Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge Camping

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Ruby lake national wildlife refuge camping.

South ruby campground sits adjacent to the ruby lake national wildlife refuge an isolated refuge in northeastern nevada that provides a home or stopover point to 220 species of waterfowl. Primitive camping is allowed on forest. Informational brochures are available outside the office for weekend visitors. An expansive marsh is laced with riparian corridors coursing with cool spring fed waters.

Camp sites are available at the u s. Ruby lake national wildlife refuge ruby valley. The campground has two loops with a total of 35. The nearest lodging hotels and motels is outside ruby valley in wells or elko.

Personnel are generally at this location daily monday thru friday from 7 a m. Originally established in 1938 the ruby lake nevada wildlife refuge runs south of elko in the ruby valley. Forest service south ruby campground 1 5 miles south of refuge headquarters. Towards the end of the season the water system is shut down so.

The wildlife refuge is visible from the campground and the refuge headquarters which also acts as a visitor center is a short drive away. Map of ruby lake national wildlife refuge 505 kb pdf ruby lake south marsh channel map with gps 781 kb pdf western area map ruby lake nwr general location 20 4 kb pdf hunt descriptions and maps hunting access points 2 1 mb pdf. Ruby lake national wildlife refuge headquarters hc 60 box 860 ruby valley nv 89833 775 779 2237. The campground is is situated above ruby lake below the beautiful ruby mountains at a 6 000 elevation near the ruby lake national wildlife refuge in ruby valley nevada.

Ruby lake national wildlife refuge is located in the great basin of the west and is an unsuspectingly lush wetland oasis smack dab in the center of nevada s high desert. Ruby lake is a natural spring fed high elevation marsh located entirely in the ruby lake national wildlife refuge nwr. The ruby lake national wildlife refuge headquarters is your destination for refuge information. Camping is not permitted on the refuge.

We tent camped at the south ruby lake campground. The refuge is divided into the north dike units and the south lake. For reservations generally not required call 877 444 6777. This is a nice campground with tall pinion pines throughout and potable water.

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