| Rye Patch State Recreation Area | |
| Nevada State Park | |
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Satellite image of southern portion of Rye Patch Reservoir with West Humboldt Range to the east
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Nevada |
| County | Pershing |
| Location | Lovelock |
| - elevation | 4,137 ft (1,261 m) [1] |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Management | Nevada Division of State Parks |
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Location of Rye Patch State Recreation Area in Nevada
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Rye Patch State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Nevada, USA, adjoining the 11,000-acre (4,500 ha) Rye Patch Reservoir. The reservoir is impounded behind the Rye Patch Dam on the Humboldt River. The recreation area is located at the end of State Route 401 (Rye Patch Road), which connects to Interstate 80/U.S. Route 95 about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lovelock.
In the mid-19th century, particularly during the California Gold Rush, the Applegate-Lassen Cut-Off of the California Trail left the main route of that Trail near present-day Rye Patch Reservoir, and crossed the Black Rock Desert, on the way to Goose Lake in northwest California, and the California gold fields.