Images from the 2010 Fire and Ice festival, held January 16 and 17 in Ely, Nevada are courtesy of Steve Weaver, Nevada State Parks, and Kevin Sullivan, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Division of State Parks is holding its second public workshop on the park’s management plan revision for Valley of Fire State Park. The park management plan is more than 15 years old and must be revised to address visitation increases and impacts to the park facilities and scenic beauty. Potential new [...]
CALIENTE, Nev. — The long-awaited site restoration of the old Schroeder Dam at Beaver Dam State Park has finally been completed. As a result, the main access road into the park has been re-opened to the public, subject to seasonal weather related closures. After the January, 2005 flood in Lincoln County, the water capacity of [...]
OVERTON, Nev. — The 8th Annual Halloween Jubilee will be held at Valley of Fire State Park on October 31, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This year’s event is located at the Atlatl Rock picnic area and will feature outdoor fun, games, prizes and of course, candy. Halloween costumes are encouraged, but are [...]
WASHOE VALLEY, Nev. — Nevada State Parks is hosting a Dutch-oven cooking event on Saturday, August 29. Join Washoe Lake State Park rangers for the experience of preparing, cooking and sampling chow like potatoes, cobblers and entrees made in a Dutch oven. Dutch-oven cooking is an historic type of cooking in America, brought over from [...]
SILVER SPRINGS, Nev.—Join Fort Churchill rangers and astronomers, Jay Lawson and Adam Kremers, for an evening of star gazing on May 23, 2009. The evening event will begin shortly after sunset in the parking lot just west of the Buckland Cemetery. Lawson, an amateur astronomer, will bring his 24-inch reflector tracking scope and Kremers, formerly [...]
CALIENTE, Nev.— A new 15 unit campground at Kershaw-Ryan State Park will open Monday, March 30, 2009. The opening of the new facilities adds to the park’s many amenities, including potable water, shade armadas, tables and grills, flush toilets, coin operated showers and an RV dump station. One of the new camp sites is designed [...]
INCLINE VILLAGE / STATELINE, Nev. — Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park is requesting public comment for open boat ramp operating hours and days of the week, at both the Sand Harbor and Cave Rock launch facilities. Effective November 1, 2008, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is requiring that aquatic invasive species boat inspectors be present [...]
Fossil House and campground closed until further notice, park fee waived BERLIN-ICHTHYOSAUR STATE PARK, Nev.—Heavier than normal snow accumulations have made some of the main attractions at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, such as the Ichthyosaur Fossil House and campground, inaccessible by vehicle. As a result, the campground will be closed and Fossil House tours will be [...]
