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 skiing.
Fishing and boating: Fishing and crawdadding are permitted 24 hours a day. Licenses are available in Ely, and a trout stamp is required.
Trails: Motorized vehicles are prohibited on all trails. Four developed hiking trails are maintained. An easy, three-mile round trip can be found on the Steptoe Creek Trail. The trail starts at the lower parking lot and crosses the creek on a series of foot and returns via Success Summit Road.
Winter activities (December through February): Winter recreation is popular at Cave Lake during normal winters when several feet of snow may cover the park. Snowmobiling is allowed within the park on approved dirt roads.
Park weather is highly seasonal with wide variations in temperature. Summertime highs may range from the upper 80s and 90s to the low 40s Fahrenheit. Wintertime highs are often in the 30s and 40s, and nights are often below zero. Extreme lows may reach thirty below zero. Snow is common from early December through early April with several feet on the ground through peak winter months. The remainder of the year is relatively dry, and rain and snow showers are infrequent. Ely, Nevada weather reports are consistent with weather at the park.
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