Reviews

Anna

What a beautiful SP. LOVE having all of the wild horses. Nice showers.

Marion MacGillivray

We spent hours searching for wild mustangs and found two herds of them at Washoe State Park. The horses come down from the surrounding hills for the lake water and the green grass. Avoid scaring them away by being very quiet and sitting still in one place. Drive in very slowly. No sudden noises and don't try to get too close - they are not your barn horses and will spook and run away.

Kelly L

We did not stay the night, only visited as a detour from long drive. It was worth the stop. Beautiful grounds with plenty of shade. It had a boat ramp and a "kids beach". Clean restrooms. And an abundance of song birds, quail, pelicans and butterflies. Popular area for road bikes. Also noted paragliders across the road. Park personnel were friendly.

Minda Beckwith

Washoe Lake State Park campground has 2 loops. Loop A has electric amd water hookup. Loop B has no hookups. It has covered picnic tables, fire rings, level parking, flush toilets, and pay showers. There are also day use areas. The lake is shallow. There is lots of sagebrush ehic makes it smell sweet. The stars are amazing. There are sites for equestrians. Camping for tents, and RVs.

Dawn

Love this campground, it's energy is chill, we were able to witness baby birds being fed by their parents , there nest was in part of the structure of the cover over the picnic table. Trying to figure out how to describe that, LOL

Steve Johnson

I do like this park because of the spaciousness between sites, the wide open natural grass terrain and surrounding Mountain views. The current long-term Campground Hosts on A Loop are super available and do a great job. The wide meadow beauty and camper safety seems at risk sometimes because of the campfires combined with frequent strong breezes or winds and high temperatures. I'm surprised campfires were even allowed at all in late May within 95 plus degree heat and wind warnings (which is even more of a problem if people move their fire pits out into the grass). Perhaps the hosts or rangers (not sure there are any of the latter), could check on camp fires (and pit locations) in the late afternoon, eves and up until quiet time. People in campgrounds periodically leave their fires to burn out unattended (which seems unsafe) as well. We appreciated the Clean bathrooms, grounds, and prompt trash pickup! Be nice when the second ranger is hired so there can actually be some coverage especially evenings - given the park "day use" access never closes so visitors come in at all hours.

Kaen Vandeslice

Lovely well kept park. Level sites, many pull through. 50 amp & water. Only concern was no one at check in, kiosk for securing ff site, and must give at least 72 hours in advance for reserving a site. Fine for locals,but thought for tourists just passing through.

Nancy Benton

Amazing views and sites are spacious. Loop A has full hookups while loop B is no hookups. Bathrooms and showers were clean. The staff was very nice and helpful. We stayed in site 34 in a 40-foot fifth wheel