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About South Ruby Campground
Number of accommodations: 18
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Picnic Table
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Fire Pit
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- Back In Site
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- Restrooms
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- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
On Site Services
- Dumpster
- Fish Cleaning Station
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Reviews (56)
What Guests Are Saying
South Ruby Campground is well-maintained, featuring clean restrooms and a helpful camp host, making for a pleasant stay. The campground offers a peaceful environment with good access to fishing and nearby attractions like the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. However, some amenities, such as the fish cleaning station and dumpster placement, could be improved for a better experience.
What Guests Are Saying
South Ruby Campground is well-maintained, featuring clean restrooms and a helpful camp host, making for a pleasant stay. The campground offers a peaceful environment with good access to fishing and nearby attractions like the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. However, some amenities, such as the fish cleaning station and dumpster placement, could be improved for a better experience.
Review Summary
Ryan M
VerifiedNovember 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: UPPE
Our first family camping trip in Nevada and May I say it was just what the Dr. order!! If you want to get away and off the beaten path then this is the campsite for you.
Alex L
VerifiedMay 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: UPPE
We had made reservations for site #18 at South Ruby Lake on the Recreation.gov reservation site and paid $42 by credit card, and got verification email. However, when we arrived at the campground, site #18 was occupied by a group of Duck Dynasty type dudes with a tent trailer and a loud generator, and NONE of the sites in the campground were marked reserved. The listed fee on the board at the entrance was $8/night, and presumably would be 1/2 off with the geezer pass, so we were charge about 5 times the actual rate for a site someone else was occupying. The campground manager apologized, but he had not been told to reserve ANY sites and there were plenty of vacant ones, possibly due to an inch or two of 1” hailstones arriving in a severe thunderstorm the same time we did. I am going to try to get a refund from recreation.gov, but not hopeful. The campsite itself was pretty nice other than the above, beautiful setting, clean restrooms. Some of the campsites did kind of flood with the severe thunderstorms, lucky #13 seemed pretty bad although when dry looked a nice site. We had some great birdwatching in the wildlife refuge the next couple of days between thunderstorms.
Jim W
VerifiedMay 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: UPPE
The campground was perfect for this location. We could see the marshes from our camp. The campground, restrooms, and roadways were all well-maintained. The descriptions of the camps on the website were accurate. The camp host was very helpful and friendly. Water and ice was available. If you like birdwatching, this is an excellent place to spend a few days.
Andries L
VerifiedJune 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: UPPE
Clean place and quiet.
Allen S
VerifiedJune 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LOWE
Lance, campground host, is the man.
Madeline A
VerifiedJune 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: UPPE
Camp host hadnt been there in days. Our spots were taken. Would like refund
Jeanette S
VerifiedJuly 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LOWE
We loved this camp ground. Our host was very nice and welcoming and the view was beautiful. If you are a fisherman this is a dream place.
James S
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: LOWE
Enjoyed the wildlife.
Jerry N
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: UPPE
I have stayed here many times in the past and will say that the campsites and facilities are kept very clean.
The local camp host Ron was very helpful and accommodating to any needs we had.
Michael R
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: UPPE
Nice quiet campground. Ours was an exploratory trip, roads easy to drive over though unsurfaced, best to access by Elko than Wells. Will return earlier in the season for wildlife viewing.
Location South Ruby Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 246
Wells, NV, 89835
United States
Take Interstate 80 to Highway 93. Exit at Wells and follow Highway 93 south for 30 miles to State Route 229. Follow State Route 229 for 15 miles, then head south on State Route 767 and County Road 788 for 30 miles, to the campground.
Elevation: 1962 feet
79 mi drive to downtown Wells (about 1 hr 33 min)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026
