Sports & Outdoors
Cave Lake State Park
Under $25A year-round state park centered on a 32-acre reservoir in the Schell Creek Range, known for trout fishing, flat-wake boating, and winter recreation.
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Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Tour a 1905 copper-era rail yard in East Ely and ride behind vintage steam and diesel locomotives.
1100 Avenue A · Ely, NV
About Nevada Northern Railway Museum
The museum occupies the East Ely Yards, a rail complex established in 1905 to serve the area's copper mines and now a National Historic Landmark. The grounds hold more than 70 buildings and structures, 30 miles of track and the Mission Revival depot from 1907. The collection includes three original steam locomotives, among them No. 40, Nevada's official state locomotive, plus an electric engine and several diesels. Themed excursions include Halloween ghost trains and Santa's Reindeer Flyer.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Nevada Northern Railway Museum, ordered by straight-line distance.
9.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
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Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
Under $25Six beehive-shaped 19th-century charcoal ovens in a forested high-desert park in eastern Nevada.
15 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
- Sports & OutdoorsOutdoor Adventure
Great Basin National Park
No admission feeTour Lehman Caves, drive toward 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, walk among ancient bristlecone pines and stargaze.
39 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
