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Elko, NV is a vibrant city located in northeastern Nevada. It’s known for its wide range of attractions and activities, including outdoor recreation like skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking and camping. The city also offers many cultural opportunities, such as art galleries and museums. Elko is also home to the Northeastern Nevada Museum which houses an extensive collection of artifacts that tell the story of early Nevada history. The city’s close proximity to other popular destinations within the state makes it attractive to visitors who are looking for a variety of experiences.
Reviews of the city are generally positive with visitors citing the friendly locals, scenic natural beauty and ample recreational opportunities as some of the best aspects about Elko. Visitors appreciate how easy it is to find good food and fun things to do in this vibrant city. They also enjoy exploring the historic downtown area which has many shops and restaurants along with a rich history that continues to be celebrated today. Overall, Elko provides an authentic western experience filled with plenty of unique experiences for visitors to enjoy.
based on 4 ReviewsGet to know Elko with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Elko
Small town with big problems. - 11/10/2020
Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like Elko however. I'm preferential to small towns and I get by without a ton of services. We have resigned ourselves to driving back to Reno or Salt Lake for medical things. Which sucks but I end up saving money that way. Elko has really had a hard time with supply chain issues - long before Covid. The mining companies make things work out for them but they have an abundance of resources. For an average person, you will find expired and rotten food at Raley's, empty shelves at Walmart, crowded nasty people at Smiths and Albertson's. Some know when to show up after a shipment comes in and buy out as much as they can. There is some small town friendliness here. It's a great area if you like to be outdoors in the mountains or fish or hunt. However - you need to either fly fish or have a boat. Shore fishing is very tough
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elko life - 9/1/2009
Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live there are really stuck up, but rightly so due to some of the nomad miners and gambling. There is tons of outdoor activities. It is truely a free place to live. For a teen little to do, life was spent getting chased by the cops. Only 5 big times of year, Rodeo (cowboys come out of the woodwork), Fair (whole town is a cowboys), Basque Festival (a reason to be completely drunk in public and eat chirizo), Cowboy Poetry (more drunk wanna bees who think they're poets) & motorcycle rally (everyone becomes a hard core biker and hangs out at the Horseshoe Strip Bar). There is little traffic except at noon when the high schoolers go to eat. Crime is bad. A lot of drugs and the cops are not good at their jobs..actually they are kinda a joke. There is a lot of good ol boy mentality in the city & county government. Everyone
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Mining based economy - 1/13/2008
Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted once since I've been hear. As the dominant employers are gold mines, the economy here follows the price of gold. When it's booming, it's an unbelievably good for job seekers. When it's bad, it's time to get call U-Haul. Right now, it's booming and jobs are very plentiful, especially if you are a skilled worker of any
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Ct versus NV - 6/26/2006
Northeast, CT. Humid in the summer, cold and wet in the winter. Fall is nice. Very expensive with high
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