Winnemucca Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

An oasis in the Nevada desert, this crossroads city is bursting with pioneer history, Basque culture and big engines.

Winnemucca is a secluded gem in the Great Basin, with rolling dunes and a mountain range breaking up its wide, open vista. Named after a local Native American chief, Winnemucca has had a long history interwoven with the Paiute and Shoshone tribes, frontier settlers, Basque culture and a buzzing Chinatown.

Take a historical walking tour and visit the Humboldt County Museum to learn about Winnemucca’s pioneer history. Experience fantastic Basque cuisine at one of Winnemucca’s family-style or fine dining restaurants, traditionally enjoyed with a chilled glass of Picon Punch.

Winnemucca and its surroundings beg to be explored on wheels. The air is filled with the roar of motorcycles on Memorial Day weekend for the Run-A-Mucca motorcycle rally. Enter your car in the annual Fifties Fever drag races in high summer, or cheer others on and join the street dance or poker run. Discover the desert highlands on an adrenaline-pumping mountain bike ride. Take a backcountry route and explore some of the dusty trails once traveled by the Butch Cassidy's infamous "Wild Bunch".

Summer really gets this desert city humming, but winter also offers plenty of attractions and activities at the indoor Winnemucca Events Complex and in the great outdoors. Infinite clear blue skies and all-day sunshine are followed by sudden desert cold, so be prepared and bring warm clothing for nighttime.

This high desert oasis is located at a highway crossroads in the center of northern Nevada. Winnemucca’s convenient location on these two major highways makes getting to this city by car or bus easy. Start your journey to the Pacific Ocean on the scenic Winnemucca to the Sea Highway. You can also reach Winnemucca with efficient Amtrak service or by flying into Winnemucca Municipal Airport, located just 5 miles (8 kilometers) southwest of downtown Winnemucca.

In true Nevada style, Winnemucca offers breathtaking desert landscapes, exhilarating casinos, car rallies, rodeos and big country hearts.

Days Inn by Wyndham Winnemucca
Days Inn by Wyndham Winnemucca
2.5 out of 5
714 W Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV
The price is £79 per night from 2 Aug to 3 Aug
£79
2 Aug - 3 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Winnemucca. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,223 reviews)
"Easy and convenient"

Reviewed on 8 Jul 2025

Days Inn by Wyndham Winnemucca
Winnemucca Inn & Casino
Winnemucca Inn & Casino
2 out of 5
741 West Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV
The price is £118 per night from 20 Jul to 21 Jul
£118
20 Jul - 21 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Winnemucca. Enjoy free parking, an outdoor pool and a casino. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (314 reviews)
"Really clean, quiet and great for travel"

Reviewed on 7 Jul 2025

Winnemucca Inn & Casino
Regency Inn
Regency Inn
2 out of 5
705 W Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV
The price is £62 per night from 3 Aug to 4 Aug
£62
3 Aug - 4 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Winnemucca. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,004 reviews)
"We checked un kate frim a day of traveling and the 4 of us fell into bed! The beds were comftand the room clean! Everyrhing we'd hoped"

Reviewed on 2 Jul 2025

Regency Inn
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The Cozy Cottage on The River
The Cozy Cottage on The River
Winnemucca
Stay at this apartment in Winnemucca. Enjoy air conditioning. Popular attractions Humboldt Museum and Vesco City Park are located nearby.
9.6/10 Exceptional! (4 reviews)
Cutest place
"We loved being in a offset location just a few blocks from downtown. A kind of end-of-street placement with a couple of small parks across the street, along a river. Old rock house on the outside but all modern on the inside. We loved it and plan on staying there again."

Reviewed on 29 Jun 2025

The Cozy Cottage on The River
Neat little apartments!
Neat little apartments!
Winnemucca
Stay at this apartment in Humboldt County. Popular attractions Parker's Model T Casino and Humboldt Museum are located nearby.
"I would like my money back. The area of town was terrible. It was a hovel for the druggy homeless type. Junky personal effects stacked up outside the room entries."

Reviewed on 16 Oct 2023

Neat little apartments!
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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