Lahontan State Recreation Area

The Lahontan State Recreation Area is located on the Carson River in western Nevada. Lahontan became a Nevada State Recreation Area on July 1, 1971. The recreation area is open all year, and includes the Lahontan Dam, a 162 feet high, 1,700 feet long dam completed in 1915.

Most of the park lies below 4,000 ft. in elevation, and is dominated by high desert sagebrush, although cottonwoods and willow trees can be found along the shore of the lake. The park is located about 45 miles northeast of Nevada's Capital, Carson City.

References

Nevada Division of State Parks

External links

Lahontan State Recreation Area web site

Protected Areas of Nevada

National Park Service

Great Basin National Park • Lake Mead National Recreation Area • Death Valley National Park • Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

National Forests

Humboldt-Toiyabe • Inyo

National Conservation Areas

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area • Sloan Canyon

National Wilderness Areas

Alta Toquima Wilderness • Arc Dome Wilderness • Boundary Peak Wilderness • Currant Mountain Wilderness • East Humboldt Wilderness • Jarbidge Wilderness • Mt. Rose Wilderness • Quinn Canyon Wilderness • Ruby Mountains Wilderness • Mount Charleston Wilderness Area • Table Mountain Wilderness • Grant Range Wilderness • Mt. Moriah Wilderness • Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness

National Wildlife Refuges

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge • Desert National Wildlife Refuge • Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge • Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

State Parks

Historic Parks:	Belmont Courthouse • Fort Churchill • Mormon Station • Old Las Vegas Mormon • Ward Charcoal Ovens
Recreation Areas:	Big Bend • Lahontan • Rye Patch • South Fork • Walker Lake • Wild Horse
Other:	Beaver Dam • Berlin-Ichthyosaur • Cathedral Gorge • Cave Lake • Dayton • Echo Canyon • Kershaw-Ryan • Lake Tahoe-Nevada • Spring Mountain Ranch • Spring Valley • Valley of Fire • Washoe Lake
Previous:	Floyd Lamb

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