Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers.
The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of Stillwater Refuge, Fallon Refuge, and Anaho Island Refuge in western Nevada.
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern Nevada 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, approximately 90 miles north of Las Vegas in Lincoln County, Nevada, is located in the Pacific Flyway, and encompasses 5, 380 acres.
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of the Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada.
Rye Patch Dam and Reservoir are on the Humboldt River about 26 miles upstream from Lovelock, Nevada. The Dam, constructed in 1935-36 and enlarged in 1976, is 78 feet high with a crest length of 1, 074 feet.
Lahontan Dam and Reservoir, on the Carson River store the natural flow of the Carson River along with water diverted from the Truckee River. The dam is a feature of the Newlands Project. There is a powerplant immediately below the dam.
The South Fork Owyhee River flows north through the Owyhee desert, joining the river's East Fork in southwestern Idaho.
There are three popular recreation sites within the Pine Forest Recreation Area: the Blue Lakes, Onion Reservoir and Knott Creek Reservoir. All three have superb scenery. The Blue Lakes are glacial in origin.
One of only two large natural lakes in Nevada, Walker Lake provides habitat for endangered Lahontan cutthroat trout. The 38, 000-acre lake has a shoreline that varies from steep and rocky on the west side to sandy beaches on its east side. Regal Mt.
17 camp sites. Elevation 6, 840 ft. Reservoir provides boating, fishing.
Class I and II floatable river. Primitive camping along Salmon Falls Creek.
Wildhorse Reservoir is an important northeastern Nevada year-round fishery, which also offers excellent ice fishing in the winter (December through early March).
Rolling sagebrush surrounds this scenic area that lies near the base of the majestic Bull Run Mountains. The reservoir is apopular year-round fishery for rainbow and German brown trout. Large mouth bass fishing is usually good during the summermonths.
Located northwest of South Fork State Recreation Area, South Fork Canyon offers access to the South Fork River. Float the river in tubes, kayaks or canoes.
Indian Creek Recreation Area is located in a pine forest at an elevation of 6, 000 feet. The area lies at the edge of the scenic Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately 20 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe.