Walker Lake Recreation Area - Hawthorne Nevada

Walker Lake Recreation Area - Boondocking Hawthorne Nevada. Check out Walker Lake and Sportsman Beach along HWY 95 south of Fallon Nevada Sportsman's Beach provides thirty-one individual campsites plus two undeveloped camping areas that accommodate RV and tent campers. Facilities include vault toilets, covered picnic tables, grills, campsites, a public boat ramp area Plus Dispersed Boondocking on shoreline Camping at Tamarak Beach
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[@thomasmassengale6873]

Walker lake used to be great trout fishing. Water level dropped and got to alkaline to sport trout and any other game fish. So that's why it's empty all the time at the campgrounds. Used to be able busy place about 20 years ago.

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!!You "FOUND" a "LAKE WITH WATER"!!! " NICE PLACE"!!!

[@jimbridge4166]

Really enjoyed the run across Nevada.

[@lloydbaker6988]

Hey, Hey, It's RVerTV Russ, Beautiful Ride today,Too Cool For SCHOOL 👍

[@henrywardell4635]

Happy Trails , United States America , Russ , RVerTV Fans. Thank you Russ - RVerTV BEST TV ON KZbin. Your Canadian fans send Russ a major wave. RVerTV - TOO COOL 4 SCHOOL.😊

[@FlourishingLove]

I got chills when you said that you bet the stars look amazing from there. I haven't seen a dark night sky in decades, and I miss it so much. One of the best things about being a human on this planet is to see a deep starry night sky.

[@deedeecain6962]

Come to NV.,we have dark sky's for days! I live 45min.outside Vegas and can see the Milky Way.On some nights the full moon lights up the desert...it's amazing

[@TerraFirmaX]

I love walker lake, I camp out down there in my semi sometimes

[@ralphcolerick4939]

great star gazing at the lake

[@davelove9210]

We will be staying the nite in Hawthorn next Monday night on our way to Oregon! Thanks Russ!

[@briannave7326]

I’ve driven by walker lake many times on my trips back and forth to Iowa from Grants Pass, or.

[@mobileliving2764]

We stayed there in the later part of winter for a week. It gets windy. Beautiful campsites we camped down below

[@mr.b3591]

Lived in Lee Vining in the 80s, Hawthorne was nearby and had a few casinos, and yea the lake had trout. Bodie was unregulated just like the beaches in So Cal. Those days were awesome. I had 2 homes on the Colorado in escrow in 2020, backed out and glad I did. Moved east to a great state, open carry and fantastic Americans who want nothing to do with how these declines happened to the west. Now, I deal with producing food for America, a productive life in retirement but enjoy these reminiscent videos for amusement and entertainment. Thanks Russ, enjoy the solitude and serenity. It's priceless. Appreciate your positive contribution for many reasons,

[@susanstrickland6774]

That's a beautiful drive, and area. I would definitely stay a couple days at Walker lake. Nice to see the military vehicles up close. 🙂👍

[@GratefulOverlander]

I've been on Highway 95, people seem to think the 95 sign is the speed limit lol. Thanks for sharing Russ. Take care

[@incog99skd11]

Walker Lake is on of the few ancient lakes in the Great Basin that still exists. At one of the stops there are signs were the water levels were over the last few hundred years. It used to be much bigger but irrigation demands over the years has caused to to shrink. There is a kind of fish in that lake that is found nowhere else. I think it's some ancient species of trout that got landlocked in the lake thousands of years ago. Salinity due to evaporation and water use has threatened the fish with extinction. It's a very interesting place to explore.

[@sledawgpilot]

Walker lake is like the salmon sea, an endoreic lake with no outlet. Getting more and more polluted, no fish, that’s why no one is there

[@milo6373]

@@sledawgpilot Lohanton lake encompassed walker ,pyramid , black rock desert , Humboldt and Carson sinks fed by Humboldt, Truckee , Quinn , Walker , and Carson river feeding it today , very interesting history of these types of lakes...🤔✌️👍💪🙏

[@mizpappas]

When I got to visit on a road trip last year, I felt like I had landed on the moon. It's a very unusual and dramatic landscape

[@soupeod406]

That's Pyrimid Lake

[@philipchesley9615]

@@soupeod406 2:09 Sportsman's Beach Campground, Walker Lake, Nevada😝😝😝

[@charleshicks3492]

Big lake and a good place to camp😎😎👌👌🤩👍👍

[@martyrose]

Hey Russ! 🙋‍♀️ Beautiful part of the country. I appreciate you sharing it with us. Thanks! Please stay safe out there.

[@alexandershatzko8748]

nice to see the price of gas / diesel doesnt affect us..i got a 4 cyl Honda

[@stephend.mixell2042]

Hey Russ, in dead a beautiful lake and the views of the Mts so Cool. I worked for the military for 38 yrs now retired and i remembered sending things to that base and other places in Nevada. Never thought I would see the place on video. Another great little trip. 🖐✌Thank you again.

[@breathedeep]

Casino on the right, liquor store, truckers, oh and a scooter chair with a human! 😂😂😂😂 love the commentary! There’s a munitions museum in Hawthorne!

[@richardbeee]

Hey Russ, just west of Hawthorne and i believe a little north is the ghost town Candelaria (i think i spelled it right) used to be a fun place to explore and metal detect. Appreciate you allowing us to tag along on your trip. I love NV. spent 28 years mining all over that state. Peace.

[@ATravelingOrchid]

Russ we’ve enjoyed your trip. Thanks for the videos. Hubby and I found this lakeside campground on our way home to Oregon. March 2022, it was a beautiful with snow capped mountains.

[@jesscarey7666]

Beautiful drive! Thanks Russ 👍

[@gwilsonroute66]

I love walker lake ..Easy campin' but ..Spiders !!

[@sandratessem9980]

Too cool for school. Welcome home to Arizona

[@marcogarcia3064]

Hey Russ, I drive WL couple times a year travelling down to SoCal. It always looks like that.

[@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck]

First time seeing Walker Lake! Really beautiful!❤️🚙😀🇺🇸

[@scottj548]

I grew up in Hawthorne. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@ksr1177]

Great video an drone shots Russ. Beautiful lake nestled in middle in the desert which is also beautiful. Sadly the water level is a bit lower these days. Nevada has always had a lott of military there used to test alot of bombs out there and other things from what I was told by former military friends. Thanks again for sharing.

[@ralphp3057]

I kinda thought the fishing went south ! Place was sure empty! We checked it OUT !!! Lol Thanks Russ !!

[@jerryscott8608]

Hey, it's that RVer TV guy, thanks for taking us along, Russ

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

Just another great video! Video quality is top notch. Narration brief, informative.

[@lindamartin2045]

Lovely. Yes, not very many colors in the desert but lots of shades of colors. Beautiful water and mountain shapes. Thank you.

[@rvgrandmacharlotte4604]

I think it was 2011 the last time my late husband and I went by there. The water was way up then. When we got to Hawthorne the winds were so bad but my husband refused to stop until we got just out of town heading north. He relented, turned around going

[@rioseven9123]

It is pretty, but the lake is dead. Prolly why there is no one there. The wind can reach hurricane levels. Just a tip for tenters. Our group had three tents destroyed. On the other side of the road, you can frequently see mountain goats. Have to watch out for them as you drive toward the army base. Nice video!

[@jtrojan]

A good time of year to be traveling through Nevada as you head South. Temps in Vegas and much of Arizon are still at or above 100. Can anyone imagine what pioneers must have thought on their way through Nevada. Seemingly no end to the desert. A good video and I enjoyed it!

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

🙋‍Hello Russ! Standing back looking at Walker Lake & mountains in the back ground with the various browns made for a picture perfect postcard. Beautiful area. Enjoyed seeing it & Hawthorne, Nevada.

[@mordokch]

Lol Russ - no one wants to end up in California :)

[@WhereToLillian]

Ahh, California is beautiful not the politics…but the land is top notch!

[@lindabrown2211]

Russ, walker lake looked peaceful. Pretty blue. I love the drone views in your videos. Hope your taking time to rest. As always thanks for sharing.

[@juliebradford2999]

Russ Beautiful drive!! THANKS for Sharing! Stay Safe.

[@glennbellman1100]

I go by there at least a few times a year. Hardly see any campers, sometimes a few boats.

[@cliffjohnson6377]

Hey Russ! Live and work in Hawthorne. Unfortunately there are no fish in walker lake anymore. It is a beautiful area to visit. Going to be traveling hwy 50 In a couple weeks. Love the videos you did. The wife has not been on hwy 50 yet, your videos have got her more excited about the trip. Thank you very much.

[@blueterrace]

What happened to the fish?

[@eshache8551]

@@blueterrace people diverted the Walker river to ranch lands too heavily for too long so that the lake received no inflow for so long that the level dropped dramatically. This concentrated the alkali solutes in the water to such an extent that it became toxic to the fish. A conservation effort won water rights for the lake itself in i think 2019 but not sure how it’s going now. Gonna camp there in May on a road trip so I’m curious how it’s going.

[@stanleyflory6702]

I used to travel 95 between Vegas and Reno a lot during my working years. I hauled slots for Bally Gaming, and a few other manufactures back and forth, and loved the drive on 95! The winds can get very high and dangerous around Hawthorne! Had a UPS truck and trailer behind me blow over from a side gust just leaving Hawthorne heading north, it hit me and blew me sideways, and before I could grab the CB mic it blew him on his side! Lots of military bases out in the Nevada desert, that you never see or know about! Enjoy your trip down to Az.

[@darrelshuemaker6625]

Glad ya enjoyed my home town. Great for kids and elderly.

[@CastleRockSprinklerService]

Beautiful terrain. Thanks for the excellent video

[@edwardbenedict4961]

Russ, thanks for the tip. Will be going that way in about three weeks.

[@timclosson7166]

We stayed at the Elks Lodge last year in Hawthorne! Great town, cool bars, we loved it!

[@milehighkit4725]

That's amazing to see regular is higher than diesel there in Hawthorne. That's rare to see.

[@dezertraider]

THANK YOU RUSS,SAFE TRAVELS..

[@ibstryder4736]

Going to my Arizona off grid National Old Trails ,long before Route 66

[@kerryjacobson5465]

Looks like a place you want your ac working in the summer! Neat little town. Enjoying your videos, and looking forward to the next one.

[@terreniskelley7191]

I grew up here, left in 96 and haven't been back since 01. It wasn't that bad back then, but this video reminded me why I left.

[@richardl.7390]

South of Indian Springs on US Rte 95, on your right, you will pass Rte 156, up Mount Charleston. I hope you'll take an hour to go explore this JEWEL of Nevada. You have views towards Las Vegas to die for. Route 95 is extremely scenic and worth the trip between the California stateline and Northern Nevada. Bright and beautiful documentary, Russ !! RICHARD

[@steveshortridge6255]

Doesn't look like the place has changed to much since I was there in 1985 nice video russ you do a fine job doing so

[@johnpyle6860]

I am so happy that I got in on this!

[@stevekunz6573]

Stayed there a few times , nice place, always pretty empty, gets quiet at night.

[@beckyyoung725]

Beautiful views! Thank you for the vlog!🎉

[@arkansastraveler7698]

Hawthorne had a bombing scoring site, back when I was flying out of Castle AFB.

[@josephnason8770]

Hawthorn has many, many ammunition bunkers sprawled across the landscape. Quite a sight. I have a 50 or so pound scrap of shrapnel that was formerly a portion of a railroad car that blew up in Roseville, California in 1973. Naval weapons from Hawthorne en route to Vietnam. History. Keep the videos coming Russ, with maps! Always with maps.

[@lindadobbins7137]

I used to live in Babbitt NV right next to Hawthorne. Was old WW2 housing and now town is mostly gone. Hawthorne was nice. Base had huge indoor pool. It’s a NAD & when you look across the hills at certain times of day you can see reflection of vents in the hills. Walker was a fun lake and we enjoyed it a lot, especially when it was hot. At one time bunkers were turned over to USMC. USMC has mountain warfare training base near Bridgeport CA. When govt put in houses, double wide manufactured homes in Walker CA we were moved from Babbitt. The drive from Walker/Coleville to NV state line had pretty lake. Lake Topaz.

[@ADONAIsays-so]

I've driven through that area a few times over the years. Memories with each trip ..I was thinking the last time they, that it would be a great spot for Fall and Spring. Thanks for sharing.

[@GeorgeStar]

I'd like to see more of Hawthorne if you're ever there again.

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Wow...Walker Lake reminds me of driving PCH 101 in Calif. except it's a ocean. Safe Travels

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Russ, thanks for sharing. Greetings from Australia.

[@joyouslily2982]

What is the theme (music) you always play with the fiddle? I love it it’s so relaxing. My Dad played the fiddle 🎻 so it brings back good memories for me 😁😍

[@huntingforrockswithdavid]

Been there several times over the years. it's still a nice sight

[@LLC273]

Any chance you touched the water to see how cold/warm it is? If not too cold, I would love to hop in for a swim.

[@DrCarlo]

I spent one night at Walker Lake years ago, drove thru Hawthorne ammo depot then had to be careful going thru Tonopah... Speed traps every 1/4 mile...

[@robertjean659]

Another cool drive 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Sure hope you trek back that way ! Really pretty lake . Thanks again for a fast five plus extra ten and two?

[@mizpappas]

I love the desolation of Nevada so much. I have travelled those places in this video.

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

YAY!!!!!

[@yuma5745]

I'm retired from the Railroad. Used to deliver carloads of bombs, ammunition and torpedoes to and from Hawthrone back in the early 90's when the Iraq war was going on. Thanks for the memories.

[@ardeshirghorbani1052]

You are the best 👍💚

[@BoredBusy321Go]

Love what you do!

[@joycesmith1742]

You should visit Clear Lake in Ca. It's the largest natural lake in Ca. A lot of interesting things to see.

[@tplugnickel]

Sounds like the way to go, Rusty's got that other tiny home in Ft clark springs, but he probably wants a bunch for it.

[@bobeldredge282]

And don't forget they have aliens also (area 51) thanks for the great video's Bob the welder

[@innovationsurvival]

There is a wonderful military museum where the tanks and cannons were where you got fuel. Check it out, you'll love it.....

[@lizhuffman5537]

I am curious about something. What are those triangle shaped things on the back of your van?

[@GeorgeStar]

They look like "vortex generators" which supposedly help aerodynamics.

[@digger105337]

Actually Russ ,I went through the base on my ATV to go riding in the mountains behind the base and had no issues. Met some Special Ops soldiers riding around off duty on ATVs and SxS's. Lots of old mine shafts all over the area.

[@deedeecain6962]

I love NV.,its where I've lived for 50yrs and if you're just driving through, Walker lake looks very picturesque and beachy,but during the hottest months the lake gives off a foul smell and those cabanas have these little signs that warn of flying spiders...swarms! you can find youtube videos on it too. Still worth seeing.

[@jaykopp9489]

One of the reasons I decided to retire in this area a long time ago

[@rickcrippen5180]

I have a friend who lives at Walker Lake. He has the Rock Shop there. Stop in sometime!

[@timf6916]

Nice drive

[@joereedmusic9853]

Just an FYI, the US Navy Special Warfare Group is located not very far from Walker Lake. Also, a little further down 95 is a US Army Weapons Depot. Did your GPS signal disappear while you were driving this area ? When we were there no one was about either, all those picnic areas and not a one them used. No trash of any kind or remains of camp fires and a complete absence of tire tracks and foot prints, not even animal tracks. A very, very quiet and spooky place in the middle of no where Nevada.

[@jameshagaman4624]

I checked and fishing is closed in the lake because of water levels. Walker river is open for fishing.

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

One day after the Solar Equinox. For you Northern Hemisphere inhabitants, it's the Autumn Equinox. For us in the Southern Hemisphere, it's the Spring Equinox.

[@jackburton4892]

Just remember what ol’ Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol’ storm right square in the eye and he says, “Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it.

[@geraldarcuri9307]

"There's absolutely no one here... that's amazing!" Uh, Russ, the fact that the fish are all gone should be a clue as to why there's no one there. Water it may be, but sterile water in a dry, arid landscape and not a cloud in the sky. Not terribly inviting.

[@jeffhenson1994]

+Your camera is so good nice trip as always big fan here very relaxing

[@kenkiekens7746]

your going toward Reno and famous areas there. Also sometime take a trip for a few days to Lake Havasu area and show the real London Bridge that is there and is the real London Bridge from over the Thames river in London England, where Queen Elizabeth used to drive over daily during the war.

[@vegasfordguy]

Walker River used to feed Walker lake, however the water is being used heavily for agricultural. The river rarely makes it to the lake anymore. The lake has lost so much water and there's no outlet so the water has gone alkaline. They say that all the fish have died off. Walker lake used to be a huge stop over for migratory birds, but they no longer stop as their food sources are gone. The lake is what's leftover from the ancient lake Lahontan which covered much of this part of Nevada. It will probably continue to shrink until it's eventually dry in another century.

[@leonardheffler2178]

The bunker is called... " HODGE'S" Transportation.

[@rickwatkins3160]

Wow

[@franklentz5388]

What happened was the snow melt that flowed into Walker was diverted for agricultural use. Once that happened what little water that did enter walker never left, over the years the level of selenium reached critical levels and killed all the fish. In your video you didn’t get close to the water, had you done that you’d have found the water is mired with a noxious algae, even swimming would be unpleasant. Before the diversion of the snow melt the lake was high enough it would have water flow out to the north, that kept the chlorides low.

[@soupeod406]

Thanks!

[@MichaelSmith-jb5md]

Story goes the US Navy put a sub in Walker Lake went into a massive cave and came out in the ocean. If you go into Hawthorne the Navy Seals have a special warfare center there. as well as the Army having stuff there as well.

[@furlvr1961]

From Wikipedia: As of the spring of 2016, the TDS (total dissolved solids) concentration had reached 26 g/L, well above the lethal limit for most native fish species throughout much of the lake. Lahontan cutthroat trout no longer occur in the lake and recent work by researchers indicates that the lake's tui chub have disappeared.

[@RonInAVan]

I’ve camped there a few times, it’s a dead 💀 lake.... but it was peaceful. I stop to camp there on my way to Showlow AZ .... Beautiful sunsets for sure, Sunrises wasn’t bad either.

[@incog99skd11]

Nope, it's not dead. It has a rare fish in there found nowhere else. The Lahontan cutthroat is found in the lake.

[@RonInAVan]

@@incog99skd11 Wow I did not know that, I was there for 3 days and did not see one person in the water or any boats but there wasn’t that many people there, I guess that’s why I thought it was dead ☠️ Then when I came a few weeks later I stayed and camped for 3 more days and I was the only one there 😂 that was nice.

[@dapuma71]

@@incog99skd11 Lahontan also found at Pyramid Lake

[@brushbum7508]

Hello Russ. I don't understand why people don't hit the like? 7500 plus views & only 1000 + likes. I don't GET IT ! TAKE CARE..

[@Edsrandomthingschannel9295]

Walker Lake is one of a few lakes left from an ancient lake that stretched generally from Walker Lake to Pyramid Lake north of Reno. Ferocious winds can occur in the area of Walker Lake and along Hwy 95. I know from 1st hand experience- a cargo trailer I was towing and a semi truck and trailer behind me were flipped from a sudden "downdraft/windshear" type of windstorm a few years ago. That whole road of 95 and 95A get shut sometimes because of high winds. A little south of Hawthorne is a nice shady rest area in the real small town of Luning. Be careful flying a drone near a major military base containing vast quantities of various types of munitions...🤫