Activities, Events and Recreation
State Park A year-round park that offers outstanding recreational opportunities. It features a 32-acre reservoir and provides excellent trout fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, camping and picnicking. The 4,500-acre park is at an elevation of 7,300 feet in the Schell Creek Range adjacent to the Humboldt National Forest. Winter activities include ice-skating, ice fishing and cross-country […]
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park was first established in 1957 to protect and display North America’s most abundant concentration and largest known ichthyosaur fossils. The park also preserves the turn-of-the-20th century mining town of Berlin, as well as the Diana Mine. Ichthyosaurs (pronounced “ick-thee-o-sores”) were ancient marine reptiles that swam in a warm ocean covering central Nevada […]
No services or facilities, free self guided tour. Belmont Courthouse is located on the southeast slope of the Toquima Range at an elevation of about 8,000 feet. It derives its name from the French “Beaumont” or “beautiful mountain.” Located in central Nevada, about 45 miles north of Tonopah and surrounded by true frontier country, Belmont […]
Nevada State park offering camping, fishing, hiking. Eastern Nevada’s most remote park and is a popular area for hikers and nature enthusiasts who enjoy its primitive and rustic character. The 5,500-acre park is located approximately 34 miles east of Caliente adjacent to the Utah border. Riding ATVs at this time is prohibited inside the park.
Amenities: Classrooms, Picnic Areas, Playground, Skate Park, Outdoor Water Park, Gymnasium, Fitness Center and Room Rental Reservations. At the Cambridge Recreation Center, there is so much going on, adults, seniors and children will have a hard time deciding. Children can enroll in classes on tumbling, martial arts, music and more. For all the sports addicted […]
Fort Churchill was once an active U.S. Army fort. Built in 1861 to provide protection for early settlers, it was abandoned nine years later. Today the ruins are preserved in a state of arrested decay. A visitor center displays information and artifacts of the fort’s history. The Pony Express and the Overland Telegraph once passed […]
Red Rock Canyon was designated as Nevada’s first National Conservation Area. The area is 195,819 acres and is visited by more than one million people each year. In marked contrast to a town geared to entertainment and gaming, Red Rock Canyon offers enticements of a different nature including a 13-mile scenic drive, more than 30 […]