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).[[2]]
| Park name | Image | County or
counties | Area[3] | Elevation[1] | Estab-
lished | Remarks |
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| acres | ha | ft | m |
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| Beaver Dam State Park | Lincoln | 2182|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 5348|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1935 | Preserves a section of Beaver Dam Wash in eastern Nevada's most remote state park. |
| Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park | Nye | 1116|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 6975|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1957 | Preserves in situ ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town of Berlin. |
| Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area | Clark | 2105|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | | | 1996 | Overlooks the Colorado River within the town limits of Laughlin. |
| Cathedral Gorge State Park | Lincoln | 1632|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4819|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1935 | Showcases a gorge with soft bentonite walls eroded into dramatic spires. |
| Cave Lake State Park | White Pine | 4081|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 7198|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1973 | 32|acre|adj=on}} reservoir in the northern Schell Creek Range. |
| Dayton State Park | Lyon | 152|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4360|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 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 | Lincoln | 1055|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 5348|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1970 | 65|acre|ha|adj=on}} reservoir. |
| Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site | Lincoln | 0.7|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 3402|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 2005 | Preserves a rural schoolhouse used from 1922–1967. Closed since 2008 due to unrepaired flood damage on Nevada State Route 317. |
| Fort Churchill State Historic Park | Lyon | 3944|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4255|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 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. |
| Kershaw–Ryan State Park | Lincoln | 265|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4805|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1935 | Features a verdant canyon first homesteaded in 1873. |
| Lahontan State Recreation Area | Churchill,
Lyon | 28892|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4258|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1971 | 10000|acre|ha|adj=on}} reservoir on the Carson River. |
| Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park | Carson City, Washoe County | 14,301|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 7880|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1963 | Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry. |
| Mormon Station State Historic Park | Douglas | 3.5|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4783|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 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 | Clark | 3|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1923|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1991 | Interprets a partially reconstructed fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855, the first nonnative structure in what would become Las Vegas. |
| Rye Patch State Recreation Area | Pershing | 2449|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 4137|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1971 | 11000|acre|ha|adj=on}} Rye Patch Reservoir on the Humboldt River. |
| South Fork State Recreation Area | Elko | 3903|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 5226|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1983 | 1650|acre|ha|adj=on}} South Fork Reservoir on the South Fork Humboldt River. |
| Spring Mountain Ranch State Park | Clark | 539|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 3727|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1974 | Preserves the historic Sandstone Ranch established in 1876. |
| Spring Valley State Park | Lincoln | 927|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 5869|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1969 | 65|acre|ha|adj=on}} Eagle Valley Reservoir. |
| Valley of Fire State Park | Clark | 45938|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 2464|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1934 [2] | Showcases red sandstone formations in Nevada's oldest and largest state park. |
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| Van Sickle Bi-State Park | Douglas | 725|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 6283|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 2011 | Managed by the Nevada Division of State Parks in conjunction with the California Tahoe Conservancy; 575 acres lie within Nevada while 150 are within El Dorado County, California. |
| Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park | White Pine | 700|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 7054|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1994 | 30|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} charcoal ovens used from 1876–1879 to produce fuel for smelting silver ore. |
| Washoe Lake State Park | Washoe | 3775|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 5033|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1977 | Provides recreation opportunities on Washoe Lake, between Carson City and Reno. |
| Wild Horse State Recreation Area | Elko | 120|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 6250|ft|m|disp=table|sortable=on}} | 1979 | 2830|acre|ha|adj=on}} Wild Horse Reservoir on the Owyhee River. |
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1. ^ {{cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/wwv_flow.accept |publisher=United States Geological Survey}}
2. ^http://parks.nv.gov/learn/park-histories/valley-of-fire-history
3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://parks.nv.gov/contact |title=Contact |publisher=Nevada State Parks |accessdate=February 2, 2017}}
4. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://lands.nv.gov/docs/Land_Inventory.pdf |title=Inventory of State Lands |publisher=Nevada Division of State Lands |date=May 2016 |accessdate=February 2, 2017}} Area figures are rounded.
5. ^1 {{cite web | title=Parks and Recreation |url=http://www.nevadamagazine.com/issues/read/silver_trails_parks_and_recreation/ |magazine=Nevada Magazine |first=Charlie |last=Johnson |date=September–October 2011 |publisher=Nevada Commission on Tourism |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119164402/http://www.nevadamagazine.com/issues/read/silver_trails_parks_and_recreation/ |archivedate=January 19, 2013 | accessdate =September 11, 2012}}