South Fork State Recreation Area offers two boat ramps for accessing the South Fork Humboldt River reservoir, with the southwest shore ramp accommodating boats up to 15 feet and the main ramp featuring ample parking.

The area provides year-round camping (25 developed sites plus dispersed options), flush restrooms with showers, and day-use facilities, located approximately 20 minutes south of Elko off State Route 228.

A designated trophy fishing section on the South Fork of the Humboldt River (from the Lucky Nugget Subdivision causeway upstream) requires artificial lures with single barbless hooks and has a one-trout limit.