Reno - Keystone
Groceries, Bikes, Dry Ice, Food, Gas, Recycling, and a RideShare to the playa!
G Albertson's / Save Mart
525 Keystone Ave - 775-786-2150 -
Crystal Ice & Oil Company
1345 W 4th St - 775-323-5145
Round Table Pizza
801 W 4th St - 775-348-7373
The Keystone exit off I-80 (Exit 12) offers some variety of choices for groceries, gas, quick or sit-down dining, and minor car repairs. If you're looking for the major retailopolis of Reno, this is not the place to satisfy commercial cravings. But the Keystone Square shopping area is of special note, as over the years it has increasingly become a favorite place during the burner migrations, as many of the businesses housed here greatly appreciate and accommodate our very particular business.
South of I-80
Just south (right if you are travelling east) off the I-80 exit, the Save Mart in Keystone Square carefully plans to meet most of our BRC needs by housing PLENTY of items for life on the playa, as well as large quantities of water. Moreover, like all Save Mart supermarkets in the area, they are going greener again for this year's burn and beyond.
An area of the Save Mart parking lot will be set aside to display LOTS AND LOTS of bulk-water that may be picked up after being purchased inside. They will also be carrying lots of 15 and 55-gallong barrels, spigots and pumps. Aquafill will also have a truck in the parking lot to fill up your barrels, containers, or RV's with Reverse Osmosis-filtered water!
Other specialty products will be located inside and outside of the store, including Black Rock Bicycles and Kiwanis Bikes and accessories, dry ice, tiki torches, medium sized propane tanks, small disposable propane tanks and stoves, bicycle tubes and lighting, large brim hats, vegetarian and vegan sandwich fillers (such as tofurky, tofudogs, and boca burgers), various energy bars and powders, sushi, reusable cups and other kitchenware and storage containers, canned beer and other booze, and coolers. Sharing in the spirit of the Greening Man theme, Save Mart is also carrying Cool Neon el-wire ready-kits, Crank flashlights, solar lanterns, rechargeable batteries, bio toilets, bio bags, biodegradable kitchenware, hemp rope, and 7th Generation bathroom-wares.
And, like most Save Marts in town, they will also be operating a Drive-Thru Recycling Center for this year's event! A free, multi-community project to promote recycling, this multi-year initiative is designed for your convenience, with no strings attached - just PLEASE have your recyclables as clean as possible. Bicycles, plastics (HDPE 1,2,3,4&5), plastic bags, glass, all metals (aluminum, tin, lead, steel, etc), paper, cardboard, and household batteries are all welcome. Moreover, garbage deposit will be available to recyclers at the rate of $3 per 35-gallon standard trash bag. All proceeds raised from this recycling initiative will be donated to support local environmental initiatives. Both the store and recycling center will be open 24/7 throughout the event until September 9. No worries, they are set up for maximum capacity!
But most notable here for those on a shoestring is that Save Mart will also be serving as a Rideshare Base during the event. What’s Rideshare? If you need a ride to the playa, as this Save Mart gets so much businesses from folks travelling to the playa every year and throughout the week, it is likely that you will be able to quickly land a ride here to the playa at any hour. Please just remember that offering to help out with gas is sometimes helpful, that not everyone shopping here is even interested in Burning Man, please remember to leave no trace, that everyone must wear a seatbelt in the vehicle, and most importantly, be comfortable with whom you may come to share a ride with. ALSO (drum roll….), if you are flying into Reno, and are wondering how to even get to here, there will be a free shuttle carrying folks from the airport to here in the early evening (when Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods – the other Rideshare Bases – will be closing). Please check out the listing on the Transportation page for more info on the Rideshare Base Shuttle.
What else is in this shopping center? Some banks, restaurants, Radio Shack, and a favorite liquor store among the locals, Ben’s Fine Wine & Spirits.
Any other notable businesses in the area we feel you should know about?
Crystal Ice carries lots of dried ice and regular ice. Turn right on 4th Street off of Keystone Avenue, and they'll be down on your right about ¼ mile.
Further along, Keystone RV Park offers daily, weekly and monthly rates. Showers, laundry and a dump station are among the amenities. Call for rates and reservations. 775-324-5000.
Coming to Reno on the bus or need to leave on the bus? Then you'll want to know where the bus station is hiding, huh? Greyhound Bus Station is located on Stevenson Street, about a mile from here. The easiest way to get there is to follow Keystone south to Second Street. Turn left and it will be on the left, down about ½ mile, next door to the Riveria Lounge and Theme Room hotel. Check schedules by dialing 775-322-2970. Continuing on, look into the Downtown shopping hub.
North of I-80
Coming off the interstate and turning north to Seventh Street is Raley's grocery store. Good quality products, prices accordingly. This Raley's appreciate our business and go out of their way to serve the many Burners who pass through, stocking up on a variety of cool stuff just for us (such as blinky light jewelry, tiki torches, natural foods and organic sections). The parking lot is slightly elevated, making it somewhat tenuous for some trailers or RVs. Less crowded than other grocery parking lots, but there's not much else on the north side of the freeway. If you've headed this way, Shaban Market (for Eastern Mediterranean faire), a CVS drugstore, Jiffy Lube (not the red-light variety), a few gas stations, Starbucks, and bowling alley might tickle some of your other fancies.
AM PM -
700 Keystone Ave. - 775-322-0580 - map
G Save Mart
525 Keystone Ave - 775-786-2150 - map
Crystal Ice & Oil Company
1345 W 4th St - 775-323-5145 - map
G Save Mart
525 Keystone Ave - 775-786-2150 - map
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. Normal hours are 6-1am, but they'll be open 24/7, just for Burning Man! A grocery which also has a pharmacy and some merchandise, they house a wide variety of items specifically for Burning Man. Aquafill filtered-water, water barrels, lots of bulk-water, el-wire kits, goggles, vegan-faire, reusable kitchenware, sushi, …you get the drift. Moreover, a Rideshare Base, Black Rock Bicycles and Kiwanis Bikes, and Recycling can also be found here in abundance! See above in the introduction for more details.
Raley's
701 Keystone Ave - 775-747-0718 - map
Raley's on Keystone will be expanding and increasing inventories for burners, from the basics, to many specialty burner items like blinky light jewelry, tiki torches, natural foods and organic sections. They also now feature Peet's Coffee & Teas.
Reno Asian Supermarket
803 W 5th St - 775-322-8820 - map
Shaban Market
1325 W. 7th St - 775-747-6700 - map
You love dolmas !?! and other Mid-Eastern faire? A small and quaint place with a nice variety, and wonderful hospitality.
Ben's Fine Wine & Spirits
901 W 4th St - 775-323-6277 - map
Pierino's Ristorante Italiano and Donatello's Pizzeria
575 Keystone Ave - 775-322-3492 - map
Pizza Baron
1155 W 4th St # 113 - 775-329-4481 - map
FreshMex (formerly California Super Burrito)
985 W 5th St - 775-324-4770 - map
Port of Subs
417 Keystone Ave - 775-786-1975 - map
Gold 'n Silver
790 W 4th St - 775-323-2696 - map
Round Table Pizza
801 W 4th St - 775-348-7373 - map
Island Sushi Restaurant
953 W 5th St - 775-324-6666 - map
Baskin-Robbins
421 Keystone Ave - 775-322-5575 - map
Knucklehead's Bar & Grill
405 Vine St - 775-323-6500 - map
Keystone Cue & Cushion
935 W 5th St - 775-323-2828 - 775-329-5718 -map
Wireless/Wired Internet Access
UPS Store
561 Keystone Ave - 775-322-5105 - map
US Bank ATM
Keystone Square (inside Save Mart) - map
Wells Fargo
401 Keystone Ave - 775-784-3583 - map
Black Rock Bicycles
7550 Hillview Dr – 775- 972-3336 - map
The only bike outfit in town primarily catered to burners. To rent a bike, please visit the website. However, if you wish to buy a new bike for the playa, or accessories at an unbeatable price, the burners of Black Rock Bicycles are teaming up with the Keystone Save Mart supermarket to sell bikes at the store for the week of Burning Man. Look into the Save Mart listing above on how to get there.
Kiwanis Bike Program
2605 Comstock Road - 775-746-9310 - map
Normally a bike program to benefit kids of all ages, the great folks of the Kiwanis Bike Program receive large numbers of bikes left on the playa each year, and end up setting aside bikes for burners to purchase for Burning Man. There are two ways to purchase one of these bikes, one way is to visit the website for pre-purchase, the other way is the week of Burning Man at the Save Mart supermarket located in this shopping hub. Either way, GET EM WHILE THEY LAST!
Gold Dust West
444 Vine St - 775-323-2211 - 775-786-2545 - map
Motel 6
1400 Stardust Street - 775-747-7390 - 775-747-4527 - map
Travelodge
655 W 4th St - 775-329-3451 - map
Keystone Laundrette
Sportsman Corner Shopping Center - open 7am to 11pm - map
Triple P Discount Store Cigarette & 99 Cent Plus
501 Keystone Ave - 775-324-0360 - map
Smoke-n-Head Shop
975 W. Fifth St. - map
Radio Shack
495 Keystone Ave Ste A - 775-786-0119 - map
Dollar Tree
450 Keystone Ave - 775-323-4998 - map
Warc Thrift Store
201 Keystone Ave - 775-324-1992 - map
2nd Time Around
143 Keystone Avenue - 775-324-7688 - map
RV Parks/RV, Auto, and Truck Rentals
Keystone RV Park
1455 W 4th St - 775-324-5000 - map
Greyhound Bus Lines
155 Stevenson St - 775-322-2970 - 775-322-7056 - map
Kragen Auto Parts
801 W 5th St - 775-329-5353 - map
Midas
490 Keystone Ave - 775-322-3008 - map
Meineke Car Care Center
810 W 4th St - 775-786-4622 - map
Northwest Tire & Service Center
500 W 4th St - 775-323-3339 - map
G Save Mart
55 Keystone Ave - 775-786-2150 - map
This Save Mart goes out of their way for burners and recycling, see description above.
Need more info? Try: Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority, Reno News and Review, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Magazine, Reno Passport, National Traffic and Road Closure Information, PlayReno, NevadaNet, goTahoe.com, Tahoe.com, Fernleynews.com. 
