Kershaw-Ryan State Park

Caliente, NV

4.8(322 reviews)

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About this campground

Kershaw-Ryan State Park 2 miles south of Caliente Nevada offers 15 50 amp electric hookup campsites with picnic table, fire ring, and grill. Kershaw-Ryan State Park. Electrical and water hookups are now available at all of the park’s 16 camp sites. Visitors are now able to utilize a new 50-amp electrical service to camp comfortably during hot summer months and freezing winter temperatures. Situated in a colorful canyon, with walls up to 700 feet high and a long, verdant valley in between, State Parks bills Kershaw-Ryan as “an oasis in the desert, a sharp contrast to the rugged landscape that surrounds it.” Natural springs grow a garden of wild grapevines, white oaks, fruit trees and willows, and a spring-fed pond provides a children’s wading pool. The park offers places to picnic and a series of trails that wind throughout. The 16-unit campground includes a restroom, coin-operated showers and an RV dump station. Each site has a shade ramada, picnic table, fire ring and grill. The park is located two miles south of Caliente on SR 317

What campers say

Nestled in a scenic canyon, Kershaw-Ryan State Park offers a peaceful, well‑maintained campground with about 16 sites, many providing water and electric hookups and roomy back‑in spaces suitable for larger rigs; parallel sites may slope and better suit shorter trailers. Amenities include heated restrooms with flush toilets, coin showers ($.25/4 min), a wading pool, playground and picnic areas. Trails and viewpoints deliver striking rock formations and seasonal color, but routes can be steep, loose underfoot and have poorly marked junctions, so plan accordingly. The park is close to Caliente and makes a convenient base for nearby attractions.

Our summary of 322 traveler reviews.