Winnemucca is a city in Nevada, roughly midway across the state on Interstate 80.

Winnemucca
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Get in

Winnemucca is reached via Interstate-80 coming from the east (Salt Lake City) or west (Reno), and by Highway-95 coming from the north (Boise) or south (Las Vegas).

In addition to bus service, Amtrak serves Winnemucca with the California Zephyr, which runs daily between Emeryville (in the San Francisco Bay Area) and Chicago.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Humboldt Museum, 175 Museum Lane, ☏ +1 775 623-2912. W–F 9AM–4PM Sa 10AM–4PM. Free, donations accepted. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Thunder Mountain Monument, 800-804 E Star Peak Rd, Imlay (30 mi (48 km) west; take highway 80, exit on 145 and double back east along Frontage Road about one mile). Daily, sunrise to sunset. An unmistakable sight on the way to Winnemucca, a hand-built home covered with concrete sculptures of famous Native Americans and a large white arch meant as a handle, so the home could be picked up and carried away by the Great Spirit, in the end times that the artist was convinced were near. The home itself is closed to entry, but you can walk around it and see many additional sculptures of concrete and found objects that surround it. Free, donations accepted. (updated May 2023)

Do

  • Winnemucca Raceway. Dirt track racing at Winnemucca Raceway. (updated Nov 2017)
  • Bloody Shins Trail. Fantastic mountain biking is available at the nearby Bloody Shins Trail. (updated Dec 2019)
  • Off-road vehicles are welcome at the sand dunes just north of town on Highway-95.

Gambling

If you win...

Chances are that, if you win it big in Winnemucca and you are not a U.S. citizen your winnings will be subject to a 30% withholding tax from the Internal Revenue Service. That $10,000 slot winning can dwindle quite quickly if that is taken off the top. Not to worry, though; you can reclaim your gambling winnings tax through a 1042-S form. You should get this from the casino, so don't lose it: it is your starting ticket to getting your gambling winnings back.

Winnemucca hosts several casinos, including Winners, the Model T, the Sundance, and Legends.

Buy

Eat

Winnemucca hosts several Basque restaurants, including traditional family-style dining at the Martin Hotel and Winnemucca Hotel, and restaurant-style dining at Ormachea's. Don't pass up the chance for some Picon Punch. Ormachea's is also a great Basque establishment with larger portions. It seems like the Martin has downsized their portions in the last few months.

  • 🌍 The Martin Hotel, 94 W Railroad St. Despite its name, this restaurant does not offer rooms but traditional family-style Basque dining since 1898. (updated Oct 2016)
  • 🌍 Sid's Restaurant, 1195 W Winnemucca Blvd (just past the Holiday Inn Express, south of I-80), ☏ +1 775-625-2100. Serves fantastic homestyle food. (updated Oct 2016)
  • Model T. Has excellent food and at great prices. 
  • Red Lion. Has good food but a little spendy. 
  • China Garden. A good choice for Chinese food. 
  • 🌍 The Griddle, 460 W Winnemucca Blvd, ☏ +1 775 623-2977. 6AM–4PM. For the breakfast. (updated May 2023)
  • 🌍 Winnemucca Pizzeria, 139 S Bridge St, ☏ +1 775-625-2700. 11:00am-9:00pm. For pizza 

Mexican

There are also several Mexican restaurants in town: Las Margaritas, Chihuahua's, Dos Amigos.

Drink

  • The Martin Hotel is a fun place to relax and have a few drinks. Great atmosphere.

Sleep

Connect

There is no AT&T cell service in Winnemucca. If you need to get online, Sid's and Jack in the Box both have free (open) Wi-Fi.


Go next

You can take US 95 North to Boise, Lewiston, and Coeur d'Alene. Interstate 80 connects Winnemucca with Reno, Sacramento, and San Francisco to the west, and Elko, Salt Lake City, and the Rocky Mountains to the east. US 95 South goes with Interstate 80 West to south of Lovelock, where it goes down to Fallon, Las Vegas, and Yuma.

Routes through Winnemucca
Sacramento ← Reno ←  W  E  → Elko → Salt Lake City
Reno ← Lovelock ←  W  E  → Battle Mountain → Salt Lake City
Payette-Fruitland ← Jct ←  N  S  → Lovelock → Fallon


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