Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Lye Creek Campground

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

Facilities

• Self-service fee station

• 2 no-flush toilets

• Drinking water turned on in June through 1st weekend in October

• No Electricity or sewage dumping hookups

• No garbage bins

• Gas/mini-mart 22 miles north of Winnemucca at the I-95 & SR290 junction

Sites

• 13 sites (3 are 2 family sites) tents and trailers/RVs under 24 feet long
• 1 group site for up to 50 people

Reservations

No advance reservations.

Contact the Santa Rosa Ranger Station for more information.

Activities

• Fishing/Hunting

• Remote hikes

• Picnicking

• Wildlife and wildflower viewing

• Within the campground OHVs are only allowed on roadways

Directions

Both of these routes are steep and winding single lanes. There are periodic pull-outs for passing. Drive cautiously.

Main Route:

1. Take U. S. Highway 95 out of Winnemucca for 22 miles to the junction with State Route 290, then north on SR290 18 miles to Paradise Valley, 16 miles north of Paradise Valley SR-792, heading toward Hinkey Summit.


2. The road will change to a gravel road. Continue on the gravel road for two more miles.

Secondary Access:

1. Take Highway 95 from the north, turn east on to Canyon Creek Road (Forest Road 084).


2. The road up Canyon Creek is marked Buckskin Canyon on Highway 95, about midway between Orovada and McDermitt.