List of Nevada state parks

Map of State Parks of Nevada
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State parks; State historic parks; State recreation areas

This list of Nevada state parks comprises protected areas managed by the U.S. state of Nevada, which include state parks, state historic sites, and state recreation areas. There are currently 25 state park units, with Van Sickle Bi-State Park slated to open in summer 2011 as a partnership between Nevada and California.^[1] The system is managed by the Nevada Division of State Parks within the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Division of State Parks was created by an act of the Nevada Legislature in 1963.^[2] Their mission statement reads: "The Division of State Parks plans, develops and maintains a system of parks and recreation areas for the use and enjoyment of residents and visitors. The Division also preserves areas of scenic, historic and scientific significance in Nevada."^[2] The parks are grouped into a Northern Region and a Southern Region.^[3]

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  Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park
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  Cathedral Gorge State Park
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  Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
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  Washoe Lake State Park

List of current state parks

Park name	Image	County or counties	Area in acres (ha)[4]	Elevation[5]	Year estab- lished[4]	Remarks[4]
Beaver Dam State Park		Lincoln	&100000000000023930000002,393 acres (968 ha)	&100000000000053480000005,348 ft (1,630 m)	1935	Preserves a section of Beaver Dam Wash in eastern Nevada's most remote state park.
Belmont Courthouse State Historic Park		Nye		&100000000000073920000007,392 ft (2,253 m)	1974	Interprets a partially restored 1876 courthouse in the ghost town of Belmont.
Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park		Nye	&100000000000015400000001,540 acres (620 ha)	&100000000000069750000006,975 ft (2,126 m)	1957	Preserves several in situ ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town of Berlin.
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area		Clark			1996	Overlooks the Colorado River within the town limits of Laughlin.
Cathedral Gorge State Park		Lincoln	&100000000000016080000001,608 acres (651 ha)	&100000000000048190000004,819 ft (1,469 m)	1935	Showcases a gorge with soft bentonite walls eroded into dramatic spires.
Cave Lake State Park		White Pine	&100000000000041600000004,160 acres (1,680 ha)	&100000000000071980000007,198 ft (2,194 m)		Features a 32-acre (13 ha) reservoir in the northern Schell Creek Range.
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park		Douglas	&100000000000000050000005 acres (2.0 ha)	&100000000000047050000004,705 ft (1,434 m)		Offers tours of structures from one of Nevada's first ranches, established in 1857.
Dayton State Park		Lyon	&10000000000000152000000152 acres (62 ha)	&100000000000043600000004,360 ft (1,330 m)	1977	Features a stretch of the Carson River and the site of an 1861 mill built to process silver ore from the Comstock Lode.
Echo Canyon State Park		Lincoln	&100000000000010800000001,080 acres (440 ha)	&100000000000053480000005,348 ft (1,630 m)	1970	Adjoins a 65-acre (26 ha) reservoir.
Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site		Lincoln		&100000000000034020000003,402 ft (1,037 m)	2005	Preserves a rural schoolhouse used from 1922–1967. Closed since 2008 due to unrepaired flood damage on Nevada State Route 317.
Fort Churchill State Historic Park		Lyon		&100000000000042550000004,255 ft (1,297 m)	1957	Encompasses the ruins of a U.S. Army fort staffed 1860–1869, plus a waystation on the Pony Express and Central Overland Routes, and a corridor along the Carson River connecting to Lahontan State Recreation Area.
Kershaw–Ryan State Park		Lincoln		&100000000000048050000004,805 ft (1,465 m)	1935	Features a verdant canyon first homesteaded in 1873.
Lahontan State Recreation Area		Churchill and Lyon		&100000000000042580000004,258 ft (1,298 m)	1971	Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) reservoir on the Carson River.
Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park		Carson City and Washoe	&1000000000001430100000014,301 acres (5,787 ha)	&100000000000078800000007,880 ft (2,400 m)	1963	Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry.
Mormon Station State Historic Park		Douglas	&100000000000000035000003.5 acres (1.4 ha)	&100000000000047830000004,783 ft (1,458 m)	1955	Interprets Nevada's first permanent nonnative settlement, established in 1851 on the California Trail by Mormon pioneers.
Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park		Clark		&100000000000019230000001,923 ft (586 m)	1991[6]	Interprets a partially reconstructed fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855, the first nonnative structure in what would become Las Vegas.
Rye Patch State Recreation Area		Pershing		&100000000000041370000004,137 ft (1,261 m)	1971	Adjoins the 11,000-acre (4,500 ha) Rye Patch Reservoir on the Humboldt River.
South Fork State Recreation Area		Elko	&100000000000040000000004,000 acres (1,600 ha)	&100000000000052260000005,226 ft (1,593 m)		Surrounds the 1,650-acre (670 ha) South Fork Reservoir on the South Fork Humboldt River.
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park		Clark	&10000000000000520000000520 acres (210 ha)	&100000000000037270000003,727 ft (1,136 m)	1974	Preserves the historic Sandstone Ranch established in 1876.
Spring Valley State Park		Lincoln		&100000000000058690000005,869 ft (1,789 m)	1969	Adjoins the 65-acre (26 ha) Eagle Valley Reservoir.
Valley of Fire State Park		Clark	&1000000000003488000000034,880 acres (14,120 ha)	&100000000000024640000002,464 ft (751 m)	1935	Showcases red sandstone formations in Nevada's oldest and largest state park.
Van Sickle Bi-State Park		Douglas	&10000000000000725000000725 acres (293 ha)	&100000000000062830000006,283 ft (1,915 m)	2011	Managed by the Nevada Division of State Parks in conjunction with the California State Parks. 575 acres lie within Nevada while 150 are within El Dorado County, California.
Walker Lake State Recreation Area		Mineral		&100000000000041930000004,193 ft (1,278 m)		Provides recreation opportunities on the west shore of Walker Lake
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park		White Pine	&10000000000000160000000160 acres (65 ha)	&100000000000070540000007,054 ft (2,150 m)	1994	Preserves six 30-foot-high (9.1 m) charcoal ovens used from 1876–1879 to produce fuel for smelting silver ore.
Washoe Lake State Park		Washoe	&100000000000080530000008,053 acres (3,259 ha)	&100000000000050330000005,033 ft (1,534 m)	1977	Provides recreation opportunities on Washoe Lake, between Carson City and Reno.
Wild Horse State Recreation Area		Elko	&10000000000000140000000140 acres (57 ha)	&100000000000062500000006,250 ft (1,910 m)		Provides water recreation on the northeast shore of 2,830-acre (1,150 ha) Wild Horse Reservoir on the Owyhee River.

Previous parks

• Floyd Lamb State Park renamed on July 2, 2007 to Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs and ownership transferred to the City of Las Vegas

See also

• List of U.S. national parks

References

1. ^ "Van Sickle Bi-State Park". Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide. National Geographic Society. http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/van-sickle-bi-state-park/sie5698279F0D880465D.. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mission and Objectives". Nevada Division of State Parks. http://parks.nv.gov/mission.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
3. ^ "Listing of Nevada State Parks and Regional Offices". Nevada Division of State Parks. 2011-03-14. http://parks.nv.gov/regionsoff.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} All data come from respective Nevada State Parks webpage unless otherwise noted.
5. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/wwv_flow.accept. 
6. ^ Puit, Glenn (1997-12-14). "Living History". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, Nev.): pp. 1B. 

External links

• Nevada Division of State Parks