Lye Creek Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Lye Creek Campground
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 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.
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
Per Day: $8 Single/$10 Double//$25 Group
Hours
June - October, as weather and conditions allow
Restrictions
Dogs must be on a leash. • No stock allowed in campground.
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.