed quite usable for casual Internet activity at 6:30 PM. I’m sure it helped that the park was less than half full. Cable TV got 62 channels; OTA showed 13 without deploying an antenna, although I only verified one channel before switching to cable.

Trash disposal: Dumpsters are located near the back of the campground. Recycling for plastic, glass, and aluminum. This was a bit of a walk for us, but a nice view of the rim while doing so.

Cost: $28+ per night for full hookups, after taxes it was $32.26. The sign out front with the rate posting seemed semi-permanent. There is a new RV Park down the road which is quite nice (and more expensive) so competition in Winnemucca is heating up.

Supplies/Food: You should be able to get anything you need in Winnemucca, within a mile or two of the RV park.

T@b Note:

On our drive from Boise, ID to Winnemucca, NV, we were only on the Interstate for about 20 miles – from Boise to Nampa, ID. Then we were Idaho 55 to US95, which took us up the long climb through the Owyhee Mountains into southeastern Oregon, and then into Nevada and on to Winnemucca. This wasn’t kind to the fuel economy – we got 14.0 mpg for the 261 mile trip.