Sports & Outdoors
South Fork State Recreation Area
Check pricesA Nevada state recreation area built around a reservoir, with marsh, meadowlands and hills just south of Elko.
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Museums
Western Folklife Center
A nonprofit cultural center in Elko that presents poetry, music, craft, and exhibits about the American West and hosts the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
501 Railroad Street, Elko, Nevada 89801 · Elko, NV
About Western Folklife Center
The Western Folklife Center is a nonprofit in Elko, Nevada that works to celebrate the traditions, voices, and stories of the American West. It hosts exhibits, theater, music, and poetry events, and it presents the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Its headquarters is the Pioneer Building on Railroad Street, a structure with roots going back to an 1868 tent saloon and a current building finished in 1912-1913. Visitors can also find a gift shop at the building entrance and a calendar of upcoming events.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Western Folklife Center, ordered by straight-line distance.
