Some good shopping here, with a nearby, delightful place to take in the sun and water.

North of I-80

Here off US-395, and then north (left if eastbound) on McCarran, are most of the notables to be found in the area.

TA Travel Center – Western Village soon will be on the right. A truck stop that also has motel rooms, gas, food, and showers. You can also relieve your RV’s of its grey water here.

Continuing north on McCarran, at the corner of East McCarran Blvd and Prater Way, to your left you will find most notably a very popular supermarket among burners, Save Mart, which is a great resource for, among other things, water, supplies, and recycling. See below in the listing for fuller details.

There is also Cosmic Coffee with Wifi in this shopping center, as well as auto shops and virtually every fast food and some sit-down dining in the area.

South of I-80

The only things of note south are Metal Masters (highly recommended for camp and art metal needs) and RSW Recycling (see below for fuller details).

Eastwards

Just east of here is the Sparks Marina, a delightful place to take in the sun and water, grab a bite to eat and a drink, or take a walk around the marina. It’s a nice two mile walk. From I-80, north on McCarran Blvd, turn right on Nichols Blvd to find the Marina. If you go around the marina you will find two nice sit-down restaurants (and several others for more casual fare) — and further down Lincoln Way is the RV park. It is at the end of the street on the left.

Groceries & Water

Save Mart Supermarket
565 East Prater Way – 775-359-9060 – map
Open 5am-1am. This Save Mart has seen a steadily increasing stream of Burner business for some time, and plans for our numbers by ordering certain novelty items and large quantities of water in August. Like all Save Mart supermarkets in the area, they too are going green for this year’s burn and beyond.

Other specialty products will be located inside and outside of the store, including Black Rock Bicycles and 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.

CVS/Pharmacy
680 North McCarran Blvd – 775-359-6808 – map
Open 24/7. Some camping supplies, booze, pharmacy.

Sparkletts Water
312 Capital Blvd, Ste. 104 – 1-800-492-8377 – map
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.

Hardware & Camping Gear

Metal Masters, Inc.
1203 Industrial Way – 775-358-4613 – map
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-noon. Highly recommended for your camp and art metal needs.

Big 5 Sporting Goods
558 North McCarran Blvd – 775-331-1211 – map
Open Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm.

Gone Green Recycling
1440 Industrial Way – 775-525-1447 - map
Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, but open 7:30-7:30pm during Aug 20-Sept 7. Two things of especial note regarding Gone Green. First, you can by used carpet and pads here for your camp in sizes ranging from 3′x3′ to 12′x30′ at pretty good prices. Second, you can also drop off your carpet and pads for recycling after Burning Man. They also recycle cardboard, plastics, aluminum, and steel.

Restaurants

Black Bear Diner
235 North McCarran Blvd. – 775-356-1138 – map
Open 6am-9pm. Large plates of reasonably good food.  Not much vegetarian options.

TA Travel Center – Western Village
815 Nichols Blvd. – 775-359-0550 – map

Anchors
325 Harbour Cove Drive – 775-356-6888 – map
Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm.

Hotels/Casinos

TA Travel Center – Western Village
815 Nichols Blvd. – 775-359-0550 – map
Open 24/7. Western Village consists of a service station, restaurant, hotel/casino and septic dump.

Aloha Inn
255 North McCarran Blvd – 775-358-2222 – map
Open 24/7: Burner friendly! Free wi-fi, all rooms have microwaves & mini fridges, and across the street from the detail-oriented Marina Car Wash.

Coffeeshops with Wifi

Cosmic Coffee
663 North McCarran Boulevard – 775-355-9331 – map
Open Mon-Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 8am-3pm. Quality coffee, tea, and some food too!

Recycling, Garbage and Greywater Disposal

Save Mart Supermarket
565 East Prater Way – 775-359-9060 – map
This Save Mart goes out of their way for supporting our recycling and trash disposal needs, see description above.

RSW Recycling
1455 East Greg Street – 775-329-8822 – map
Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm. Closed Labor Day. Takes plastics, glass, aluminum, tin, paper, and cardboard. No dumping – NO FURNITURE!

Gone Green Recycling
1440 Industrial Way – 775-525-1447 - map
Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, but open 7:30-7:30pm during Aug 20-Sept 7. Two things of especial note regarding Gone Green. First, you can by used carpet and pads here for your camp in sizes ranging from 3′x3′ to 12′x30′ at pretty good prices. Second, you can also drop off your carpet and pads for recycling after Burning Man. They also recycle cardboard, plastics, aluminum, and steel.

TA Travel Center – Western Village
815 Nichols Blvd. – 359-0550 – map
Greywater disposal.

Auto Repair/Parts. Tow Service

Reno Vulcanizing Works
225 East Prater Way – 775-356-7500 – map
Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-6pm, Sat. 7:30am-5pm. Highly recommended for most all auto repairs.

Econo Lube
651 North McCarran Blvd – 775-358-7800 – map

Jiffy Lube
215 East Prater Way – 775-359-9682 - map

Pep Boys
300 East Prater Way – 775-358-7200 – map

Midas
245 East Prater Way – 775-355-0508 – map

Kragen Auto Parts
345 East Prater Way – 775-331-7550 – map

RV Supply / Parks

TA Travel Center – Western Village
815 Nichols Boulevard – 775-331-1019 – map
Western Village consists of a service station, restaurant, hotel-casino and septic dump.

Sparks Marina
1200 East Lincoln Way – 775-851-8888 – map

Preparation