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Mammoths, lions and camels once roamed along wetlands just north of what is now known as Las Vegas, Nevada. Their history is preserved at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and is ready to be discovered.
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument was established as the 405th unit of the National Park Service Dec. 19, 2014.
The monument is 22,650 acres. It is located just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, and stretches along US Highway 95 north of Aliante. |
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Black Rock Desert |
The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a silt playa 100 miles north of Reno, Nevada that encompasses more than 300,000 acres of land and contains more than 120 miles of historic trails.
The region is extremely dry for the majority of the year, though it partially floods, and even freezes, during the winter months. Best known for hosting the annual Burning Man Event in the Black Rock Playa, an area that stretches for 35 miles just south of the small town of Gerlach to the edge of the Black Rock Range. |
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Extraterrestrial Highway |
| The Extraterrestrial Highway is a long stretch of Nevada State Highway 375. The 98 miles has only the small town of Rachel along its expanse, but because of its proximity to the famed "Area 51," fans claim it is one of the most "visited" areas in the country. |
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| Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the colossal inland sea that once covered most of Nevada. |
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