Highway 93 Visitors Guide 2011 Highway

Visitors Discover U.S. Highway 93; Eastern Route Offers Unique Shopping, Outdoor Art, Recreation and More

Driving this North-South route through eastern , visitors discover a treasure trove of shopping, entertainment and recreational opportunities along the way. From the North, Nevada travelers first experience eastern Nevada via the small border town of Jackpot. Originally built as a gaming spot on the Idaho - Nevada border, Jackpot today features several large casinos with big name en- tertainment via lounge and dinner theater shows; hotels with cool swimming pools, gift shops and great restaurants. For those coming into Nevada from the East, Wendover on Alt. U.S. 93-A offers desert drivers their first taste of Ne- vada’s big name entertainment in its large, multipurpose casinos (which often host gaming tournaments) and gourmet dining at affordable prices. Once past the border towns of Jackpot and Wendover, travelers will enjoy the town of Ely, located on the crossroads of U.S. Highway 93, U.S. 50 and U.S. 6. For those driving south from Jackpot, the first stop is Wells where travelers enjoy visiting a trail museum and discovering the town’s old railroad section with newly painted murals. Traveling to Ely from Wendover, small stops along the way in- clude Lages, Fort Schellbourne (once a station for the Pony Express), and then McGill where visitors can stop at the old mining company town’s drugstore mu- seum, antique shop and swimming hole. Whether arriving from the North or East, the U.S. Hwy. 93 traveler finds Ely a great place to stop, shop and enjoy all the outdoor activities. Ely has a variety of hotels and motels, dining opportunities, and recreation to offer. Visitors often stay several days exploring the copper town’s Ghost Train, 18 hole golf course, mu- seums, outdoor historical murals, off road recreation, hiking and more. Local art, Indian trading post, distinctive gift shops, and other shopping opportunities are available to visitors. Two nearby state parks and a national park offer spectacular high desert scenery and wildlife viewing opportunities. Back on their journey, travelers leaving Ely have a choice of routes, either U.S. 93 through Lincoln County or State Route 318 through Lund and Sunnyside. Pio- che, Panaca and Caliente, all historic mining or railroad towns, await travelers driving south on U.S. 93. Five state parks, a carved sandstone gorge, historic buildings and unique gift shops make this route particularly fun for explorers with some time on their schedule. But those in a hurry can choose the state route to enjoy a stretch of highway that is so well maintained, it is used twice each year for a road race that hosts drivers from around the world. (Don’t worry, on those two days the route is closed to regular traffic!) Both routes meet before Ash Springs, a desert oasis that has small farms and was once the home of horse thieves and cattle rustlers! The road winds past Alamo and through the lush Pahranagat Valley which has a National wildlife ref- uge. Picnic tables greet the traveler who is invited to enjoy bird watching at the refuge’s small lakes. From here, it’s less than 100 to , where Ne- vada welcomes millions of people each year from around the world with its amazing sights and sounds. Travelers going on to Laughlin via U.S. 93 can enjoy the offerings of Hender- son, with its small shops, galleries and beautiful old homes. Boulder City on offers the attractions of the lake with shopping and visitor’s center at the Hoover Dam. At last, travel- ers reach Laughlin, a delightful Nevada spot on the beautiful Colorado River. Outlet malls, big name entertainment at some of Nevada’s finest hotels and casinos await the traveler at the end of this unique North-South journey through eastern Nevada. INFORMATION Las Vegas Convention & White Pine Visitors Authority Public Museum 3150 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109 Nevada Commission on Tourism 702-892-0711, www.lasvegasfreedom.com Open Thurs. - Sat. Capitol Complex, 401 N. Carson St. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Carson City, NV 89701 Laughlin Chamber of Commerce 2000 Aultman St., 775-687-4322 1-800-NEVADA-8 Box 77777, Laughlin, NV 89028 Ely, NV www.travelnevada.com 702-298-2214 or 800-227-5245 www.laughlinchamber.com 775-289-4710 Boulder City Chamber of Commerce www.wpmuseum.org

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Caliente Chamber of Commerce Pioche Chamber of Commerce Depot Building - Box 553 PO Box 127, Pioche, NV 89043 McGill Drug Store 100 Depot Ave., Caliente, NV 89008 775-962-5544 www.piochenevada.com Museum 775-726-3129 www.LincolnCountyNevada.com Rachel Information 11 4th St. McGill, NV Cathedral Gorge State Park St. Rt. 377 HCR Box 45, Rachel, NV 89001 (775) 235-7082 Regional Visitor Center PO Box 176, Panaca, NV 89042 775-729-2515 www. www.parks.nv.gov. www.rachel-nevada.com mcgilldrugstoremuseum. cathedral gorge_vc @lcturbonet.com com. Wells Chamber of Commerce 775-728-4460 [email protected] PO Box 615, 395 6th St. Eureka Opera House Wells, NV 89835 PO Box 284, Eureka, NV 89316 775-752-3540, www.wellsnv.com or 775-237-6006 www.chamberofcommerce www.co.eureka.nv/opera05.htm SPORTSWORLD @californiatrailinterpretivecenter.com Great Basin Business & City of West Wendover Tourism Council Tourism & Convention Bureau PO Box 166, Baker, NV 89311 PO Box 2825, 735 Wendover Blvd 775-234-7323 West Wendover, NV 89883 www.greatbasinpark.com 775-664-3138 Great Basin National Park www.westwendovercity.com Hwy 488, Baker, NV 89311 Camping, Fishing, Hunting US Forest Service, Ely Ranger District 775-234-7331, www.nps.gov/grba Full line of Sporting Goods 825 Ave E, Ely, NV 89301 Best Quality and Selection Lincoln County Action Council 775-289-3031

Chamber of Commerce Lay-a-way White Pine Chamber of Commerce PO Box 915, Panaca, NV 89042 All Major Credit Cards accepted 636 Aultman St. Ely, NV 89301 775-728-4460 775-289-8877 fax: 775-289-6144 www.lincolncountynevada.com 1500 Aultman St., e-mail - [email protected] Ely, Nevada 89301 www.whitepinechamber.com Henderson Chamber of Commerce (775) 289-8886

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Jackpot Visitor Information PO Box 549, 2395 Progressive Rd. Eureka Sentinel Museum Eureka Opera House Jackpot, NV 89825 775-755-2229 fax 775-755-2984 www.jackpot-nevada.net 10 South Bateman St. 775-237-6006 Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Phone: 775-237-5010 PO Box 284 3720 Howard Hughes Pkwy. FAX: 775-237-6040 Eureka, NV 89316 www.co.eureka.nv.us www.co.eureka.nv.us Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-735-1616, www.lvchamber.com 2 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Jailhouse Casino & Motel White Pine Chamber of 211 5th St. Ely, NV 89301 Commerce 1-800-841-5430, 775-289-3033 696 Aultman St., Ely, NV 89301 Caliente www.jailhousecasino.com 775-289-8877 Jerry’s Sinclair & Mini Mart e-mail - elycc@whitepinechamber. PO Box 868 / 880 Front St. La Fiesta #3 Ely com Caliente, NV 89008 700 Ave H, Ely, NV 89301 www.whitepinechamber.com 775-726-3189 775-289-4141 White Pine Golf Course Rainbow Canyon Motel Main Motel 151 North Golf Course Drive 880 Front Street 1101 Aultman St., Ely, NV 89301 Ely, NV 89301 Caliente, NV 89008 775-289-4529 1-888-289-4529 775-289-4095, www.elygolfing.com 775-726-3291 Murdock’s Metal & Paint Inc. 201 High St., Ely, NV 89301 Eureka

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700 AVENUE I - HWYS 93-50-6 ELY, NEVADA 4 nue which interprets California Trail, Metropolis Ghost Town Elko County Wells, and Metropolis stories. Or go to Soon after cattle-king Colo- Jackpot the "Old Town Wells" link at http:// nel E.P. Hardesty sold his U7 Jackpot is Nevada’s front door to www.wellsnevada.com. ranch northwest of Wells the so- visitors from Idaho and points north. From In February of 2008, Wells called Pacific Reclamation Com- its beginning, Jackpot offered an was hit with a massive earthquake pany bought land and in 1911 affordable, pleasant change for visitors and that damaged the historic area. Plans advertised what they promised an easy stopping place along the road. In the early 1950’s, Senator Estes are underway for renovations and re- would be a planned community Kefauver of Tennessee investigated the building Wells. Take time to drive of 7,500. A four-block business connection between organized crime and through the historic area to see the district with concrete sidewalks gambling. This was to be his ticket for a history that was and the future that and street lights sprang up and run for the White House in 1954. Like many other states, Idaho had shut down all will be. the railroad laid track to the gambling. The owners of the closed Humboldt Wells booming town. The grandest businesses needed a place to start up At the headwaters of the South Fork three-story hotel between Reno again. Nevada with legalized gambling of the Humboldt River emigrants and Salt Lake City opened, fol- was the logical spot. Jackpot was built to picked up the river they would follow be a tourist town. lowed by the brick high school. Cactus Petes Casino, 12 miles for the next 30 days or so. The wet- Pacific Reclamation sold its south at Mineral Hotsprings, was already lands and the ruts of the California land but water rights were not running. Within two years Cactus Pete Trail descending to the Humboldt secured so Metropolis with- moved just south of the Idaho border. The Wells are still visible. In Wells from Horseshu and Club 93 opened and a new ered. Today sagebrush stands town was born. It didn’t have a name, just corner of 8th Street & Lake Avenue, higher than most of the ruins, “Unincorporated Town Number One” for take 8th Street west about a and exceptions being the graveyard, three years. look to the right to see the wells. the arch and what remains of Jackpot has evolved from a modest stop-over to a complete destination the high school, an above- resort with nationally known entertainment. ground concrete vault rearing up Outdoor recreation opportunities include from hotel ruins, and a monu- hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, ment to mark the passing of fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf, and Old West style adventure. The golf course, hard-working pioneers doomed established in 1971, is an 18-hole public to see their dreams evaporate course with a pro shop, driving range, and into the high d e s e r t lessons available. The Jackpot Recreation air. Free booklet at Interpretive Center offers indoor swimming along with exercise and other fitness opportunities. Wells in the 1890’s. Cow town on Center in Wells. Wells the Transcontinental RR and hub for Spruce Mountain Mining District Discover Historic Wells freight wagons & stagecoaches A soon-to-be-marked ATV rec- on the Walking Tour bound for the mines. reational trail system connects In 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad 135-year-old mining roads founded this town at Humboldt Wells on winding through five ghost the California Trail. The cow town con- towns and by several historic nected Spruce Mountain and White Pine mines accessible by turning County mines to the railhead and packed east off US Highway 93 ap- Front Street saloons with gamblers, rail- proximately 38 miles south of roaders, ranchers, and bullwhack- Wells. ers. Interpretive plaques on 19th century An old west enthusiast's buildings tell the stories of the ranchers, dream, Spruce is literally cov- rustlers, peace officers, train robbers, sa- ered with mine remains includ- ing ore sorter towers, ore cars, loon keepers, bootleggers, and merchants rusty smelters, mine shaft air who kept Wells lively. "In Wells today the buildings date pumps, water systems, and log Get the Walking Tour booklet at the Emi- back to the 1800's and still stand cabins of all types. Miners virtually unchanged since this photo grant Trail Interpretive Center and Visi- found ways to haul huge boilers was taken in 1911." and machinery up to the seven 5 tor's Center at 6th Street & Lake Ave- and eight thousand foot levels with sixteen- Historic Wendover Air Base hanger was used by the 847th mule teams. Not accessible in winter or by A military air base was Squadron. Many other hangers low-clearance vehicles. established in Wendover in 1941. are on the tour. This area is still The location was chosen because of an active airport so care is West Wendover the remoteness of the area. The fact needed when traveling on the West Wendover, like Wells, was a that no large city was near the area base. Follow the signs and service stop for the railroad. The Central was another important factor in the enjoy a look at the history here. Pacific Railroad bypassed the area in 1869, establishment of the base here. The but the Western Pacific piped water from temperate climate made for ideal Northeastern Nevada Pilot Peak and shortened the distance across flying conditions most of the year. There were many the salt flats of in the early 1900’s. A The great expanse of flat land ancient lakes which survive small town of railroad workers lived here for provided good conditions for training today as playas or dry lake beds about ten years. and airfields. with aquifers underground. In The automobile brought the isolation The main role of the base wet years these playas hold of Wendover to a close in 1914. The salt was as a training site for the heavy shallow amounts of water when flats were discovered by race car drivers and bombardment crews of B-17, B-24, the aquifer underneath is full. car manufacturers. The Lincoln Highway, the and B-29 planes. Twenty-one You will see a large playa when first transcontinental highway from New York bombardment groups were trained at you cross White Horse Pass. to San Francisco, passed through Wendover. this site. Bombing around the base This was once Waring Lake. It In the mid 1920’s, Highway 40 connected was conducted for training purposes. was almost a hundred miles Reno and Salt Lake City. On the Utah side, Near the end of the war in 1945, the long. Look out over the valley at businesses to serve the racecars were built. base was used for weapons and Lages Junction. The area is now On the Nevada side, gambling missile development. Later reserve mostly cultivated farmland, establishments, motels, gas stations, and national guard training was held raising primarily alfalfa. The saloons, and cafes were soon built to serve here. In 1975, the base was listed Lake underneath was Steptoe the traveler. on the National Register of Historic and extended into White Pine West Wendover has been a Places and on August 15, 1977, the County almost to Ely. If you go traveler's stopover from the beginning. The base was deeded to the City of on South by way of Pioche and hotels and casinos are matched only by Wendover. Panaca, you will see the valley A self-guided tour of the that was once Spring Lake. This facility is available. The museum lake was more than a hundred and displays are quite interesting. miles long. These lakes existed Buildings available for viewing on the in the late Pleistocene age and tour include operations, control are called pluvial lakes. tower, bomb squadron hangers, As you drive south along officer’s service club, electric switch Highway 93, the Goshute and supply, many barracks, hospital, Mountains are on your right and Early days in Wendover. and headquarters. The Enola Gay on your left after you cross White plane was based here. The Enola Horse Pass. This is a protected those of Reno and Las Vegas for a vacation, Gay Hanger and museum are area for raptors: owls, hawks, weekend, or quick stop, located here. The Enola Gay hanger eagles and others. The wildlife West Wendover offers all kinds of had the only people are doing studies of the outdoor recreation. If you enjoy golf, highly v aul t ed roo f raptors in this area. rated Toana Vista Golf Course has a full- construction on Other wildlife that may service pro golf shop and training center with t h e b a s e be seen depending on the time excellent PGA golf instruction. designed to meet of day include antelope, deer, If your taste runs to biking, hiking, or the requirements elk, coyotes, and rabbits. even horseback riding, you will be sur- of the developing Mountain lion and bobcats rounded here by wonderful places to go. bomber force. inhabit the higher mountains. Clean air and great views are found in every Hanger 835 is the In western books and direction. largest remaining movies, cattle drives are made to The high country outside West Wendover hanger which seem like an ev eryday offers ample opportunity to get out and do f a c e s t h e experience. Nobody writes some hunting and fishing. Scuba diving en- A n c h o r a g e adventures about sheep drives. thusiasts and students come to West Apron. The However, when gold was Wendover from hundreds of miles around to discovered in California, Kit This B-29 monument commemorates experience nearby Blue Lake and Bonneville Carson and his partner figured the crews who flew the first atomic Sea Base where hot springs and naturally all those miners would need to bombardment missions in 1945, high levels of salinity simulate ocean diving eat. There is no evidence that ending WWII. The monument is conditions and provide an array of marine life cattle drives were made into located at the West Wendover Infor- to enjoy year-round. California except for those 6 mation Center. animals which were brought along the main minerals mined. with the wagon trains. White Pine County Ranching also played a ma- Carson and his partner jor part in the history of the made sheep drives using two routes. area. Cattle and sheep raised The first was from Santa Fe, New McGill here were shipped to the eastern Mexico north along the eastern face The Consolidated Copper Company markets. Farming of alfalfa was de- of the Rocky Mountains to the bought water rights to refine the copper veloped to feed the livestock. Oregon Trail in Wyoming. Then ore mined at Ruth. The smelter would The Ely Renaissance Society mu- along the Oregon Trail through South be located where the water was. rals enhance the downtown area and Pass over to the Snake River in Therefore McGill was born. portray our history. A sculpture gar- Idaho and on to Raft River. From McGill is the home of the McGill Drug den and labyrinth add to the outdoor there they turned south on the Store, which is open as a museum. art experience. Visit the Renaissance California Trail and followed it to the This drugstore operated most of the Village to see a collection of homes Humboldt River near Wells. They 20th century for the workers at the Ken- restored to 1900 vintage with wood followed the Humboldt until it went necott smelter. The stock and s t o v e s , into the sink and then turned west everything used to run the business in wringer wash- and crossed the Sierras into the 1970’s is still on the shelves, and ers, and see California. the soda fountain is operating. Don’t how life was The second route came miss this chance to step back in time to lived in days southwest of the Rockies, and a store left just as it was when the last gone by. In- crossed somewhere south of the customers left in the 1970’s. formation is Great Salt Lake. From the crossing available on of the salt flats, the bands entered Ely the website at www.elyrenaissance. Antelope Valley and came out about In the 1870’s and 80’s, White Pine com. A walking/driving Art Trail guide at Schellbourne and cut north to the County was a part of a boom when is available throughout the city. Take Humboldt from there. British money was invested in the silver time to enjoy our outdoor art experi- They left New Mexico with mines. After 1900, came the copper ence. about 9,000 sheep and lost only a boom. For the next 70 years, more than There is much to see and do few on the trip. By the time the Civil a billion dollars in copper was shipped around White Pine County. Great War was over in less than ten years, out of the area. Much of the mining and Basin National Park, Cave Lake, and so many sheep were in California milling done recently was reworking the Ward Charcoal Ovens State Parks, that drives were made into Idaho to waste dumps of the past. Today cop- and the ship the sheep east to Chicago. per, molybdenum, gold and silver are Area are nearby for outdoor recrea- tion. There are excellent hunting and fishing areas. Campgrounds are con- WEST WENDOVER veniently located. Wilderness activities and licensed guides are TOURISM & available. CONVENTION An 18-hole golf course and tennis BUREAU courts provide additional outdoor rec- reation. Located: Special events are scheduled 735 Wendover Blvd. through out the year. The Fire and Ice Snow Sculpture event and Ice If you need Travel & Recrea- Fishing Derby are held in January. A tion Information variety of other events occur For Local and Surrounding throughout the year. Check the web- areas, call: site calendar a t w w w . whitepinechamber.com. Toll Free Phone: There are several museums avail- 1-866-299-2489 able for those interested in exploring Local Phone: the past. The White Pine Public Mu- 1-775-664-3138 seum, located at 2000 Aultman has a Fax: 775-664-2214 wonderful collection of artifacts from the past, a doll collection of several www.westwendovercity.com hundred pieces, and the prehistoric [email protected] Cave Bear. When, Where and How . . . For information, the Chamber of All We Need Is You! Commerce is located at 636 Aultman Street. The website is www. 7 whitepinechamber.com. Ruth than five thousand years. These are 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Ne- Old Ruth was originally the location of the earth’s oldest living things. vada Northern Railway Museum Consolidated Copper Company. When you get up to the end of the was recognized by the readers of Eventually the mine began to overtake road, you will want to see Nevada’s Nevada Magazine as Best place to the town, and the town moved to where only glacier in the cirque near the top Take Kids in Rural Nevada; Best it is now. It became New Ruth, and of Mount Wheeler. Take time to stop Rural Museum; and My Favorite later just Ruth. Kennecott Copper, and on the pull outs along the road. Some Nevada Attraction. It has been fea- then BHP, bought the mine and of the views let you see many miles tured many times on PBS television, reworked the old tailings from the two across the desert into Utah. as well as on The History Channel’s original mining companies. A company Baker is also the site of the Baker “Modern Marvels” show. It is fea- town in the beginning, Ruth’s houses Archeological Site which has been tured in train magazines and travel and buildings have been sold to excavated in recent years to study the guidebooks all over the world. individual owners. Fremont people who lived here The grounds are open year-round thousands of years ago. These except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Lund people were part of the Utah Colorado Eve and Christmas Day and New Lund is one of the settlements of the Plateau Indian group and may have Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day; L.D.S. Church. In 1898 when the church been the forerunners of the Shoshone historic steam and diesel train rides decided to colonize, the Plane ranch and Paiute Indians. These people run from April through January. became the town of Lund, and the hunted deer, antelope, and buffalo These include regular excursions, Maddox ranch became the town of when the animals migrated. The as well as specialty trains (see be- Preston. Some of the original adobe Indians also gathered grasses, roots, low). You are invited to explore this buildings are still in use. Many other and berries to add to their diet. An unique artifact from Nevada’s rich buildings were moved from the ghost informational kiosk explains the site. railroading history. Self-guided and towns of Ward and Taylor. In the dry The Great Basin Visitor Center has guided tours are included in the weather of Nevada, building materials exhibits and information explaining price of a train ride ticket, and are were too scarce to waste. the unique features of the Great Basin also available separately for a nomi- Lund and Preston were located on the area. nal charge. The Gift Shop, offering stage line between Hamilton and Explore the unique Great Basin re- tax-free gifts and souvenirs, is gen- Pioche. The line ran about where the gion and visit the website www. erally open daily, except Tuesdays, Highway 6 and SR 318 Junction is greatbasinheritage.org for information beginning at 8 a.m. today. on the history and geology of the ba- The Nevada Northern Railway’s sin and range country. official season begins in April, with Baker regularly scheduled steam and die- I n 1 8 6 9 , A b s a lom Lehman Don’t Miss the Train -- sel locomotive trains. Rain, snow, homesteaded in the Snake Valley. He NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY sleet or shine, the trains keep run- decided it would be more profitable to MUSEUM ning and almost never has one feed the miners, than to mine a claim. A National Historic Landmark been cancelled due to inclement In 1885, he discovered Lehman Cave. & Unique Treasure in Ely, NV weather. A variety of regular and He began what he called “cave Nevada Northern Railway Museum specialty excursions are offered crawling” that same year. The next year is a National Historic Landmark, lo- through January. he began taking visitors through the cated in rural Ely, Nevada, halfway Specialty trains generally include cave. Almost 800 people visited the between Las Vegas and Salt Lake dinner aboard the train and each cave the first year. City; about 3.5 hours in either direc- has a unique agenda. The popular Lehman Caves is a popular visitor tion. It is, indeed, a Nevada treasure; Rockin’ and Rollin’ Geology Trains, spot today. More information about the but it’s not hidden, buried, or in need feature a fun and interesting pres- Caves is on page 9, including of a special map to find it. The Ne- entation by a local geologist, with a information for advanced ticket sales. vada Northern Railway is America’s show and tell of ore samples and Tours often sell out, so call ahead. best-preserved short line railroad and information on the local copper Some of the apricot trees Lehman the most complete rail facility left in mine and the free prospecting of planted still bloom and produce fruit. the nation. According to the Smith- garnets at Garnet Hill. Dinner on Look at the Great Basin National Park sonian, it is “the best…bar none.” these trains consists of “Cornish Visitor Center to see them. While The Nevada Northern Railway, pasties,” standard miner fare of old. you’re there, have the Ranger show you which began about 1905, is an histori- After a trip on one of these trains, the bristlecone pine trees. As you drive cal railroad, complete with operating who knows, passengers may even up the mountain, more of the steam and diesel locomotive trains. be able to find gold in “these here bristlecone pines grow where you can The 56-acre rail yard contains original hills.” Early reservations are sug- easily see them. Up on the high peaks track and over seventy original build- gested for these and other specialty where the wind bends and whips the ings and structures, including the trains, including the Barbecue little plant life that will grow in such original depot, machine shop, engine Trains, Chocolate Trains, which fea- harsh conditions, the twisted bristlecone house and the iconic coaling tower. ture a “dinner” of chocolate des- have survived, some of them for more It is a treasure the whole family can share. But don’t take our word for it! In 8 serts, the Flyer and the Fourth of July Fire- For that special train enthusiast, we offer cab rides, ca- works Train. boose overnights, and even the unique “Take the Throt- In the fall, we offer the spooktacular Haunted Ghost tle” program, where one (age 18+) can actually drive/ Trains – every Saturday night in October. These are a big operate a locomotive, no experience necessary – under hit and were virtually a complete sell-out in 2010 – and that engineer’s supervision, of course. And, new for 2011, is was with an extra passenger car added on! Christmastime in the opportunity to operate the locomotive with the train Ely is almost unsurpassable; with snow-capped mountains, (i.e. freight cars) attached. Those who have experi- the scent of wood burning stoves and the ability to cut one’s enced the “Take the Throttle” program in the past, have own Christmas tree for just a few dollars. The highlight of said, “it’s been a dream come true” and “the experience the season, however, is Nevada Northern Railway’s Polar of a lifetime.” And, now, in 2011, it’s even better. Express, beginning the day after Thanksgiving. This magical Every February, the renowned Winter Steam Spec- journey to the North Pole includes hot chocolate, cookies tacular Photo Shoots, not only get rave reviews, but re- and a visit with Santa Claus – don’t forget your camera. In sult in award-winning photographs by amateur photogra- the meantime, you can view the video on www.YouTube. phers. And, if you’ve ever wanted to really work on the com. The Gift Shop is well-stocked with Polar Express mer- premier historic railroad in the country, the Nevada chandise for Christmas gifts and souvenirs. 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Also, be very the unique cycling of water in this area, able and allowed other cultural groups careful around abandoned log it can be considered an immense closed who practiced a hunter-gather life style cabins, mines, and other unstable system. In this closed hydrological to adapt to the climate change. There structures. Finally, follow the code, system, there are many mountain are several theories as to what be- “Stay out, stay alive.” ranges that operate like islands, isolated came of the Fremont: 1) they went to by oceans of sage. Great Basin the four-corners region, 2) they were Hiking Trails mountains rise like islands above flat, forced out of the area by two other cul- Hiking trails offer a great way to dry land. This illusion hints at an tural groups: Shoshone and Paiute, enjoy the park. Always carry a important biological truth. Certain and 3) they stayed in the area adapting map, warm clothing, water and species, such as marmots, blue grouse, to the Shoshone and Paiute culture. food when you take a hike. There quaking aspens and bristlecone pine, The Shoshone and Paiute were are many trails in the area. For survive in the region only on these tall, hunter-gathers who made some pot- more information on these, check cool mountains. These populations are tery but were known for their basketry. with a ranger. Several guide stranded on green islands in the desert, Today, these two Native American books are also available for separated from the rest of their kind groups still live in the Great Basin and purchase in the visitor center. much like plants and animals living on contribute greatly to the economy of Mountain View Nature Trail islands in the sea. Nevada with tribal owned businesses. Near the Lehman Caves visitor The Great Basin center is the historic is a vast natural and a short nature trail, The laboratory to study Preserving Our Past Mountain View Nature Trail, three- in detail, such In addition to the natural wonders of tenths of a mile long, is a self- topics as global Great Basin National Park, such as guided loop that begins near the warming or other Lehman Caves, and the Rhodes Cabin and ends at the rear planetary changes ancient bristlecone pines, the park also of the visitor center. Ask for a Trail that may or may not contains many wonders of our shared Guide at the front desk. have resulted from cultural heritage, including old log human activity; the cabins, abandoned mines, rock art, Wheeler Peak Summit Trail The first part of this trail is role of biological and scattered stone tools. More than relatively gentle to the junction with diversity in the maintenance of natural 70 archeological and historic sites are the Alpine Lakes Trail. The trail areas; and the power of evolutionary identified. gradually climbs reaching the ridge change in an organism’s response to a Five of these sites are on the at a saddle (10,874 feet). From constantly changing environment. National Register of Historic Places here, the trail becomes very steep There is literally no other place like the and many more are eligible for the and rocky, gaining over 1,000 feet Great Basin in the United States and register. The stories of hundreds of per mile. The trail becomes a very few places like it in the world. people of many different cultures route following the ridge to the Check the web page at www.nps.gov/ spanning thousands of years are held summit. Plan on this hike taking all grba in these sites. No one knows how day. many more sites and stories remain Alpine Lakes Loop Native Americans of the Great undiscovered in the park. New sites are documented each year. The loop to Stella and Teresa Basin Two important cultural resource Lakes begins at the Bristlecone The earliest known inhabitants of the projects began in 1999. The first is an Parking area. This 2.7 mile hike Great Basin area are known as Paleo- ongoing archeological survey of major offers a leisurely way to view the Indians. They were hunter-gathers who watersheds in the park. The goal of high country. These shallow alpine occupied the area from about 12,000 - the project is to find and document lakes are often surrounded by 8,000 years ago. The second cultural archeological and historic sites that brilliantly colored wildflowers in group, the Archaic, were also hunter- might be threatened by current July and August. gathers but used different types of stone recreational use, such as sites near an Lexington Arch tools. They occupied the area from existing trail or a popular camping spot. About a 30-mile drive south of the about 9,000 - 2,000 years ago. The next The second goal is to document sites visitor center is a six story cultural groups into the area are known that might be threatened by prescribed limestone arch. The first mile of as the Fremont. They were a horticul- or wildland fire. Archeologists working the trail climbs up a steady grade, tural group that built adobe type dwell- on this project travel through the park then levels off before crossing into ings and grew vegetables such as corn. searching for stone tools, old cans and the park. The last quarter mile They still hunted and gathered wild bottles, petroglyphs, and any other climbs several short switchbacks to 10 plants. The Fremont, named after the arch. The trail Activities short and conditions are harsh. to the arch is 1.7 A variety of activities are offered at Alpine communities are miles one-way. the park. Campfire Programs and especially fragile and easily Leashed pets are ranger-lead hikes are offered from damaged. Please remain on allowed on this trail. mid-June to mid-August as weather trails. When traveling cross- and staffing permits. Hikes led by country, avoid damaging Lehman Creek rangers are an informative way to vegetation by staying on durable Trail see the park. Tours of Lehman surfaces such as rock or mineral This trail stretches between Upper Lehman Caves are available throughout the soil. Creek Campground and Wheeler Peak year. CAMPSITES: Backcountry Campground. The one-way distance is 3.4 The new Great Basin Visitor camping is permitted at least 1/4 miles with an elevation change of 2,000 feet. Center opened in 2005. It provides mile from any developed sites (i. The Lehman Creek Trail passes through a information about the Great Basin as e. road, buildings, campground, variety of plant communities and allows you to well as the park. The new center in- etc.) Campsites must be a see the diversity present in the Great Basin. cludes an information lobby, book- minimum of 100 feet away from The lower end of the trail lies in a pinyon- store and exhibit galleries. The trails and water. Camp on juniper forest, then winds into white fir at Lehman Caves Visitor Center at Park mineral soil if possible. Ditching Wheeler Peak Campground. Headquarters (located in front of or leveling of the ground is

Lehman Caves) continues to provide prohibited. Park Weather HUMAN WASTE DISPOSAL: Lehman Cave Tour ticket sales, park There is an 8,000 foot (2,400m) difference information, a bookstore, and audio- Pick a site at least 200 ft (60m) between Wheeler Peak and the valley floor. visual programs. Both centers oper- from water, trails, and campsites. Weather conditions tend to vary with elevation. ate 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Bury waste in a hole 4-8 inches In late spring and early summer, days in the time with extended hours Memorial deep. All toilet paper should be valley may be hot, and still the snowpack may Day to Labor Day. packed out. not have melted at high elevations. The Great Lehman Caves Gift and Cafe (open TRASH: All trash must be Basin is a desert, with low relative humidity and April through October) is located packed out. sharp drops in temperature at night. In the adjacent to the Visitor Center. FIRES: The park recommends summer, fierce afternoon thunderstorms are Ranger guided tours of Lehman the use of stoves for cooking in common. Weather conditions are highly Caves and the self-guided Mountain the backcountry. Fires should variable. Please come prepared for all types of View Nature Trail begin at the Visitor always be small and closely weather. While summer daytime temperatures Center. Restrooms, drinking water attended. If possible use already can be high, it can snow at any time of the year and a day phone are also available. established fire rings. No fires at high elevations. More information may be found on are allowed above 10,000 feet. the Great Basin Web Site at www. Only dead and downed wood Month Avg. max Avg.min. Max. Min. nps.gov/grba. Check the web site for may be collected. Bristlecone January 45 25 57 9 the latest information on weather, pine wood may not be burned. If February 46 27 56 17 ranger programs, and events in the conditions warrant, fires may be March 49 27 65 17 park. prohibited in the backcountry. April 62 37 78 26 Lehman Cave Tours are very BRISTLECONE PINE GROVES: May 70 46 87 24 popular. Cave tours are limited to 20 Bristlecone pine groves are June 80 53 88 39 per tour. Cave Tours often sell out. protected as living museums. July 88 58 95 49 To ensure space, buy your ticket Camping, fires, and wood August 85 58 96 48 early in the day, or in advance over gathering are strictly prohibited. September 74 46 89 27 the telephone. Advanced ticket PETS: Pets are not allowed in October 58 37 80 27 sales are available year round and the backcountry or on trails, ex- November 39 19 51 6 may be purchased one month before cept the Lexington Arch Trail. December 44 23 54 10 the date of the tour. Tickets may be BICYCLES: Bicycles or motor purchased in person at the Visitor driven vehicles are prohibited Center or by phone at (775) 234- except on designated roads. 7331 ext. 242. Phone orders are FIREARMS: Firearms are not Inside Lehman Caves taken from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm allowed in the park. Pacific time. All tickets must be paid DAY USE ZONES: The Wheeler for at the time of purchase. All major Peak Semi-Primitive Day Use credit cards are accepted: Visa, Subzone, the areas within 1/4 MasterCard, Discover Card, Ameri- mile of the Lexington Arch Trail, can Express, and Diners Club. All and the Trail are advance sales are final, so please closed to camping year round. plan carefully. WATER: All surface water Camping in the Backcountry should be chemically treated, In the park, the growing season is filtered, or boiled for 3 minutes. 11

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Campground Information Great Basin National Park offers Pioche several camping areas from which to Guns were the only law, and choose. Wheeler Peak, Upper Pioche made Bodie, Tombstone, and Lehman Creek, Lower Lehman Creek, other better known towns pale in com- and Baker Creek campgrounds are parison. In 1864, an LDS missionary, developed with pit toilets, water, picnic William Hamblin, was led to silver de- posits in the vicinity of Pioche by a tables, tent pads, and campfire grills. Wheeler Peak The nightly fee is $12.00 per site. Paiute Indian. In 1869, Francois L.A. Golden Age and Golden Access Pioche purchased property and Passport holders pay $6.00 per site. Baker Creek Campground - formed the Meadow Valley Mining No more than two vehicles and eight elevation 7,700 feet (2350 m), 32 Company. The mining camp was people are allowed per site. campsites, water, pit toilets, 2 called “Pioche City” and later was Primitive camping facilities within the accessible sites, 3 miles from Visitor known as Pioche. Park are located along Snake Creek Center. Approximate season The town rapidly became the and Strawberry Creek Roads. Picnic opening dates: May through October, largest mining town in southeastern tables and fire pits are provided at Water available in summer only. On Nevada in the early 1870’s. Popula- most sites. A few Snake Creek sites a gravel road. tion estimates showed 10,000 people have pit toilets. Drinking water is Fires: Build fires only in established by 1871. The town gained fame for its available at the dump station near the fire pits and do not leave unattended. “toughest town” reputation, due Lehman Caves Visitor Center from late Firewood: Only dead wood fallen to mostly to confusion over the exact lo- spring through early fall. In winter, the ground may be collected for cation of mining claims. To protect water is available at the Visitor Center. firewood; cutting is prohibited. No their claims, mine owners finally re- All park camping is on a first come, collecting of any Bristlecone Pine sorted to hiring guards. Hired gunmen first served basis; no advance wood and/or wood above 10,000’ is were imported by mine owners for reservations can be made. Campsites permitted. $20 per day - a more certain invest- cannot be “saved” or reserved for Keep a clean camp: Pack out all ment for owners than settling disputes friends or relatives who may be arriving waste. Ditching or leveling of the in court, where bribery often deter- at a later time. Pets must be kept on a ground is prohibited. Please do not mined the final outcome. The sheriff’s leash (6’ or less in length) and/or under wash dishes or hands at water office was reputed to be worth control at all times. Pets are not spigots. $40,000 a year in bribes alone. allowed on the trails. Not even the building of the Lower Lehman Campground - Late fall, winter, and early spring county courthouse was exempt from elevation 7,300 feet (2200 m), 11 weather dictates the availability of corruption. Pioche was designated the campsites, pit toilets, a limited number campsites and water. For more county seat in 1871, and courthouse of pull through sites for small RV’s and information on opening and plans were initiated. At the outset, the trailers, 2 1/2 miles from Visitor Center. closing dates, call the Park at contract was let for $16,000. Instead, Open all year; water is available only (775)-234-7331. construction proceeded on a piece- through the summer. work arrangement with repairs and Upper Lehman Campground - alterations occurring the very first elevation 7,800 feet (2400 m), 24 year. In the end, construction costs campsites, water, pit toilets, one were $75,000. To finance the court- accessible site for small RV or Trailer. house, the Board of Commissioners Three miles from Visitor Center. issued certificates of indebtedness at Approximate season opening dates: a high rate of interest. More script was May through October. Water available issued. Default, followed and the final in summer only. payment, made in 1936, fixed the final Wheeler Peak Campground - cost of the Lincoln County Courthouse elevation 9,950 feet (3000 m ), 37 at $1,000,000. campsites, water, pit toilets, one The fortunes of Pioche dimin- accessible site, 12 miles from Visitor ished in the 1880’s, due to the shut Center. The road is narrow and curvy, down of the principle mines in 1876. and climbs approximately an 8% grade The town has changed little in popula- over the 12 miles. RV’s and trailers tion and industry since 1910, except longer than 24 feet are not allowed. for a boom period during World War Approximate season opening dates: Million Dollar Courthouse II, when it was the second largest pro- early June through September. Water in Pioche ducer of lead and zinc. available in summer only. 12 Today, Pioche is a quiet, picturesque the picturesque line of neat, well- town filled with reminders of its turbu- cared-for “company row” houses just lent past. Pioche is the Lincoln northeast of downtown. County seat, with the “new” court- house a prominent fixture of the Pahranagat Valley: Hiko, Ash town. The annual Labor Day celebra- Springs and Alamo tion is the biggest event of the year, Caliente Railroad Depot The Pahranagat Valley is a bringing visitors from all over the true desert oasis. Note how the desert area. hay for the mining camps in Pioche encroaches on the moist green of the The history of the area is and Delamar. This land was 25 miles valley floor. As soon as the land presented in the Heritage Plays. south of Pioche and 12 miles south of begins to rise even a foot Check the website at www. Panaca. or two, the brown poichenevada.com for dates and cur- A fracas began when E.H. overpowers the green. rent information. Harriman of the Oregon Short Line and Pahranagat means the Panaca Union Pacific pushed tracks from Utah lakes in the Indian Panaca is a small farming to the site of Caliente. Even as Harri- language. The area from community situated approximately man’s crews worked on the line, the the Key Pittman Wildlife halfway between Pioche and Cali- newly formed San Pedro, Los Angeles, area down to the lower ente and a mile east of Highway 93 and Salt Lake Railroad, owned by Wil- end of the lower on S.R. 319. liam Clark claimed the same territory. Pahranagat Lake is all a part of the This historic town houses the These rival groups had sought the oasis. Lincoln County High School and Mid- right-of-way in a canyon big enough The town of Hiko was dle School. only for a single set of tracks. The Un- established in the late 1860’s in the Panaca’s primary industry is ion Pacific had grade stakes set all the north end of the Pahranagat Valley. In farming, but also neighbors one of way into Caliente and on toward Pio- March 1865, Indians who knew of Lincoln County’s five State Parks, che, but a rival group gobbled up silver in the area revealed its location Cathedral Gorge, which hosts year enough of the narrow canyon to set a to Whites. By October, a camp was round camping and exploration. road block in the path of Union Pacific. established at Hiko. The name is said Panaca is the second oldest In 1901, Culvenwell ended the Harri- to have been a Shoshone Indian word community in Nevada, having been man-Clark battle with his shotgun. This meaning “White man” or “White man’s settled by Mormon pioneers in 1864. led to the establishment of Caliente as town.” The community celebrates “Pioneer division point. A “rush” occurred in 1866 and Days” each July. That same year, a post office produced a population of a few opened and the town was surveyed hundred residents. During this year, Caliente and called Calient (Spanish for “hot”) William Raymond purchased many after hot springs found in a cave at the T h e “squatter’s claims” and laid out a town base of the surrounding mountains. m e a d o w s site after obtaining the necessary For more than 40 years, Caliente was around the capital in the East. The new facility, one of the major division points on the junction of the including a five-stamp mill, started up railroad. When steam engines were Meadow Val- in November, 1866. Poor results were replaced by Diesel locomotives in the ley and Clo- found, and by 1871, the mill and 1940’s, the division point moved to Las ver Washes county seat had moved to Pioche. The Vegas. were settled only evidence of this early mining Caliente, with a present day in the early 1860’s by Ike and Dow activity today are the stone ruins and population of 1000, developed in two Barton, two Negro slaves who had the graveyard. parts: north and south of the railroad escaped from Arkansas. Springs are numerous in the tracks. Evidence of the historical na- Charles and William Culver- valley. The waters at Ash Springs are ture of this railroad town can be seen well bought properties and provided very warm indicating a lime formation in its mission-style railroad station and underground. Stream channels have been built to carry this water to the numerous ranches in the valley below Visit Historic Pioche the springs. The run off from Ash Springs Take the Highway 93 Business Loop on SR 321 flows into a lake south of the town of Alamo. This is the Upper Pahranagat Lake and is slightly over 2 miles long and 1/2 mile wide. This lake is Pioche Chamber of Commerce Lincoln County Museum surrounded by trees, brush, and PO Box 127, Pioche, NV 89043 Million Dollar Courthouse grasses and the surrounding area is 775-962-5529 Pioche Heritage Plays designated as a National Wildlife www.piochenevada.com Boot Hill Preserve. This has become a 13 permanent home for birds and Test Site is situated in western Lin- wildlife and a stop over for coln County, close to Rachel. How- migrating birds such as ducks, ever, for obvious reasons, there are geese, quail, herons, swans, no guided tours. Warning signs are pelicans, and many other varieties posted for visitors who get too in- of smaller birds. quisitive. When you enter the Alfalfa is grown and cattle Pahranagat Valley, you leave the are raised here. Western history buffs Great Basin area and enter into the may want to check out the mountains Upper end of the Mohave Desert. surrounding Rachel. The Paiute Indi- You will notice a change in the Rachel, named after Rachel ans left behind artifacts such as ar- vegetation from the pinyon-juniper, Jones, the first child born in the commu- rowheads, petroglyphs and other sage, and rabbit brush to the nity, was founded by D.C. Day in 1978. It signs of encampments. Not far from desert yucca, Joshua trees, and is on Highway 375 which was renamed Rachel are said to be ghost towns full cacti. The elevation is lower and “The Extraterrestrial Highway” by the Ne- of spirits of deceased cowboys. In- the temperatures are much warmer vada Legislature. The community has quire locally for directions. south of the area. been featured in magazines, books, tele- Rachel celebrated its 25th Anniver- Alamo vision shows, and many major newspa- sary in 2003 during Rachel Days. Alamo celebrated its 100th per as the center of UFO activity that has For information check, the website at anniversary in July, 2001. The drawn Sci-Fi fans and visitors from all www.rachel-nevada.com or call 775- town was laid out in 1901 by Fred over the world. 729-2514. Allen, Mike Botts, Bert Riggs, and For the inquisitive, the Nevada William Stewart, and was settled largely by individuals from Fredo- Lincoln County Homecoming, Caliente nia, Arizona. May 27 - 29, 2011 The post office was estab- lished on May 12, 1905. The name The Lincoln County Fair And Rodeo, Panaca - August 4 - 6, 2011 of the town was derived from the Spanish word for ”poplar” and de- Labor Day clebration, Pioche notes the presence of poplar or September 2 - 5, 2011 cottonwood trees in the area. 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775-726-3291 14 Boulder City head City, AZ; and a dusty stretch on Clark County “A World Away For A Day” the Colorado River called South Pointe titles our quaint historic community just that was vacant except for a boarded Las Vegas minutes away from the bright lights of up piece of real estate at the end of a Las Vegas began as a water Las Vegas. Clean, green Boulder City dirt road. South Point eventually be- hole for ancient peoples. When the was built by the United States came the town of Laughlin, named af- climate changed, it was still a water Government to house the workers on ter its pioneer hotelier/investor, Don hole for the Southern Paiutes. The Hoover Dam. Its rich history proves to Laughlin. early Spanish explorers, American be a day trip you won’t want to miss. explorers, and later on Catholic and Mormon missionaries, military expeditions, sheep ranchers, and stagecoach lines all used the water holes of Las Vegas. The is exciting to those who are interested in geology and ancient peoples. Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire are must see spots. Hemeway Park where the Big Las Vegas is like nowhere Horn Sheep come to graze. else in the world. You will find whatever it is you are looking for. The Bridge Plaza Park offers a great Need a bargain in food and lodging? Hoover Dam changed the view over looking Hoover Dam. In- Maybe something a bit luxurious? American Southwest. Now the exqui- formation on the building of the It’s all available. Want atmosphere? site O’Callahan-Tillman Bridge has bridge is well worth the time to stop. Rome? Star Trek? the Old West? added to the Colorado River and Lake Ancient Egypt? Just make your Mead’s majesty. choice. Culture? There are Visit Boulder City to learn more museums, fine arts, rare exhibits, about these marvels and about the races, sports, m u sic , an d town that helped build them. entertainment. It’s all here. If you tire of the exotic, then the great outdoors is also available. Just check the brochure display in any hotel or motel.

Henderson Henderson grew up in 1941 during World War II. The mild climate, available power, land, and water attracted Basic Magnesium, Incorporated to move in. The magnesium plant was built to Historic Boulder Theater where process magnesium oxide. In workers from the dam went to get Boulder City addition to the factory, dormitories, out of the heat. It was the city’s only tents, and commissaries were raised. air-conditioned building in the Although it is in the middle of 1930’s. the desert, there is an Ocean Spray CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Cranberry factory here. No there are no bogs to grow the cranberries. Laughlin 465 Nevada Way These are shipped in. But the Laughlin, NV was born in hard Boulder City, climate, the labor force and the tax times in a boarded up motel on the NV 89005-2424 structure make it profitable to edge of the rugged Mohave Desert 90 process the fruit here. There is also miles southeast of Las Vegas. the Ethel M Chocolates factory and Don Laughlin, a native mid- Ph: (702) 293-2034 their Cactus Garden which is westerner fresh from a successful 10- Fax: (702) 293-0574 delightful. Henderson is spread out year gaming venture in Las Vegas, enough to have a rural atmosphere. flew over the area in his private plane Lake Mead is close by and the Lake in 1964. Below loomed piles of hot, www.bouldercitychamber.com shore offers many possibilities for desolate sand; 11-year old Davis Dam; outdoor activities. a sparsely populated town named Bull- 15 Eastern Nevada State Parks had a reputation as a hideout for stagecoach bandits. Today, the Eastern Nevada features several skillfully constructed Ward unique State Parks. Daytime Charcoal Ovens are some of the temperatures are generally cooler than best preserved charcoal ovens in the urban areas. Fishing is popular at the western U.S. most of the parks from either the shore or boat. The parks offer areas for Spring Valley hiking, photography, bird watching, and wild flower viewing. Wildlife is often HC 74 Box 201, Pioche, NV 89043 seen in the area including coyotes, mule grounds are available with sites for 775-962-5101 , E m a i l : deer, badgers, and rabbits. Mountain tents and trailers. [email protected] lion and ringtail cat are seen in early In the winter months when weather morning or evening in areas away from permits, ice fishing, cross-country is heavy visitation. Antelope and elk may skiing, and ice skating are all popular. located 20 miles east of Pioche. be seen. Many species of birds are With abundant snowfall in the winter, The elevation of this park is 5,800 present including hawks, eagles, owls, Cave Lake holds an annual Snow and feet. The park is open all year al- blue jays, ravens, quail, dove, and other Ice Sculpting contest during January though snow may make winter ac- small varieties. Lizards, snakes, each year. This “Fire and Ice” festival cess difficult. scorpions, skunks and small rodents are is culminated by a fantastic fireworks The Reservoir has often seen. Picnicking and camping display over the frozen lake on Sun- 65-acres where rainbow and are available with facilities for water, day. cutthroat trout can be caught. restrooms, tables, and grills. Rangers Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park Rainbow and brown trout can be are on duty to provide information and PO Box 151761, Ely, NV 89315 found in the stream below the assistance. Check the website at www. 775-728-4460 reservoir. Boat launching, picnick- parks.nv.gov. Email: wardcharcoalovens@sbcglobal. ing, camping, restrooms with The Regional Visitor Center is located net showers, and a RV dump station at the entrance to Cathedral Gorge, of- are available. Visitors also enjoy fering interpretive displays and informa- Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic hiking, exploring and touring the tion about all of eastern Nevada’s seven Park has been a state monument since historic Stone Cabin Museum. state parks. The park and visitor center 1968 but in recent years, the area has The area was first visited by are located just west of US 93, two been developed into a state park. settlers as early as 1866. The miles north of Panaca. There is a self-guided interpretive pioneers named Spring Valley after

trail with brochure that was constructed seeing 150 springs in one day. by the White Pine Middle School in The plentiful water drew settlers 1996, to promote historic and and by the 1870s, the valley had environmental education and for your 132 residents. enjoyment. A current activity guide is posted on the day use area kiosk. Echo Canyon Historic tours and environmental education programs are scheduled HC 74, Box 295, Pioche, NV weekly during the summer months 89043 (May through September). Year round 775-962-5103,Email: echocan- camping and picnicking is available. [email protected] The primitive campground is dry (no water available) and has restroom is Cave Lake facilities. located 12 miles east of Pioche on The six Ward Charcoal Ovens were Nevada State Route 322-86. PO Box 151761, Ely, NV 89315 constructed in late 1875 to produce Fishing for rainbow trout, 775-728-4460, Email: cave- charcoal by Swiss-Italian masons largemouth bass, and crappie is [email protected] called “Carbonari”. The Ward available. The water front has a Charcoal Ovens were operational from boat ramp, parking area, fish- Cave Lake is located about 15 miles 1876 through 1879, during the silver cleaning station, and picnic tables. south of Ely at 7,300 feet elevation. boom years of Ward town site mines. Hiking trails and a campground This is one of the most scenic of the The Ovens were eventually phased out can be found here. The 21/2 mile State Parks. The lake is a 32-acre completely due to the depleted ore Ash Canyon trail loops from the reservoir where visitors can fish for deposits and shortage of available campground through the actual rainbow and brown trout or enjoy timber. The Ward Charcoal Ovens Echo Canyon. It is a wonderful lo- boating and swimming. Two camp- served diverse purposes after their cation for bird and duck-watching, function as charcoal ovens ended. with cormorants, occasionally They sheltered stockmen and loons and pelicans among the 16 prospectors during foul weather, and birds sighted. Caliente and driving 28 miles on a Rainbow Canyon. The one-room graded dirt road. Trailers and motor schoolhouse was built at the railroad homes are not advised. The park is siding of Elgin in 1922, by Reuben open year-round, weather permitting, Bradshaw, a son of he original settler but travel is not advised during winter of the Bradshaw Ranch that is across months. the tracks from Elgin. This little school The park is at an elevation of 5,000 provided grades one through eight, for feet and is an excellent area for hikers the children of railroad workers and and nature lovers. The landscape ranch families several miles up and offers juniper and pinyon pine, deep down Rainbow Canyon. The school canyons, and meandering streams. was used continuously until 1967, Cathedral Gorge State At the 15-acre Schroeder Reservoir, when the last school-age kid Park visitors can hike one-half mile from “graduated” 8th grade and busing ser- Regional the parking lot to the shoreline to fish vice started taking children to the Ele- or swim. The reservoir is stocked with mentary School in Caliente or High Visitor Center rainbow trout. This scenic mountain School in Panaca. It was lived in by a

PO Box 176, park offers a diversity of hiking trails, descendent of the Bradshaws for an- including four developed trails with a other few years, then stood vacant Panaca, NV 89042 total of four miles. until 1998, when the Bradshaw family www.parks.nv.gov The Tunnel Springs Wilderness decided to restore the schoolhouse. It 775-728-4460 Area adjoins the State Park along the re-opened northern and eastern boundaries of for tours in the park, making Beaver Dam State 2000, and Cathedral Gorge Park a great “jumping-off” location for in 2005, the wilderness exploration. Bradsha w

PO Box 176, Panaca, NV 89042 family do- 775-728-4460, Kershaw-Ryan nated the Email: cathedralgorge_vc@lcturbonet. property to com PO Box 985, Caliente, NV 89008 N e v a d a 775-726-3564, E m a i l : k e r - State Parks Cathedral Gorge offers dramatically [email protected] so that it eroded cliffs and spires carved from could be maintained, and open for the native clay. Located 2 miles Kershaw-Ryan State Park is located tours on a more regular basis. Tours northwest of Panaca, this park was in a colorful canyon at the northern are offered during summer months, or established in 1935 to protect the end of Rainbow Canyon. Wild grape by arrangement with the park office at unique features of this long, narrow vines climb up the sheer rock cliffs, Kershaw-Ryan State Park. Fee valley. The park was named for the and the Gambel oaks, cottonwoods, charged. spires and columns that nature has and elms provide shade. The Samuel created from the grayish-tan Kershaw family homesteaded the Old Las Vegas Mormon formations of bentonite-like clay canyon in the 1870’s and sold to Fort deposits from a prehistoric lake bed. James Ryan in the early 1900’s. The Information Center is located Ryan donated the “Kershaw Garden” adjacent to Highway 93 and is open as a public park in 1934 and the Downtown Las Vegas daily. Civilian Conservat i on Corp s Camping, picnicking, and exploring developed picnic sites and a small The first permanent non-native are available year-round. This area is wading pond that year. Floods in settlers in the Las Vegas Valley were enjoyed by photographers as well as 1984 destroyed much of the area and a group of Mormon missionaries who hikers. the park was closed for several years. built an adobe fort along Las Vegas Facilities have been rebuilt in the mid- Creek in 1855. Today remains of their Beaver Dam 1990’s and include two picnic areas, a settlement can be seen along with restroom, and trails. The park is interpretive displays. The Park is located in downtown Las Vegas at the C/0 Cathedral Gorge State Park located three miles south of Caliente. intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard PO Box 176, Panaca, NV 89042 and Washington Avenue. The park is 775-728-4460 Elgin Schoolhouse open all year and offers a glimpse Email: [email protected] back at the early days of the Las Ve-

C/0 Kershaw-Ryan State Park gas valley. An entrance fee is Beaver Dam State Park, located in PO Box 985, Caliente, NV 89008 charged. rugged canyon country near the Utah 775-726-3564, E m a i l : k e r - border is the most out-of-the-way and [email protected] primitive park. It is reached by turning east off Highway 93 six miles north of Located 20 miles south of Caliente, in 17 Additional Camping In addition to the National Parks, other camping opportunities are available in the Great Basin Area. These are managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the US Forest Service (USFS), Nevada Division of Wildlife (NDOW), or the Nevada Division of State Parks (NDSP). All of these have offices in Ely with complete information on each facility. Check for weather and other current fees & information.

Phone Numbers Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - 775-289-1800 U S Forest Service (USFS) - 775-289-3031 NV Department of Wildlife (NDOW) - 775-289-1655 NV Division of State Parks (NDSP) - 775-728-4460

NAME AGENCY ELEVATION # SITES TRAILER ACTIVITIES, REMARKS in feet LENGTH SERVICES, RECOMMEND FACILITIES ED (feet) Cleve Creek BLM 6233 10 24 BFHMPTw Group BBQ Ely Elk BLM 6670 4 No Limit P Tw Elk viewing Fall Viewing Area & Spring Garnet Hill BLM 7280 4 Not Advised P R Tw Scenic Mine Views Goshute BLM 6230 3 20 B F M P Creek Illipah BLM 6840 17 No Limit F H P Tw Road to Hamil- Reservoir ton Meadow BLM 5740 12 Only in overflow B F H P Tw Valley site Ward USFS 7316 Closed 2011 30 ft limit B M P R T $8/night 14 day Reservations required Water 5/1-9/1 limit Mountain for group site Open 6/1-10/1 if water is on Bird Creek USFS 7414 4 picnic $35 to reserve B H M P TwVT Open 6/1– 10/1 if 4 overnight group site for 25 water is on people, fee in- creases for more $8/night for non- group Berry Creek USFS 8202 6 Primitive camp B H M P T Open 6/1-9/30 no water Cherry Creek USFS 6700 3 Primitive camp B H M P T Open 5/1-10/30 no water Kalamazoo USFS 6856 3 Primitive camp B H M P T Open 6/1-9/30 no water Timber USFS 8530 6 camp 25 ft. limit B H M F Tw VT Open 6/1 - 10/1 6 picnic $35 to reserve $8/night 14 day limit Creek group site for 25 fee increases for more

White River USFS 7000 No fee Primitive camp B H M P Tw Open 6/1-10/15 no water Key to Code Letters: B = backcountry exploration nearby, F = fishing, Fw = firewood supplied intermittently, H = hunting, M = mountain hiking/climbing, P = picnicking, R = rockhounding, T = toilet facilities available, Tw = wheelchair-accessible toilet, VT = Vault Toilet, S = Sewage Dump 18 Additional Camping continued

NAME AGENCY ELEVATION # SITES TRAILER ACTIVITIES, REMARKS in feet LENGTH SERVICES, RECOMMEND FACILITIES ED (feet)

East Creek USPS 7545 7 @ $4/night Primitive camp B H M P Tw Open 6/1 - 9/30 no water

Sunnyside NDOW 18 No Linit B F M P R T (Kirch)

Beaver Dam NDSP 5000 24 24 P T F $4 entry/ $10 Group Area Camping

Cathedral NDSP 4800 22 No Limit P T S $4 entry/ $14 Gorge Showers Camping

Echo NDSP 5300 34 No Limit P T F S $4 entry/ $10 Canyon Group Area, Camping Boat Launching

Spring Valley NDSP 5800 37 No Limit P T F S $4 entry/ $14 Group Area, Camping Boat Launching Showers

Ward NDSP 7200 14 No Limit P T Tw M F $4 entry/$10 Charcoal no water Camping Ovens

Cave Lake NDSP 7200 35 No Limit P T F S Group $4 entry/ $14 Area, Boat Camping Launching, Showers

Key to Code Letters: B = backcountry exploration nearby, F = fishing, Fw = firewood supplied intermittently, H = hunting, M = mountain hiking/climbing, P = picnicking, R = rockhounding, T = toilet facilities available, Tw = wheelchair-accessible toilet, VT = Vault Toilet, S = Sewage Dump

Ranger talks and special programs are presented throughout the season. Check with individual parks for a complete schedule.

19 Calendar of Events JANUARY 2011 31– April 3 Laughlin River Stampede, 702- 293 2034 15 & 16 White Pine Fire & Ice Show, PRCA’s top-20 rodeos. Laughlin, 30 Fashions for the Cure (Fashion , Ely, 702-298-2214 or 800-227-5254. Show), Ely, Bristlecone Conven 289-8877 tion Center, 293-0114 14 &15 Old Sheepherders Party, APRIL 2011 30 Tagged Fish Event, Echo Canyon Baker, 234-7300 2 WON Bass Fishing Contest at & Spring Valley State Parks, 30 Rotary Ice Fishing Derby, Cave Callville Bay. 949/366-0030 775-962-5293 Lake State 3 Desert Dash Race, Goldstrike Park, Ely, 289-8877 Canyon, MAY 2011 bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, 7 - 8 Henderson's Art & All That Jazz, FEBRUARY 2011 (702) 293 2034 (702) 293 2034, 4-6, 11 - 13 Winter Steam Spectacu 2 Ultimate Bass Fishing Tourna- bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, lar Photo Shoot, Ely, Nevada ment at Cotton wood Cove, 12 - 15 Silver State Classic “Z2Z Big Northern Railway, 775-289-2085, (702) 293 2034, Red Challenge”, Ely, 289-8877 nnry.com bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com 11 Silver State Classic Car Parade, 6 NV State Railroad Museum Train 2 Community Garage Sale & VW 5:30 pm, Ely, 289-8877 Rides, Feb. - Dec. Saturday & Car Show, 12 Little League Breakfast, 7-11 am, Sunday, with special schedules bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, Ely, Broadbent Park the first two weekends in Dec., (702) 293 2034 14 - 15, & May 20– 21 Angler's bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com 8 - 9 American Bass Fishing Contest Choice Fishing Contest at Call 18 - 19 Mardi Gras Riverwalk Festival, at Callville Bay. Call 310/376-1026 ville Bay. 760/304-4411 Laughlin, 702-298-3321, 9 - 10 Legends Over the Colorado 15 Silver State Classic Challenge 800-227-5245 Fly-In, Laughlin-Bullhead Interna- Car Race, Ely, 289-8877 – you www.visitlaughlin.com tional Airport, 702-298-3321, must be a course worker to 26 American Bass Fishing Tourna- 800-227-5245 watch! or go to www.sscc.us ment At Cottonwood Cove, www.visitlaughlin.com 15 – 17 Wells High School Rodeo, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, 9 Tour de Cure Bicycle Ride, Spon- Wells, 775- 752-3540, (702) 293 2034 sored by the American Diabetes www.wellsnevada.com Association. At the Lakeshore/ 21 Rachel Day Mardi Gras in MARCH 2011 Northshore Roads. Rachael, www.littlealeinn.com, 12 Elks Crab Crack, Bar open 5:00 pm, 702/369-9995 X7483. 775-729-2515 Dinner 6:00 pm, Ely Elks Lodge, 15 - 16 Mardi Gras, Pioche Overland TBA -- Museum Day at White Pine 289-4252 Hotel, 775-962-5895, Public Museum & McGill Drug 12 Spring Fling Craft Fair,10am - 4pm, www.piochenevada.com Store Museum, Ely, 289-4710 Bristlecone Convention Center, 16 Henderson Heritage Parade Ely, 289-3720 & Cultural Festival, JUNE 2011 th 17 - 20 8 Annual PT River Run, 702-267-2171, 4, 11, 18, 25 Ely Renaissance Village Laughlin, 702-298-3321, www.hendersonlive.com Open, 10 am - 4 pm, 800-227-5245 16-17 Laughlin Xtreme Bulls, PRCA’s www.elyrenaissance.com www.visitlaughlin.com top 40 riders. 702-298-2214 or 4 Rotary Golf Tournament, Ely, 17 - 20 45th Annual St. Patrick's 800-227-5254. 289-6272 Parade & Festival, Henderson, 17 Palm Sunday Concert, WP Com 3 - 4 Ultimate Bass Team Tour Fish- bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, munity Choir, Centennial Fine ing Contest at Callville Bay. (702) 293 2034 Arts Building, 900 AultmanSt. Ely, 435/586-2746 19 WON Bass Fishing @ Lake Mead 7:30 pm, 289-2116 11 & 12 Bristlecone Bowman Annual Marina, 23 White Pine 4-H/Chamber of Com 3-D Shoot, Success Loop, Ely, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, merce Easter Egg Hunt, Ely,Lund, 289-6771 or 289-8877 (702) 293 2034 McGill, 775- 289-8877 17 – 18 Wells 14th Annual Fiddle 25 - 27 Boulder City Renaissance 23 Boulder City Annual Easter Egg Contest, Wells High School, Faire, Hunt, 9:30 am at Wilbur Square. 775-752-3540, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, 293-0189 www.wellsnevada.com (702) 293 2034 bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com 18 Angler's Choice Fishing Contest 26 Sunset Racing Event-Triathlon, 27- May 01, 29th Laughlin River Run, at Callville Bay. 760/304-4411 Boulder Beach, 702-525-1087, largest Harley-Davidson-oriented 25 Bath Lumber Home Show, Ely, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, event on the West Coast., 289-3083 26 American Bass Fishing Tourna- 702-298-3321, 800-227-5245 25 Cocktails & Cannons at Cave ment at Cottonwood Cove, www.visitlaughlin.com Lake with Bath Tub Races, Ely, (702) 293 2034 30 - May 1 Spring Jamboree, - 3:00 pm, BBQ at 6:00 pm, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com Fireworks at 9 pm, 289-3720 208 www.westwendovercity.com 22 & 23 High Country Pick Out – Picnic, 11:00 am, Swimming Pool TBA -- Fears, Tears, & Beers Mountain Old Time Country & Bluegrass Park, 235-7233 Bike Enduro, Ely, 289-6042 Acoustic Music, Ward, Mountain 3 Ruth Labor Day Parade, 11 am, Campground, 289-4823, Ely Downtown, BBQ, 5:00 pm, 22 – 23 Wells Fun Run Classic Car Dance, Show, Wells, 752-3540, Fireworks 9 pm, Motorcycle Hill, www.wellsnevada.com 296-0285 or 293-0725 23 Renaissance Village Art Wine Walk 3 Ely Renaissance Village & Farm- 4 – 7 pm www.elyrenaissance.com ers Market, 10 am - 2 pm, 29 - 31 Wells Fun Run Car Show & 289-8877 Shine, 775-752-3540, www.elyrenaissance.com United By Our Children mural is part www.wellsnevada.com 4 McGill Labor Day Fireworks, 9 of Ely’s Outdoor Art Experience 27 - 30 Registration for 11th Annual pm, McGill Ball Park, 289-8877 Senior Games, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 10 Bull Riding at the White Pine- JULY 2011 Ely Senior Center, 289-3709 or County Fair Grounds, Ely, 2 4th of July Scramble, 4-Person 289-8877 289-9882 Red, White, Blue, White Pine Golf 30 Ely Renaissance Village, 10 am - 4 10 Ely Renaissance Village & Course, Ely,12:30pm, 289-4095 pm, www.elyrenaissance.com Farmer's Market, 10 am - 2 pm, 3 Ely Renaissance Living Village, 10 289-8877 am - 4 pm, www.elyrenaissance. AUGUST 2011 www.elyrenaissance.com com 4 - 6 4-H Horse Show -- 289-4459, Ely 10 Wells Race to the Angel Bike, 4 Community Breakfast, 8:00-10:00 4 - 6 Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo, Run, Walk, 752-3540, am, Ely, Bristlecone Con. Center, Panaca, www.wellsnevada.com 289-3720 www.lincolncountynevada.com 14 - 17 World of Speed at Bonne- 5 Ely Parade, 11:00 am, Broadbent 6 & 7 Arts in the Park, 289-8330 or ville, West Wendover, Park to the White Pine County 289-6272, Ely 775-664-3138 Park, 6 Ely Renaissance Village Open, 10 www.westwendovercity.com 2 - 4 Sagebrush Quilter's Annual 4th of am - 4 pm, 16 Z2Z Big Red Challenge, July Quilt Show, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, www.elyrenaissance.com 289-8877, Ely Ely, Centennial Fine Arts Bldg., 12 & 13 White Pine Rodders Car 16 Silver State Classic Car Parade, 289-3102 Show, 289-8888, Ely 5:30 pm, 289-8877, Ely 4 Ely Renaissance Village, 10 am - 4 12-13 Colorado River Regatta, 5,000 17 Ely Renaissance Village & pm, www.elyrenaissance.com inner tube floaters on the Colorado Farmer's Market, 10 am - 2 pm, 4 Fireworks Train, 7 pm Nevada River. www.VisitLaughlin.com www.elyrenaissance.com Northern Railroad, 289-2085, Ely 13 - 19 Races At Bonneville (Speed 17 Silver State Classic Challenge www.nnry.com Week), West Wendover, Car Show, Broadbent Park, 4 Fireworks, 9 pm, White Pine Golf 775-664-3138 289-8877, Ely, sscc.com Course, Ely www.westwendovercity.com 18 Silver State Classic Challenge 4 4th Celebration, Wendover, (775) 13 Ely Renaissance Village Open, 10 Car Race, 289-8877, 664-3138, www.westwendovercity. am- 4 pm, 289-8877, www.sscc.us, Ely com www.elyrenaissance.com 18 – 19 Boulder City Chautauqua, 5 Rockets Over the River, fireworks 19 Cattlewomen’s BBQ at the White bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com over the Colorado, Pine County Fairgrounds, 24 & 25 WPHS Rodeo, 8:00 am, www.VisitLaughlin.com 289-8877, Ely cutting, Rodeo 12:00 noon on 9 Ely Renaissance Village Open, 10 20 Ely Renaissance Village & 9/24 and 8:00 am 9/25, Ely am - 4 pm. Farmer's Market, 10 am - 2 pm, 24 Ely Renaissance Village & www.elyrenaissance.com www.elyrenaissance.com Farmer's Market, 10 am - 2 pm, 9 Angler's Choice Fishing Contest at 20 & 21 White Pine County Fair, www.elyrenaissance.com Callville Bay. 760/304-4411 289-3074 or 289-8877, Ely 25 National Public Lands Day, 16 Ely Renaissance Village 10am - 20 & 21 Horse Racing at White Pine www.lincolncountynevada.com 4pm, www.elyrenaissance.com County Fair Grounds, Ely, 289-8589 24 WON Bass Fishing Contest at 17 & 18 Relay for Life, Ely, or 289-8877 Callville Bay. 949/366-0030 775-289-8877 27 Ely Renaissance Village & Farmers' 25 Mountain Man 13th Annual Tri- 22 - 23 Lund Pioneer Days, Rodeo, Market 10am - 2pm, athlon, Boulder Beach. BBQ, Parade, Games, www.elyrenaissance.com 702-525-1087 Fireworks, 238-5387 25 Air Show, Wendover Air Field, 22 - 23 2nd Annual Snake Valley SEPTEMBER 2011 West Wendover, 775-664-3138, Festival, 234-7265 2 - 5 Labor Day Celebration, Pioche, TBA Dutch Oven Cookoff, Cathedral 23 Ely Renaissance Village Open, www.lincolncountynevada.com Gorge State Park, 10 am - 4pm, 289-8877, 2 McGill Labor Day Parade, 6:00 pm, www.lincolncountynevada.com www.elyrenaissance.com Downtown McGill, 235-7233 3 McGill Town Council Labor Day 21 23 - 11/4 Rachael Red Flag 12-1 air DECEMBER 2011 exercises, Little A'Le'Inn, the only 2 Festival of Trees Auction, Ely, restaurant, bar and motel in 289-3720, town, 775-729-2515. 3 Christmas Parade, 6:30 pm , Ely, 22 WON Bass Fishing Contest at Call- 775-289-3720, www.elynevada.net ville Bay. 949/366-0030 9 - 11 Gingerbread House Competi 28 Ely’s Children's Halloween tion & Christmas Faire, Boulder Party, 2 pm, Bristlecone City, 702-293 2034 Convention Center, 289-3720, bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com 31 Ely Volunteer Firemen's Ball, NOVEMBER 2011 Bristlecone Convention Center, 4 - 5 Silverman Triathlon World 289-4459 or 289-3720 Championship, Lakeshore Drive, North. 702-400-2790. 11 Veteran’s Memorial Service, WP Check local numbers and web Community Choir, 289-2116, Ely pages 19 – 20 Wells Chariot Races, Wells, for additional information. 752-3540, www.wellsnevada.com 25 Christkindlemarkt at the Ely Renais sance Village -- 6:00-9:00 pm 25 Sights, Sounds & Smells of Christmas begins, 289-3720, Ely 26 Christkindlemarkt Ely Renaissance Village, 10 am-4 pm, www.elyrenaissance.com

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