Activities, Events and Recreation
Originally a working railroad connecting the mines near Ely (Nevada) to the main railroads near Wells, NV where ore and processed materials where shipped to processing plants and supplies, mail and people could reach the remote Ely area. Today, the East Ely Depot is a State of Nevada Museum. Volunteers operate the Northern Nevada Railway […]
The White Pine County Golf Course is located just north of beautiful Ely, Nevada just off Highway 93 across from the Fairgrounds. With spectacular views of the Schell Creek Mountain Range on the east and the Egan Mountain Range to the southwest, you’ll find a wonderful place to slow down, relax and play a few […]
The White Pine Fire and Ice Festival will be spectacular. Take the opportunity to enjoy the food, ice bowling, golf, sledding, skating, and ice fishing both Saturday and Sunday. All sculptures must be completed by 3 p.m. Sunday with the winners announced that evening at 6 p.m. right before the fireworks show. Gather around bonfires […]
For the past three decades, driving enthusiasts from around the world have gathered on the third Sunday of May and September in the Nevada high desert for the running of some truly unique automotive events. Their amazing journey traverses 90 to 120 miles of closed, two-lane public highway, comprised of long fast straights, sweeping corners, […]
In Memory. This monument is dedicated to the members of the 509th Composite Group, United States Air Force, who trained at the Wendover, Utah, Army Air Force Base in 1944-45, for the vital, secret mission of delivering the first atomic bombs on Japanese targets in August 1945. The combined efforts of all members of the […]
The Historic Wendover Airfield will be hosting our 2019 Air Show on Saturday September 28, 2019. Please join us in Wendover, Utah for an enjoyable day of aviation and military history. On display will be both modern and vintage aircraft, military displays, Utah Military Vehicle Club and the Arizona Ground Crew WWII Living Historians. Come […]
Wendover Field was conceived during the late 1930s, and Congress appropriated funds in 1940 for the acquisition of land for bombing and gunnery ranges. Wendover was selected because of the Great Salt Lake desert with its shimmering salt flats and other vast uninhabited terrain. In 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt had established the “Manhattan Engineer […]
The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge headquarters is your destination for refuge information. Personnel are generally at this location daily, Monday thru Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Informational brochures are available outside the office for weekend visitors. The refuge office is located in Ruby Valley, in Elko County, about 65 miles south and […]
Whether hiking, hunting, camping, or fishing, your visit will be enriched with the wildlife of Pahranagat NWR. Boating Non-motorized boats or boats with electric motors are permitted on Middle Marsh Unit and Lower Lake throughout the year, and on Upper Lake from February 1 through September 30. Upper Lake is closed to boating October 1-January […]
Ruby Mountain Brewing Company is located on Angel Creek ranch in Clover Valley, at the base of the East Humbolt range of Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. Established in 1994, Ruby Mountain Brewing is Nevada’s only microbrewery brewing and packaging beer for off premise sale in kegs, bottles and party pigs. Our award winning beers are available […]