List of Nevada state parks explained

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. 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. The system manages 23 state park units, some of which have multiple units. The Division is headquartered in Carson City and has two management regions statewide: the Northern Region (Fallon Office) and the Southern Region (Las Vegas Office).

Nevada state parks and state recreation areas

Park name	Image	County	Area	Elevation	Estab- lished	Remarks
acres	ha	ft	m
			2182disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5395disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1935	Preserves a section of Beaver Dam Wash in eastern Nevada's most remote state park.
			1116disp=tableNaNdisp=table	6975disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1957	Preserves in situ ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town of Berlin.
			2093disp=tableNaNdisp=table	500disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1996	Overlooks the Colorado River within the town limits of Laughlin.
			1756disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4819disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1935	Showcases a gorge with soft bentonite walls eroded into dramatic spires.
			4063disp=tableNaNdisp=table	7198disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1973	Features a 32acres reservoir in the northern Schell Creek Range.
			152disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4360disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1977	Features a stretch of the Carson River and the site of an 1861 mill built to process silver ore from the Comstock Lode.
			1055disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5348disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1970	Adjoins a 65acres reservoir.
			323disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2340disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2017	Offers trails to fossil beds and archaeological sites. Opened January 2024.
			1696disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4805disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1935	Features a verdant canyon first homesteaded in 1873.
			28889disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4258disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1971	Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10000acres reservoir on the Carson River.
			14301disp=tableNaNdisp=table	7880disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1963	Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry.
			2424disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4137disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1971	Adjoins the 11000acres Rye Patch Reservoir on the Humboldt River.
			3903disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5226disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1983	Surrounds the 1650acres South Fork Reservoir on the South Fork Humboldt River.
			539disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3727disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1974	Preserves the historic Sandstone Ranch established in 1876.
			916disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5869disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1969	Adjoins the 65acres Eagle Valley Reservoir.
			45938disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2464disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1934	Showcases red sandstone formations in Nevada's oldest and largest state park.
			558disp=tableNaNdisp=table	6283disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2011	Managed in conjunction with the California Tahoe Conservancy; 575 acres lie within Nevada while 150 are within El Dorado County, California.
			12312disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4580disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2018	Includes five historic ranch units along a thirty-mile stretch of the East Walker River.
			3772disp=tableNaNdisp=table	5033disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1977	Provides recreation opportunities on Washoe Lake, between Carson City and Reno.
			120disp=tableNaNdisp=table	6250disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1979	Provides water recreation on the northeast shore of 2830acres Wild Horse Reservoir on the Owyhee River.

Nevada state historic parks and sites

Park name	Image	County	Area	Elevation	Estab- lished	Remarks
acres	ha	ft	m
			1.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table	3402disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2005	Preserves a rural schoolhouse used from 1922 to 1967.
			5170disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4255disp=tableNaNdisp=table	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.
			3.6disp=tableNaNdisp=table	4783disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1955	Interprets Nevada's first permanent nonnative settlement, established in 1851 on the California Trail by Mormon pioneers.
			3.16disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1923disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1991	Interprets a partially reconstructed fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855, the first nonnative structure in what would become Las Vegas.
			861disp=tableNaNdisp=table	7054disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1994	Preserves six 30adj=midNaNadj=mid charcoal ovens used from 1876–1879 to produce fuel for smelting silver ore.

Former Nevada state parks

• Floyd Lamb State Park was renamed Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs on July 2, 2007, when ownership was transferred to the City of Las Vegas.
• Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park was operated by Nevada State Parks until June 30, 2011, when ownership was transferred to Douglas County.
• The former Walker Lake State Park became Walker Lake State Recreation Area then ceased to be maintained by the Nevada Division of State Parks.

See also

• List of national parks of the United States

External links

• Nevada State Parks Department of Conservation and Natural Resources