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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
Beaver Dam State Park Lincoln 2,182 883 5,348 1,630 1935 Preserves a section of Beaver Dam Wash in eastern Nevada's most remote state park.
Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park Berlin-Icthyosaur St. Park.jpg Nye 1,116 452 6,975 2,126 1957 Preserves in situ ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town of Berlin.
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area Clark 2,105 852 500 150 1996 Overlooks the Colorado River within the town limits of Laughlin.
Cathedral Gorge State Park Eroded columns in Cathedral Gorge State Park (3193580920).jpg Lincoln 1,632 660 4,819 1,469 1935 Showcases a gorge with soft bentonite walls eroded into dramatic spires.
Cave Lake State Park Cavelakeoverlook.JPG White Pine 4,081 1,652 7,198 2,194 1973 Features a 32-acre (13 ha) reservoir in the northern Schell Creek Range.
Dayton State Park Lyon 152 62 4,360 1,330 1977 Features a stretch of the Carson River and the site of an 1861 mill built to process silver ore from the Comstock Lode.
Echo Canyon State Park Echocyn.jpg Lincoln 1,055 427 5,348 1,630 1970 Adjoins a 65-acre (26 ha) reservoir.
Ice Age Fossils State Park Clark 315 127 2,340 710 2017 Offers trails to fossil beds and archaeological sites. Opened January 2024.
Kershaw–Ryan State Park 2015-01-15 15 21 40 Sign at the main entrance to Kershaw Ryan State Park, Nevada.JPG Lincoln 265 107 4,805 1,465 1935 Features a verdant canyon first homesteaded in 1873.
Lahontan State Recreation Area Lahontan.jpg Churchill,
Lyon
28,892 11,692 4,258 1,298 1971 Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) reservoir on the Carson River.
Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park Marlette Lake dhReno.jpg Carson City, Washoe County 14,301 5,787 7,880 2,400 1963 Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry.
Rye Patch State Recreation Area Rye-Patch-Reservoir-Nevada-NASA-ISS014-E-17916.JPG Pershing 2,449 991 4,137 1,261 1971 Adjoins the 11,000-acre (4,500 ha) Rye Patch Reservoir on the Humboldt River.
South Fork State Recreation Area SoForkReservoirNV.jpg Elko 3,903 1,579 5,226 1,593 1983 Surrounds the 1,650-acre (670 ha) South Fork Reservoir on the South Fork Humboldt River.
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.jpg Clark 539 218 3,727 1,136 1974 Preserves the historic Sandstone Ranch established in 1876.
Spring Valley State Park 2015-01-15 13 08 41 View east across Eagle Valley Reservoir in Spring Valley State Park, Nevada.JPG Lincoln 927 375 5,869 1,789 1969 Adjoins the 65-acre (26 ha) Eagle Valley Reservoir.
Valley of Fire State Park Valley of Fire Nevada10.jpg Clark 45,938 18,590 2,464 751 1934 Showcases red sandstone formations in Nevada's oldest and largest state park.
Van Sickle Bi-State Park Douglas 725 293 6,283 1,915 2011 Managed in conjunction with the California Tahoe Conservancy; 575 acres lie within Nevada while 150 are within El Dorado County, California.
Walker River State Recreation Area Lyon 12,856 5,203 4,580 1,400 2018 Includes five historic ranch units along a thirty-mile stretch of the East Walker River.
Washoe Lake State Park Washoe Lake State Park (2101158767).jpg Washoe 3,775 1,528 5,033 1,534 1977 Provides recreation opportunities on Washoe Lake, between Carson City and Reno.
Wild Horse State Recreation Area North Wildhorse Recreation Area on Elko District (7692152228).jpg Elko 120 49 6,250 1,900 1979 Provides water recreation on the northeast shore of 2,830-acre (1,150 ha) 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
Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site.jpg Lincoln 0.7 0.28 3,402 1,037 2005 Preserves a rural schoolhouse used from 1922 to 1967.
Fort Churchill State Historic Park Fort Churchill, Nevada Ruins 1.JPG Lyon 3,944 1,596 4,255 1,297 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.
Mormon Station State Historic Park Mormon Station in 1958.tif Douglas 3.5 1.4 4,783 1,458 1955 Interprets Nevada's first permanent nonnative settlement, established in 1851 on the California Trail by Mormon pioneers.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park Old Mormon Fort (8227858878).jpg Clark 3 1.2 1,923 586 1991 Interprets a partially reconstructed fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855, the first nonnative structure in what would become Las Vegas.
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park Ward Charcoal Ovens Nevada USA.jpg White Pine 700 280 7,054 2,150 1994 Preserves six 30-foot-high (9.1 m) charcoal ovens used from 1876–1879 to produce fuel for smelting silver ore.

Former Nevada state parks

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