The Elko District Office encompasses 12.3 million acres and has topography typical of the Great Basin with broad valleys separated by mountain ranges. Elevations range from 4,000 to over 10,000 feet. Vegetation types range from salt desert shrub communities to sagebrush and perennial grasses, from cheat grass monoculture to pinion-juniper woodlands and mixed conifer stands.
Elko County lies in the northeastern corner of Nevada. Its county seat of Elko is a bustling town of about 21,000 people, with an additional 15,000 living in the immediate area. Elko is approximately 230 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, 295 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada, and 255 miles south of Boise, Idaho.
Rich Adams, Tuscarora Field Manager; David Overcast, Associate District Manager; Tom Warren, Operations Manager; Adam George, Assistant District Manager, Support Services; Jill Silvey, District Manager; Bryan Fuell, Wells Field Manager; Gary Koy, California Trail Center Manager; Michael Ford, Fire Management Officer.
Elko District Office 3900 E. Idaho Street | Elko NV 89801 | Phone: 775-753-0200 Office Hours: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm M-F | Public Room Hours: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm M-F