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Key to abbreviations (used when appropriate)
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
NEVADA SITES
Big Bend State Recreation Area (Laughlin)
http://parks.nv.gov/bb.htm
E [picnic, shore and mesquite areas]
Carson Lake Wetlands (Fallon)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/CarsonLake.htm
D
Carson Valley and Jacks Valley (Carson City)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/CarsonValley.htm
D
Cathedral Gorge State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/cg.htm
E
Cave Lake State Park (Ely)
http://parks.nv.gov/cl.htm
E
Corn Creek Field Station (Las Vegas)
http://www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/desertrange/index.htm
E
East Truckee Meadows (Reno-Sparks)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/EastTruckee.htm
D
Eastern Nevada Accessible Birding Trail (Bold type because it's
wonderful!)
Access information about this very special birding trail
W, E, D
Echo Canyon State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/ec.htm
E
Floyd Lamb State Park (Las Vegas)
http://www.vegas.com/sports/recreation/floydlamb.html
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Urban_LV/Floyd_Lamb/Floyd_Lamb.htm
E
Fort Churchill (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/FortChurchill.htm
D
Great Basin National Park (Baker)
http://www.nps.gov/archive/grba/home.htm
W, E
Henderson Bird Viewing Presrve (Henderson)
http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/facilities/BVP/php/BirdPreserve.php
E, W
Kershaw-Ryan State Park (Caliente)
http://parks.nv.gov/kr.htm
E
Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area (Hiko)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Outside_LV/Outside_NE/Pahranagat/Key_Pittman/
Key_Pitt.htm
D [if gate is open] or E
Lake Tahoe State Park, Sand Harbor (Incline Village)
http://parks.nv.gov/lt.htm
E
Mayberry Park [Truckee River] (Reno)
http://www.washoecountyparks.com/pk_search_results.php
W, E
Miller's Rest Stop (Las Vegas)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Favorite/Millers/Millers.htm
D, W, E
Mount Charleston Loop Drive (Las Vegas)
SR-157 to SR-158 to SR-156-bird the turnouts-check feeders in villages. Bird the
endo of Kyle Canyon
D
Oxbow Nature Study Area (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/Oxbow.htm
W, E
Pahranagat NWR (Las Vegas-90 mi. N)
http://www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/pahranagat/
W [to fishing access ramada], E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/RanchoSanRafael.htm
http://www.maycenter.com/RSRP.htm
E, W [some]
Red Rock Canyon NCA (Las Vegas)
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca
/planning_your_visit.html
D, E, W
Rock Park Trail (Sparks/Reno)
http://www.cityofsparks.us/living/parks/all.php
W, E [7 miles along the river, several access points]
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Ruby Valley)
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=392
0&agencyCode=127
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/NV_rubylk.htm
D
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (Denio)
http://www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn/Sheldon/index.html
D
Silver Saddle Ranch (Carson City)
http://www.nv.blm.gov/carson/Recreation/SilverSaddle/SSR.htm
E
South Fork Reservoir (Elko)
http://parks.nv.gov/sf.htm
D, E
Spooner Lake State Park and Spooner Summit (Carson City)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/SpoonerLake.htm
E
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park (Las Vegas)
http://parks.nv.gov/smr.htm
E
Spring Valley State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/sv.htm
E
Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area (Ely)
http://www.ndow.org/about/pubs/wma/wma_steptoe.pdf
D
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (Fallon)
http://www.fws.gov/stillwater/stillwater.html
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/Stillwater.htm
D--be extremely cautious contact this refuge first
Sunset Park (Las Vegas)
http://www.sunsetcities.com/sunset-park/index.html
E [from Sunset Rd. pond, trees etc.]
Swan Lake Nature Study Area (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birdingguide/birdingareas/swanlake.html
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/SwanLake.htm
D, E, W
Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Trail [Tahoe Rim Trail] (Incline Village)
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/TahoeMeadowsInterpretive_6720.asp
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birdingguide/birdingareas/tahoemeadows.html
E [loop]
Torrance Ranch [The Nature Conservancy] (Beatty)
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nevada/press/press95.htm
l
E
Virginia Lake (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/VirginiaLake.htm
E, W
Walker Lake (Hawthorne)
http://www.walkerlake.org/
E
Washoe Lake Mitigation Area (Carson City)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ecosystems/nv.htm
E
Washoe Lake State Park (Carson City)
http://parks.nv.gov/wl.htm#NATURE
E
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Forest (Las Vegas)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Wilderness/WeeThump/WeeThump.htm
http://www.nevadawilderness.org/southern/wee_thump.htm
D, E
Wetlands Park Nature Preserve (Las Vegas)
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/parks/wetlands/Wetland's_Homepage.htm
W, E
Wildhorse State Park (Elko)
http://parks.nv.gov/wh.htm
D [reservoir/campground-North on SR-225 to Mountain City then return-bird
turnouts]
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
NEVADA SITES
Big Bend State Recreation Area (Laughlin)
http://parks.nv.gov/bb.htm
E [picnic, shore and mesquite areas]
Carson Lake Wetlands (Fallon)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/CarsonLake.htm
D
Carson Valley and Jacks Valley (Carson City)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/CarsonValley.htm
D
Cathedral Gorge State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/cg.htm
E
Cave Lake State Park (Ely)
http://parks.nv.gov/cl.htm
E
Corn Creek Field Station (Las Vegas)
http://www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/desertrange/index.htm
E
East Truckee Meadows (Reno-Sparks)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/EastTruckee.htm
D
Eastern Nevada Accessible Birding Trail (Bold type because it's
wonderful!)
Access information about this very special birding trail
W, E, D
Echo Canyon State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/ec.htm
E
Floyd Lamb State Park (Las Vegas)
http://www.vegas.com/sports/recreation/floydlamb.html
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Urban_LV/Floyd_Lamb/Floyd_Lamb.htm
E
Fort Churchill (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/FortChurchill.htm
D
Great Basin National Park (Baker)
http://www.nps.gov/archive/grba/home.htm
W, E
Henderson Bird Viewing Presrve (Henderson)
http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/facilities/BVP/php/BirdPreserve.php
E, W
Kershaw-Ryan State Park (Caliente)
http://parks.nv.gov/kr.htm
E
Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area (Hiko)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Outside_LV/Outside_NE/Pahranagat/Key_Pittman/
Key_Pitt.htm
D [if gate is open] or E
Lake Tahoe State Park, Sand Harbor (Incline Village)
http://parks.nv.gov/lt.htm
E
Mayberry Park [Truckee River] (Reno)
http://www.washoecountyparks.com/pk_search_results.php
W, E
Miller's Rest Stop (Las Vegas)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Bird/Favorite/Millers/Millers.htm
D, W, E
Mount Charleston Loop Drive (Las Vegas)
SR-157 to SR-158 to SR-156-bird the turnouts-check feeders in villages. Bird the
endo of Kyle Canyon
D
Oxbow Nature Study Area (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/Oxbow.htm
W, E
Pahranagat NWR (Las Vegas-90 mi. N)
http://www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/pahranagat/
W [to fishing access ramada], E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/RanchoSanRafael.htm
http://www.maycenter.com/RSRP.htm
E, W [some]
Red Rock Canyon NCA (Las Vegas)
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca
/planning_your_visit.html
D, E, W
Rock Park Trail (Sparks/Reno)
http://www.cityofsparks.us/living/parks/all.php
W, E [7 miles along the river, several access points]
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Ruby Valley)
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=392
0&agencyCode=127
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/NV_rubylk.htm
D
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (Denio)
http://www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn/Sheldon/index.html
D
Silver Saddle Ranch (Carson City)
http://www.nv.blm.gov/carson/Recreation/SilverSaddle/SSR.htm
E
South Fork Reservoir (Elko)
http://parks.nv.gov/sf.htm
D, E
Spooner Lake State Park and Spooner Summit (Carson City)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/SpoonerLake.htm
E
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park (Las Vegas)
http://parks.nv.gov/smr.htm
E
Spring Valley State Park (Pioche)
http://parks.nv.gov/sv.htm
E
Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area (Ely)
http://www.ndow.org/about/pubs/wma/wma_steptoe.pdf
D
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (Fallon)
http://www.fws.gov/stillwater/stillwater.html
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/Stillwater.htm
D--be extremely cautious contact this refuge first
Sunset Park (Las Vegas)
http://www.sunsetcities.com/sunset-park/index.html
E [from Sunset Rd. pond, trees etc.]
Swan Lake Nature Study Area (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birdingguide/birdingareas/swanlake.html
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/SwanLake.htm
D, E, W
Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Trail [Tahoe Rim Trail] (Incline Village)
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/TahoeMeadowsInterpretive_6720.asp
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birdingguide/birdingareas/tahoemeadows.html
E [loop]
Torrance Ranch [The Nature Conservancy] (Beatty)
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nevada/press/press95.htm
l
E
Virginia Lake (Reno)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/VirginiaLake.htm
E, W
Walker Lake (Hawthorne)
http://www.walkerlake.org/
E
Washoe Lake Mitigation Area (Carson City)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ecosystems/nv.htm
E
Washoe Lake State Park (Carson City)
http://parks.nv.gov/wl.htm#NATURE
E
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Forest (Las Vegas)
http://www.birdandhike.com/Wilderness/WeeThump/WeeThump.htm
http://www.nevadawilderness.org/southern/wee_thump.htm
D, E
Wetlands Park Nature Preserve (Las Vegas)
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/parks/wetlands/Wetland's_Homepage.htm
W, E
Wildhorse State Park (Elko)
http://parks.nv.gov/wh.htm
D [reservoir/campground-North on SR-225 to Mountain City then return-bird
turnouts]