Activities, Events and Recreation
With an abundance of silver from the booming Comstock Lode, it was determined that Carson City would make an ideal location for a U.S. Mint, one of seven buildings serving as mints in the U.S. over the last 200 years. The mint at Carson City was a physical manifestation of the success of the Comstock […]
The Carson City Post Office is an imposing late 19th-century building encompassing an entire block in the heart of Carson City. It was the second Federal building erected in Nevada (the first was the U.S. Mint), although it housed the third location of the Carson City Post Office. The cornerstone for this building was laid […]
This Gothic Revival church was built at a cost of $5,500 from 1867 to 1868, five years after the parish was organized. The first service was held in the church on August 9, 1868, although it was not consecrated until June 1870. The rectory, which stands to the south of the church, was built as […]
A historical location that now is home to a music venue, two theaters, a ballroom, a pottery studio, an out door stage and gift shop. The Expresso Yourself is now open to allow you to enjoy a cup of java while shopping the wide array of products from local artists. A former brewery with a […]
Nevada’s longest-operating brewery was established in Carson City by John Wagner in 1860 during the rush to Virginia City. Business was prospering by 1864, so a new two-story brewery was built in 1865 in the commercial form of Classical Revival, on the corner of Division and King streets, where it stands today. The brewery and […]
Constructed in 1862, one of the first hotels in Carson City was also one of the state’s most elegant and became the main stage stop in Carson City. It consists of two utilitarian buildings, a two-story one on the south and a three-story one on the north, each with Italianate details. The St. Charles-Muller’s Hotel […]
Where The Wabuska Railroad Station is located at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, on Hwy. 395 (Carson St.) at Fairview Ave. in Carson City. The museum is open to the public 8:30am to 4:30pm daily; there is a fee for adult admission. History The Wabuska Railroad Station was erected in 1906 by the Southern Pacific […]
The Douglas County Shooting range is an open range located at 902 Dump Road, just before the transfer station. Pistol Range with distances of 25′, 50′, and 100′ Rifle Range with distances of 100′, 200′, and 300′ Cement Pads Covered tables / benches Bring your own targets Automatic guns with a permit only
The Carson Rifle and Pistol Club is a non-profit, incorporated in Nevada. Our purpose is to promote social welfare and public safety, to educate and train citizens in the safe and efficient handling of small arms, to encourage organized small arms shooting programs for sporting purposes, and to encourage lawful ownership and proper use of […]
We specialize in various recreational and competitive shotgun shooting sports. Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, 5-Stand and Wobble Trap We are located close to the Carson City Airport and only 20 minutes away from Reno, Nevada. Shooting Leagues available. History In the spring of 1942 ten dedicated shotgun shooters had an idea to form a trap […]