Tamarack Beach
Walker Lake Recreation Area
Write a Review Veterans Memorial Hwy Hawthorne, NV 89415 775-885-6000 Official WebsiteGPS: 38.7388, -118.766
Overview of Tamarack Beach
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Freenez2 on 5/11/2024
Longest RV Reported: 33 feet (Class A)
Reported by Restlessbynature on 12/3/2019
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 4,002 ft / 1,219 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Tamarack Beach 12 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 5/11/2024
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 10/17/2023
Confirmed by 3 Users
Last reported 10/17/2023
“Pretty view, but there are rats every where. ”
Reviewed 5/11/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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Am in a Ford Van and began observing rats in the afternoon. Raised the hood and set up a motion detector that turns on bright light at night when motion is sensed under the hood. The light came on every ten minutes and could see them scurry away. Is it the time of year for these things? Am leaving first thing in the morning.
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Verizon 5G
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“Good overnight stop. Dispersed camping (no designated sites)”
Reviewed 4/23/2024
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Right on Walker lake. Still within earshot of hwy 95. If you stray off the travelled way, be careful as the sand can be very soft. A couple of outhouses. No water.
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Verizon 5G
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“Decent ”
Reviewed 4/12/2024
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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As described in other review, very clean though I didn’t go into the latrines. Surprisingly no trash, no beer cans or bottles it was a decent place to overnight.
Verizon 4G
camper-786868 would stay here again
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“Okay fot a night or two, free, easy in/out”
Reviewed 10/17/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Class C) |
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Coming south I first tried Sportsmans, but highway construction blocked me, so pulled into Tamarack. Paving only remaining sparsely if at all. Only 1 vault toilet in location. No pay station. Road is washboard but exists. All campsites are in shambles (not maintained at all) but several useable and mostly level. Most sites accessible b... more
Coming south I first tried Sportsmans, but highway construction blocked me, so pulled into Tamarack. Paving only remaining sparsely if at all. Only 1 vault toilet in location. No pay station. Road is washboard but exists. All campsites are in shambles (not maintained at all) but several useable and mostly level. Most sites accessible by larger rigs are within 500 feet of highway. Works great for overnighting. I was able to make a U turn with my toad before vault toilet and found a reasonably level area that was about 2" off level. If you hate highway noise pass this by, but did not bother me at about 500 feet away, Could not get down near the lake due to road conditions, There was an hourly passing of cars going to the vault toilet up to 11pm. Pleasant place. Many flies. Free
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AT&T 4G
Verizon 5G
T-Mobile 4G
Gary Kowal would stay here again
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“Basic site, great view”
Reviewed 11/5/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 11 |
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In Van, vault toilet not maintained but functional, mostly level, some traffic from pit stops and photo ops, not more that 3 overnighters, road noise tolerable, trucks using engine breaks, soft sand areas just off roads so check carefully.
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T-Mobile 4G
ERRANTE would stay here again
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“Decent location with a bit of noise”
Reviewed 3/12/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
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This is an old campground, though most of the old sites have more slant to them than expected. We stayed in the middle of the turnaround at the end, which was flat and roomy. A few other places would have worked, but very large rigs could have a tough time of busy (never more than 3 rigs while we were there). All the sites get some hig... more
This is an old campground, though most of the old sites have more slant to them than expected. We stayed in the middle of the turnaround at the end, which was flat and roomy. A few other places would have worked, but very large rigs could have a tough time of busy (never more than 3 rigs while we were there). All the sites get some highway noise. No bugs or smells at this time of year and the lake is beautiful in the rare calm day. There is a bathroom that seemed clean for any tent/car campers. The truck stop in town has a free dump site and water if you buy $10 of gas or propane (price of both was a bit high, but not bad).
Cleaner than many free sites. VZ and T-Mobile connections were both pretty good.
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Verizon 4G
T-Mobile 4G
abiteccentric would stay here again
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“Nice place to boondock”
Reviewed 9/9/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
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As you enter the landing area splits. road to the right heads down to the lake. that’s the good news. the bad news is it becomes soft sand/gravel. I buried my truck as i attempted to back into a flat space. The road to the left past the Vault toilet is an old campground with what is left of a paved road down to the lake also. lots o... more
As you enter the landing area splits. road to the right heads down to the lake. that’s the good news. the bad news is it becomes soft sand/gravel. I buried my truck as i attempted to back into a flat space.
The road to the left past the Vault toilet is an old campground with what is left of a paved road down to the lake also. lots of flat spots to boondock.
The highway is close enough where you hear the traffic go by. however at night it is not noticeable.
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HighHopes would stay here again
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“Okay for an overnight”
Reviewed 5/5/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
| RV Length: | 22' (Class B) |
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This was an okay spot just off the highway for an overnight, but the cell signal was not fast enough to stay any longer. I was able to find a decent, level spot halfway down to the water and it was quiet. There is a vault toilet I didn't use because of COVID-19. I got 2 bars Verizon LTE unboosted, 4 bars boosted, but there was n... more
This was an okay spot just off the highway for an overnight, but the cell signal was not fast enough to stay any longer.
I was able to find a decent, level spot halfway down to the water and it was quiet. There is a vault toilet I didn't use because of COVID-19.
I got 2 bars Verizon LTE unboosted, 4 bars boosted, but there was no speed around 4 down and .1 up. ATT was slightly faster, but still really laggy (and I don't know how many bars since it's not a phone and I didn't log in). I'm not being throttled, so I think it's just not great signal, at least where I was.
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TheGalavan would stay here again
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“Excellent”
Reviewed 4/22/2020
| Days stayed: | 0 |
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Just south of Tamarack Beach. Right on Walter Lake. Just beautiful. Clean. Toilets. Water. Picnic tables with covers. Lovely. Worth the stop. T mobile. Next to Rt. 95. Lots of trucks, but the noise slows down at night. Not bothered by it.
Elizabeth would stay here again
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“Great Overnight stay”
Reviewed 12/3/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | Dispersed |
| RV Length: | 33' (Class A) |
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Just stayed overnight on my way from N CA to Death Valley. Open area. Room to turn around and great Verizon 3-4 Bar LTE. Boondocking for sure!
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Verizon 4G
Restlessbynature would stay here again
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