Douglas County, Nevada
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- Ambrosetti Pond — Wildlife · Douglas County, NV
Small valley pond near Genoa used by local birders and anglers along the Carson Valley foothill edge. A compact Douglas County wildlife stop for waterfowl an…
- Cave Rock — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Dramatic andesite volcanic plug rising from the east shore of Lake Tahoe, sacred to the Washoe people and pierced by twin highway tunnels on US-50. Cave Rock…
- Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park — Historic · Douglas County, NV
Preserved Carson Valley ranch core from the 1857 Dangberg family homestead, with eight historic structures set against the Sierra front. Day-use park grounds…
- Double Springs — Historic · Douglas County, NV
Roadside historic waystation site on the old Esmeralda road at a pair of natural springs south of Gardnerville / Carson Valley—also known as Round Tent Ranch…
- Fay-Luther / Jobs Peak Ranch Trail System — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Carson Valley foothill trail network at the base of Jobs Peak with dual trailheads (Jobs Peak Ranch and Fay-Luther). Hikers get bridged stream crossings, int…
- Genoa Peak — Natural · Douglas County, NV
9,150-ft summit on the Carson Range crest above Genoa and Lake Tahoe, reached via the popular Genoa Peak OHV Road / multi-use trail system from Spooner Summi…
- Mormon Station State Historic Park — Historic · Douglas County, NV
Nevada’s first permanent non-native settlement site in Genoa, founded in 1851 as a California Trail trading post before the Sierra crossing. The state histor…
- Mount Siegel — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Dominant summit of the Pine Nut Mountains east of Carson Valley, rising above open sage and pinyon-juniper slopes. Offers broad views across the Pine Nuts to…
- Mountain House — Historic · Douglas County, NV
Historical stage-and-ranch locale in southern Carson Valley / Topaz approaches, recorded as a populated place on early maps. A thin Douglas County historic f…
- Pinyon Trail — Natural · Douglas County, NV
BLM–Douglas County–Carson Valley Trails Association multi-use loop in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Gardnerville. A moderately challenging ~5.3-mile circuit…
- Round Mound — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Forested knoll on Tahoe’s east shore near Round Hill Pines / Nevada Beach with a short public loop trail to a granite-crowned summit. Classic lake overlook o…
- Spooner Lake — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Aspen-ringed reservoir and trailhead hub of Spooner Lake & Backcountry (Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park). Visitor center, amphitheater, a flat ~2-mile lakeside …
- Topaz Lake Recreation Area — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Douglas County park on the Nevada shore of Topaz Lake, a Sierra-front reservoir on the NV/CA line along US-395. Public boat ramp, developed and primitive cam…
- Van Sickle Bi-State Park — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Nevada State Parks unit (with California Tahoe Conservancy partnership) just above Stateline/Heavenly Village, with easy-to-moderate forest trails, picnic si…
- Walley's Hot Springs — Hot Spring · Douglas County, NV
Nevada’s oldest continually operating hot-springs resort, established by David Walley in 1862 at natural mineral springs 1.5 miles from Genoa. Five outdoor m…