 | | Pioneer Territory Nevada | | | Welcome to Pioneer Territory Nevada! Nevada's Pioneer Territory is a land of ghost towns and historic mining towns, where gold and silver fortunes were won and lost during Nevada's famous era of boom and bust a century ago. The region is also home to vast scenic vistas, geologic wonderlands, and the ever-present Nevada mountains. |
| | | | Mountain biking is popular in the Toiyabe and Toquima ranges, where visitors can watch wild horses, burros, antelope, deer and elk roam freely while pedaling over summits or coasting into valleys. Sandboarding and paragliding are the latest adventure trends at Amargosa Dunes, where dune buggies and all-terrain vehicles scoot over the amazing mounds of natural sand.Must visit attractions in Pioneer Territory include Death Valley National Park, two national wildlife refuges: Pahranagat, and Ash Meadows, famous for the mysterious Devil's Hole and its tiny endangered pupfish; and nine state parks, recreation areas and historic sites: Cathedral Gorge, Echo Canyon, Beaver Dam, Berlin-Ichthyosaur, Spring Valley and Kershaw-Ryan state parks; Belmont Courthouse and Fort Churchill state historic sites and Walker Lake state recreation area. |
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