Activities, Events and Recreation
Welcome to Eastern Nevada Paint Horse Club, where color moves you! We are a small club in eastern Nevada. Enphc has two APHA shows a year. Our shows tend to be more relaxed then those in the big cities.
Small Town. Big Smiles. Fallon and Churchill County are mostly agricultural areas. Although the area is arid, approximately 50,000 acres (200 km2) of its pastureland are irrigated with water from the Truckee–Carson Irrigation District. The principal crop grown here is alfalfa for livestock feed. The “Heart O’ Gold” cantaloupes of Churchill County were once distributed […]
Silver was discovered here in 1900, which sparked one of the biggest mining booms in the state. Many of the town’s buildings, such as the Mizpah Hotel and the Nye County Courthouse, were built in the early 20th century. The Tonopah Historic Mining Park, on the hillside above the town, offers a chance to explore […]
Goldfield, Nevada was born in a hurry. Due to the discovery of Gold in 1902, and grew from two miners to over 20,000 people in just six years. Goldfield lost a significant portion of its population by 1910, not because the gold was gone, but because the cost of mining was too great. As the […]
Goldfield, Nevada – worlds greatest gold camp We are dedicated to bringing to you, the treasures of our town. Goldfield, located in Esmeralda County is 26 miles south of Tonopah and 180 miles north of Las Vegas on US Highway 95. Visitors will get a sense of what it was like to live in gold […]
Join us each Memorial Day Weekend when we celebrate the founding of Tonopah! We have the Nevada State Mining Championships, street dance, parade, bartender races, whiskey and wine tastings, stock car races, Nevada State arm wrestling championships, and much, much more! Events may include Ghost Walks Fishing Derby Summer Rodeo Starry Nights Art Festival Blacksmithing […]
Away from the big city lights of Las Vegas and Reno, Tonopah, Nevada has the unique distinction of having one of the darkest nighttime skies in the country. Take advantage of this rare opportunity where the brightest lights around are what you see in the sky. Travel the star trails after the moon sets, let […]
he Central Nevada Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Nye & Esmeralda counties through our displays and research library made available to the public at the Central Nevada Museum in Tonopah, Nevada. Our rich history, which includes mining, ranching, and life in the Wild West is presented in our small, but well […]
The underground tunnel features a walk down a mine tunnel that intersects one of the original discovery stopes. Named the Burro Tunnel, the “Underground Adventure” is not for the faint of heart! At the end of the tunnel, visitors are able to step into a steel viewing cage and look down the 500′ deep stope. […]
Stationed on the Reno-Stead airport in Reno, NV the Desert Park Raceway is a 0.68 mile paved sprint course with 9 turns. There are several layouts of the track and plenty of races throughout the year to get the whole family involved. The youngest class starts at 5 years old! There are several races that […]