Pyramid Lake, sponsored by Native Americans, takes you to one of the largest desert lakes in the world. It is landlocked on the barren desert floor and its colors change from green, to turquoise, to deep blue. The lake is also a resting place for a variety of migrating waterfowl.
- Length
- 30.2 mi / 48.6 km
- Time to allow
- Two hours to drive (including backtracking) or all day to enjoy the byway.
- Fees
- A $9 day-use permit is required for camping, swimming, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and/or driving off-road.
Who looks after this road
- Pyramid Lake Rangers · 775-476-1155
- Pyramid Lake Museum · 775-574-1088
We publish 2 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.
“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.
Pyramid LakeNV6 miles off
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Pyramid LakeNV6 miles offLake
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- Boating
- Boating permits sold (daily, 3-day); jet ski permits separate
- Fishing
- yes - Lahontan cutthroat trout; fishing permits sold (daily, 3-day)
- Camping
- Overnight camping permit, per vehicle per night
- Cost
- Tribal permits: day use $22, daily fishing $24, daily boating $26, overnight camping $32