NEVADA RV PARKS ON I-80
Anyone who has driven across Nevada knows that I-80 can be BOOOORINGGGGG!
There are a few places to stay along the way, and we hit these on our recent trip to Colorado/Utah/Idaho. We started in Reno as it is a good “get out of town after work” from Sacramento stop, and drove the second day of our trip to West Wendover – all the way across Nevada. We made the stop in Winnemucca on the way home. You’ll notice a pattern in the sites – gravel and/or dirt, along with all of them having pull-through sites for overnight stops. Here are our reviews of the three Nevada RV Parks we stayed at:
Nevada RV Park in Reno – River West RV Park
River West RV Park has a very nice staff and the park is right on the Truckee River. This is nice for a Reno park, especially so close to downtown. We arrived at the park a little late in the evening as we left Sacramento after I got off work, but even though it was dark they came out and helped us locate our site and park our rig, including making sure we had enough space for the slides to come out. We choose a pull-through so we didn’t have to unhook, although there are other options.
These pull-throughs are a little tight, especially when you have two good size slides as we do on our Solitude. But with a little adjusting in parking, we were able to set up with a little issue. We had full hookups, and the price was reasonable. There are a number of more permanent sites, but a lot of them are fixed up nicely with fences. Some of the amenities, besides the beautiful river and grassy area near it, are wifi, BBQ area, restrooms, walking paths, cable, and laundry facilities.
We chose this as an option as we were treated like dirt by the park in Sparks, Sparks Marina RV Park last time we stayed there, so will not stay there anymore – so rude!
Nevada RV Park in Winnemucca – New Frontier RV Park
There are three RV parks in Winnemucca, so we just chose the lowest priced one in the area, but made sure they had cable. We don’t have cable at home, so don’t travel with a Dish or DirectTV in our rig either. New Frontier is a newer park, just on the outside of town, and it is very nice and clean. They have very large pull-through sites with full hook-ups, showers, and a laundry room.
There are a lot of small cabins in this park for those without their own RV. Even though we had just a one night stay, we unhooked the truck from the trailer and went into Winnemucca and explored the town. There are a good restaurant and a small casino right next to the RV park, and we ended up eating dinner there.
2025 Update
We stayed in the same park again and it is still a great park. Just after we parked we had a great conversation with a fellow Solitude owner which was great. Love it when we can visit with new people.
The trees look a bit larger than our 2020 visit.
And we once again walked to the restaurant next to the park and it did not dissapoint! Wingers is the name of the place, and there is a very small casino attached.
Nevada RV Park in West Wendover – Wendover KOA
This Wendover KOA Nevada RV park is located just on the border of Utah (Nevada side), so for us, a (long) day drive from Reno. The town of Wendover is actually in Utah. This KOA park was nice, with large pull-through sites, and full hookups.
But the plus side of being on the Nevada side … Casinos and reasonable dining inside the casino – which means no cooking! There are actually a couple of casinos, but one was pretty much deserted (Red Garter Casino) and so we chose to go to the bigger one (Rainbow Hotel Casino). They were both within walking distance. We entertained ourselves for a while at the casino, not spending much.
2025 Update – West Wendover and Wendover
This time we decided to stay at another park, Nugget RV Park, as it was less expensive and part of the Nugget Casino. Well different Nugget than we are used to in Reno. This one is run down and not well run at all. It is technically in Wendover Utah.
I called before coming in as they don’t take reservations. They told me to pick a site and come to the casino to check in. They didn’t say how far it was, that we couldn’t even plug in the trailer before taking that long walk, or that there is no easy way to get there, stairs and elevators that don’t work.
Now as far as the site goes, it was ok, but the water faucet leaks so bad it is flooding the road. No staff here to see it, nor would they probably care if there was. Our biggest issue is the lack of customer service. And was planning on going to the casino to play and maybe eating dinner, but after the long walk to check in, and having to get back to plug in and turn on the fridge, it was too far for John to walk back. After seeing the place, not sure I really wanted to eat there anyhow. Won’t be back.
See our stops in Rawlins Wyoming and Monument Colorado
