Grocery stores are spread out all over the Truckee Meadows. Here is a listing of just about everything along the regular migrations to Black Rock City.  Some are particularly fitting for burners, carrying items unique to playa life.

Check into the highlighted title of each listing, and into the corresponding shopping hub, for all the more information on the store, hours, and what they have to offer in terms of food, merchandise, and other services, as well as to see what else is in the area.

For dry ice or large bulk/pieces of regular ice, Crystal Ice & Oil Company, located at the Keystone Exit on West Fourth Street, may be the best place for you to get your pieces cut to whatever size you need. If pre-cut and bagged ice works for you, plenty of grocery stores will also be able to help you out.

There are also five water stores in the region listed below, and the Save Mart on Keystone Avenue will also be providing water for all size containers and your RV’s

And, of course, please leave the shopping cart at the store. Just saying, as some burners in the past have not.

Costco Wholesale
4810 Galleria Pkwy – 775-356-4400 – (Pyramid Highway)
Open Mon-Fri 11am-8:30pm, Sat 9:30am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm. A big warehouse store for Costco members with a wide variety of food and merchandize, if you shop there you already know what types of food and merchandise are available.

Costco Wholesale
2200 Harvard Way – 775-689-2200 – (Plumb Lane)
Open Mon-Fri 11am-8:30pm, Sat 9:30am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm. A big warehouse store for Costco members with a wide variety of food and merchandize, if you shop there you already know what types of food and merchandise are available.

Costco Wholesale
700 Old Clear Creek Road – 775-881-2518 – (Carson City)
Open Mon-Fri 11am-8:30pm, Sat 9:30am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm. A big warehouse store for Costco members with a wide variety of food and merchandize, if you shop there you already know what types of food and merchandise are available.

Crystal Ice & Oil Company
1345 West 4th Street – 775-323-5145 – (Keystone Ave.)
Open Mon-Sat 7am-4pm, Sun 8am-3pm. Mass quantities of ice and dry ice anyone?

CVS Pharmacy
680 North McCarran Blvd – 775-359-6808 – (East McCarran and Prater Way)
Open 24/7.

CVS Pharmacy
1695 Robb Dr -  775-746-5600 -  (Robb Drive)
Open daily 8am-10pm.

CVS Pharmacy
5019 South McCarran Blvd – 775-826-0818 – (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Open Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm.

CVS Pharmacy
55 Damonte Ranch Pkwy – 775-852-9300 – (Damonte Ranch)
Open Mon-Sun 8am-10pm.

Everlasting Health Center
1515 South Virginia Street – 775-324-7382 – (Plumb Lane)
Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. Natural foods, vitamins, supplements, and healing solutions, but no fresh foods.

Fresca Waterhouse
1196 Rock Blvd – 775-358-9893 – (Oddie)
Open 9am-9pm during Burning Man, call ahead for possible after-hours appointment. Fresca Waterhouse provides water purified by reverse-osmosis at 35 cents per gallon to fill also sizes, including RV’s.  15, 30, and 55-gallon water barrels are also available.  Water bottle sizes available up to 7 gallons, and they also have collapsable/reusable bottles, spigots, caps, and pumps.   Two vending machines also operating 24 hours.

Great Basin Community Food Co-Op
240 Court Street – 775-324-6133 – (Downtown)
Open daily 8am-9pm. At new, beautiful location! The wonderful people of Reno’s only community-owned food co-op are committed to supporting and providing local, sustainable, as well as organic products to the fullest extent possible. Providing a wide variety of produce from currently 56 local farms, bulk foods, dried foods, cereals, protein bars, seeds, grains, legumes, frozen items, juices, coconut water, great craft beers and organic wines, as well as lotions, toiletries, and other bodily care items.  They’ll even fill up your large containers with water for you!  Great Basin also welcomes and encourages burners to special-order for their bulk supplies for the playa. Check out their special ordering website for further information. In the special order section of the website you can view order catalogs and forms, deadlines, pick up dates.  Call or email orders@greatbasinfood.coop for any questions or help.

Grocery Outlet
3800 Kietzke Lane – 775-826-7688 – (Moana)
Open 8am-9pm daily.

I-80 Smokeshop, Market, & Campground
1000 Smoke Shop Circle, Wadsworth – 775-575-2181 – (Wadsworth)
Open 6am-8pm daily, but Aug 21-23 6am-10pm, Aug 24-26 6am-midnight, Aug 27-29 6am-10pm, and open 24 hours from Aug 30-Sept 5 . If you are traveling from the west to Burning Man, I-80 Smoke Shop & Market is right off I-80 as you enter Wadsworth. A gas station and convenience store flush with hospitality and having among many things, lots of water, smokes, dry ice and ice, tarps, goggles, hats, booze, and canned beer on-hand – one of the last for about 100 miles to stock up. See below also for camping details. RV greywater and trash disposal will also be available.

Kings Nutrition
807 West 4th Street – 775-322-9772 – (Keystone Ave.)
Open Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. Nutrition center with some foods and plenty of supplements and body care products.

MECO Water
775-722-1515 – 775-771-0720
MECO focuses exclusively on potable-water deliveries to camps/RV’s on the playa. Highly recommended you make reservations for delivery through filling out the form on their website before you head out to the playa.  Or you can send an email to meco-reno@live.com, or call them.

NanaDew Herb Farm
3405 Sorensen Road – 775-867-3087 – map
NanaDew provides a wide variety of very good quality, organic, and sustainably grown produce by custom order with you, and life on the playa in particular, in-mind. A wonderful opportunity to get great food on the last leg of your journey.  Visit their website linked above for general info, and their particular webpage here for what they have specially to offer for burners on their way to the playa.

Raleys Supermarket
1630 Robb Drive – 775-746-6411 – (Robb Drive)
Open 5am-11pm.  Large selection of quality food, booze, and merchandize.

Raleys Supermarket
1277 West 7th Street – 775-747-0718 – (Keystone Ave.)
Open daily 6am-midnight. Raley’s on Keystone will be expanding and increasing inventories for burners, from the basics, to many specialty burner items like bulk water, 5-gallon water fill-up, coconut water, blinky light jewelry, tiki torches, natural foods, organic produce, and beer, wine, and liquor at some of the best prices in town.

Raleys Supermarket
2895 North McCarran Blvd – 775-353-8818 – (Pyramid Highway)
Open 6am-midnight.  Large selection of quality food, booze, and merchandize.

Raley’s Supermarket
18144 Wedge Parkway – 775-850-8900 – (Damonte Ranch)
Open 7am-11pm.  The best place in this area for quality foods, produce, and booze at some of the best prices in town.

Raleys Supermarket
3701 South Carson Street – 775-883-8301 – (Carson City)
Open 7am-midnight. Large variety of quality food, produce, booze, and some merchandize.

Red Rock Spring Water
1145 Icehouse Ave – 775-331-5908- (Grand Sierra Resort)
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, extended or weekend hours by appointment. Red Rock provides naturally-filtered spring water drawn from the Red Rock Spring 30 miles north of Reno. Which means it is higher-quality, tastier, and perhaps healthier water than what you may find elsewhere. Water is $7.50 per 5 gallons. 3 and 5-gallon containers can also be purchased and returned for a $8 deposit/refund. BPA-free bottles as well as spigots and pumps are also available, and you can fill up your RV with tap water. Red Rock also provides delivery of water of only 200 gallons and up to participants/theme camps as well as pickup of their empty containers in Black Rock City. If interested in delivery, send an email to dan(at)redrockwater(dot)com by no later than August 7.

Reno Asian Supermarket
803 West 5th Street – 775-322-8820 – (Keystone Ave.)
Open 10am-9pm daily.

Safeway
5150 MaeAnne – 775-746-9000 – (West McCarran and Mae Anne Ave.)
Open 24/7. Safeway is stocking over 20 pallets of water along with ice and dry ice in the front lobby. Safeway offers a real live sushi chef during the day and Starbucks is inside for your caffiene addiction. There is a very large selection of natural and organic foods as well. Pharmacy.

Safeway Supermarket
2858 Vista Boulevard – 775-352-8470 – (West McCarran and Mae Anne Ave.)
Open 24/7. Grocery, booze, pharmacy, and gas station.

Sak ‘n Save
1901 Silverada Blvd – 775-335-9351 – (Oddie)
Open 24/7. A huge, basic bulk foods grocery store with some great prices, carrying most notably 5-gallon water containers and dispenser, dry ice, some camping supplies, and lots of booze.

Sak ‘n Save
1000 East Plumb Lane – 775-826-6404 – (Plumb Lane)
Open 24/7. A huge, basic bulk foods grocery store with some great prices, carrying most notably 5-gallon water containers and dispenser, dry ice, some camping supplies, and lots of booze.

Save Mart Supermarket
10500 North McCarran Blvd – 775-746-8882 – (West McCarran and Mae Anne Ave.)
Open 6am-midnight. Another classic Save Mart with many of  the Burner fixings. Overnight parking is perhaps available if you check in with the store management. Check into the shopping hub for more details.

Save Mart Supermarket
525 Keystone Avenue – 775-786-2150 – (Keystone Ave.)
Open 24/7 for Burning Man. This Save Mart every year increasingly goes out of their way for burners, and is the most popular spot among burners on their way to the playa. Moreover, bicycles, recycling, and ridesharing can also be found here in abundance. A one-stop shop if there is one….

An area of the Save Mart parking lot will be set aside for LOTS AND LOTS of bulk-water that may be picked up after being purchased inside. They will also be carrying 15 and 55-gallon barrels, spigots, and pumps, and Aquafill-Pacific Mist will have a truck in the parking lot to fill up any container or RV with Reverse Osmosis-filtered water.

Other specialty products will be located inside and outside of the store, including Black Rock Bicycles, Kiwanis Bikes, and bike accessories, Cool Neon el-wire ready-kits, various glow toys, fun hats, masks, goggles and fun glasses, headlamps, solar chargers, tiki torches, medium and small propane tanks and propane stoves, bicycle tubes and lighting, dry ice,vegetarian and vegan sandwich fillers, various energy bars and powders, freeze-dried backpacking foods, sushi, reusable cups and other kitchenware and storage containers, lots of canned beer and other booze, and coolers.

Like some other Save Marts and stores in the region, they also will again be part of the Exodus Trash and Recycling Network, having a convenient center to dispose of all of your recyclables and trash. Recycling is free and trash disposal is available at $3 per 35-gallon trash bag.  Just PLEASE sort and have your recyclables as clean as possible and removed from bags before depositing in the appropriate containers. Bicycles, plastics (SPI 1,2,3,4&5), plastic bags, glass, all metals (aluminum, tin, lead, steel, etc), paper, cardboard, household batteries, and non-perishable food and water are all welcome. Human and other hazardous waste is NOT permitted.  All proceeds raised from recyclables will be donated to support new local Black Rock Solar installations, and food and water will be donated to local food banks. Both the store and center will be open 24/7 from September 1 to September 5.

Also notable here for those on a shoestring is that this Save Mart will also be serving again as a Rideshare Base during the event. What's Rideshare? If you need a ride to the playa, it is likely that you will be able to quickly land a ride here to the playa at any hour, as this store is the busiest pit-stop in the region for Burners traveling to Burning Man. Please just remember that offering to help out with gas is sometimes helpful, that not everyone shopping here is even interested in Burning Man, leave no trace, everyone must wear a seat belt in the vehicle, and most importantly, be comfortable with whom you may come to share a ride with.

Save Mart Supermarket
9750 Pyramid Lake Hwy – 775-425-2700 – (Pyramid Highway)
Open 24/7 during Burning Man. Last store in taking the scenic route to BRC via Pyramid Lake, carrying many many burner essentials such as Black Rock Bicycles. Also cooperating in the Exodus Trash and Recycling Network. Please check into the shopping hub for all the details.

Save Mart Supermarket
565 East Prater Way – 775-359-9060 – (East McCarran and Prater Way)
Open 5am-1am. A favorite store among burners in the Sparks area and beyond, carrying many items in bulk for life on the playa such as Black Rock Bicycles, and cooperating in the Exodus Trash and Recycling Network. Check into the shopping hub for all the details.

Save Mart Supermarket
195 West Plumb Lane – 775-786-0138 – 775-786-2970 – (Plumb Lane)
Open 24/7. Hosting Black Rock Bicycles and cooperating in the Exodus Trash and Recycling Network, and a favorite store to many local burners and to stock up on many of the essentials.

Save Mart Supermarket
4995 Kietzke Lane – 775-827-5350 – 775-825-3322 – (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Open 5am-1am.

Save Mart Supermarket
3620 North Carson Street – 775-841-4402 – 775-841-4430 – (Carson City)
Open 5am-1am.

Save Mart Supermarket
4348 South Carson Street, Carson City – 775-885-2529 – (Carson City)
Open 5am-1am.

Save Mart Supermarket
3325 US Highway 50 E – 775-885-7400 – (Carson City)
Open 24/7.  Large selection of quality food, produce, and booze at good prices.

Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
6255 Sharlands Ave – 775-746-7300 – (Robb Drive)
Open 6am-midnight.  Large selection of quality food, produce, and booze at good prices.

Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
1400 US Highway 95A N – 775-575-1381 / 775-575-5065 (pharmacy) – (Fernley)
Open 24/7.  Lots of quality food, water, booze, pharmacy, and camping accessories.

Scolaris Food and Drug Co.
8165 South Virginia St – 775-851-7770 – (South Virginia – US395)
Open 24/7.  Large selection of quality food, produce, and booze at good prices.

Shaban Market
1325 West 7th Street – 775-747-6700 – (Keystone Ave.)
Closed Wednesdays, open other days 10:30am-6:30pm, Sun 10:30-5pm.  You love dolmas ?! And other Middle-Easter faire?!! A small and quaint place with a nice variety and wonderful hospitality.

Simply Water
1070 Gentry Way – 775-337-8111 – (Moana)
Burning Man hours 8am-8pm, or call ahead for possible after-hours appointment. Located near Reno-Tahoe International Airport off US-395. Simply Water's purified water is 40 cents per gallon, and they are able to fill any-sized container – including RV’s. They also stock a wide variety of bottles and jugs in sizes ranging from ½ liter to 5-gallon.

Smith’s Food and Drug
750 South Meadows Pkwy – 775-851-8050 – 775-851-8060 – (South Meadows Parkway)
Open 24/7.

Sparkletts Water
1312 Capital Blvd, Ste 104 – 800-492-8377 – (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Sparklett's Water provides water from a variety of distillation systems in 3 and 5-gallon containers at $9.49 per 5 gallons. Containers can be purchased for $6 and returned to the store after the event for a complete refund.

Spring Water Depot
895 South Center Street – 775-323-5689 – (Downtown)
24-hour vending-machine service available with spring and distilled water at 50 cents per gallon.  Well-lit at night.  Easy access to fill your own portable containers.  Must have your own containers — no containers available for sale. Bulk distilled available to fill up larger quantities than 1, 3 and 5 gallon bottles — call and set up an appointment.

The Nixon Store
50 Highway 447 – 775-574-0467 – (Nixon)
Open daily 7am-6pm.  Hours during Burning Man are Aug 21-22 7am-10pm, Aug 23-26 7am-midnight, Aug 27-31 7am-10pm, and open 24 hours Sept 1-5. Gas, food, ice, ATM, lake permits and other supplies. Also providing trash disposal service.

Trader Joe’s
5035 South McCarran Blvd – 775-826-1621 – (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Open 8am-10pm daily and later during Burning Man.  Call ahead for special hours. In the Smithridge Shopping Plaza, a place to maneuver carefully for parking large spacecruisers, but heck, the legend of Trader Joe's is well worth it! A VERY hot spot among local and world burners for great and novel foods, drinks, and booze absolutely ideal for playa life, …and at great prices!

Trader Joe’s
3790 US Highway 395,  Ste # 401 – 775-267-2486 – (Carson City)
Open 8am-10pm daily.  A very popular place among burners to stock up on all sorts of quality foods, produce, and booze,, particulary for reasonably priced delicacies.

Wal-Mart Supercenter
5260 West 7th Street – 775-624-2000 – (West McCarran and Mae Anne Ave.)
Open

WalMart Super Center
5065 Pyramid Lake Road – 775-425-9300 – (Pyramid Highway)
Open 24/7.

WalMart Supercenter
1550 Newlands Drive – 775-575-4832 – (Fernley)
Open 24/7.

WalMart Super Center
2425 East 2nd Street – 775-359-8200 – (Grand Sierra Resort)
Open 24/7.

WalMart Super Center
4855 Kietzke Lane – 775-829-8088 – 775-829-4413 – (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Open 24/7.

WalMart Supercenter
155 Damonte Ranch Pkwy – 775-853-6433 – (Damonte Ranch)
Open 24/7.

WalMart Super Center
3770 US Highway 395 S – 775-267-2158 – (Carson City)
Open 24/7.

Whole Foods Market
6139 South Virginia Street – 775-852-8023  – (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Open 8am-9pm daily. On Aug 25 and 26, open 7am-midnight. A very popular place among burners, Whole Foods is the largest healthy food store in the region, with a HUGE variety of high-quality foods, wine, beer, and spirits, and body products. They also have a section of fun playa-fashionable clothing and accessories – hats, vests, shirts, pants, dresses, coats, el-wire kits, etc. And of course they will have plenty of bulk water in 2.5 and 5 gallon sizes on the side.

Whole Foods is also cooperating in the Exodus Trash and Recycling Network, having a convenient center to dispose of all of your recyclables and trash. Recycling is free and trash disposal is available at $3 per 35-gallon trash bag.  Just PLEASE sort and have your recyclables as clean as possible and removed from bags before depositing in the appropriate containers. Bicycles, plastics (SPI 1,2,3,4&5), plastic bags, glass, all metals (aluminum, tin, lead, steel, etc), paper, cardboard, household batteries, and non-perishable food and water are all welcome. Human and other hazardous waste is NOT permitted.  All proceeds raised from recyclables will be donated to support new local Black Rock Solar installations, and food and water will be donated to local food banks. The center will be open 24/7 from September 1 to September 5.

WinCo Foods
2855 Northtowne Lane – 775-331-6966 – (North McCarran and Northtowne)
Open 24/7. Large discount bulk foods, produce, and booze store.

WinCo Foods
9750 South Virginia Street – 775-853-7474 – (South Meadows Parkway)
Open 24/7. Large discount bulk foods, produce, and booze store.

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