 | | Visitors to Rye Patch State Recreation Area enjoy fishing, boating, water skiing, camping, and picnicking. A campground, boat launch and picnic sites are provided. Rye Patch Reservoir and the Humboldt River are located nearby.Visitors can fish from shore or boat to catch crappie, wipers, white bass, channel catfish, black bass, walleye and Sacramento Perch. Catfish also can be caught in the Humboldt River. Most anglers use worms or liver for catfish, minnows for bass and walleye, and jigs for crappie, perch and bass. (Be sure to bring your own bait since it often is not available in the area.) Fishing is usually best in spring and early summer, with fall being a good season for catfish. A Nevada fishing license is required. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Rye Patch State Recreation Area provides camping and picnicking facilities.Picnicking There are three designated picnic (day use) areas in the park. The river picnic area has tables, grills, and restrooms. The west side group use and picnic area has space for groups of up to 100 persons, with tables, grills, water and restrooms. A third area is near the swim beach.Camping The river campground below the dam has tables and restroom/showers. The campground on the reservoir's west side has 25 improved camp units and restrooms with showers. There are also many undeveloped campsites along the reservoir that can be reached by boat or primitive roads. Camping is allowed in these areas unless other wise posted. Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted for Rye Patch State Recreation Area. Best Time To Visit: Rye Patch State Recreation Area is open year round. Most park users prefer to visit during the warm months of late spring and summer. Fees: An entrance fee is charged. There are additional fees for camping and boat launching. Accessibility: Unknown Rules: Stay on designated trails. Pack it in - Pack it out.Drive only on established roads and please observe the speed limits of 25 mph in the recreation area and 15 mph in campgrounds and congested areas.All operators and vehicles must be licensed and motorcyclists must wear protective headgear.Keep all pets on a leash no longer than six feet.All plants, animals, fossils and other natural objects, and prehistoric and historic artifacts are protected within the park. This area is subject to state and federal antiquity laws.Boat speed limit is 5 mph within 100 feet of swimmers or swim beaches. Boating and fishing are prohibited in the buoyed swimming areas.Please be careful with litter, use the trash containers provided throughout the park.Fires are allowed only in designated stoves and fireplaces.No person may possess or discharge within or into any portion of a park, any firecrackers or other fireworks or explosives.Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. - 7 a.m.Directions: To reach Rye Patch State Recreation Area from Fallon, take Hwy 95 north for 33 miles to I-80. Follow I-80 north for 44.7 miles to the recreation area. | | |
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| | | | Address | | Rye Patch State Recreation Area | | 2505 Rye Patch Reservoir Road | | Lovelock, Nevada 89419 |
| | | Phone | | General: (775) 538-7321 | |
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