Learn about all the fun things you can see and do in Churchill County...

Area Attractions

There are many things to see and do in Churchill County! Click on the items below for more information about these historic sites.

	Hidden Cave/Grimes Point “Hidden Cave” was named because of the difficulty in finding its small opening. In the mid-1920’s, the cave was visited by four school boys, the first 20th century humans to do so. The cave has since been excavated three times: once in 1940, again in 1951, and finally in 1979-1980. A high proportion of the artifacts found in Hidden cave were unbroken and arranged in concentrations. That led to the conclusion that 3,500 to 3,800 years ago people used Hidden Cave more for a cache site than for their own shelter.		Sand Mountain/Sand Springs Pony Express Station This area is located 25 miles east of Fallon on Highway 50. Managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the sand dunes of the 4,795 acre recreation site provide challenge and excitement for many types of off-highway vehicle use. Many people visiting the area also take time to explore the historic 1860 Pony Express station and to learn about the plants and animals of the Great Basin at the Sand Springs Desert Study Area.

	Lahontan Dam Lahontan Dam was completed in 1914 as part of the Newlands Irrigation Project which brings water to the valley for use in agriculture.		Lahontan State Park Lahontan State Recreation Area is located on the Carson River, 18 miles west of Fallon and 45 miles northeast of Nevada's Capital, Carson City, via U.S. Highway 50. The Reno-Sparks metropolitan area is slightly over one hour away by auto. You can access the park from two entrances: U.S. Highway 50 east of Silver Springs and U.S. Highway 95 south of Silver Springs. The reservoir is almost 17 miles long with 69 miles of shoreline. When full, it contains 10,000 surface acres of water.

	Soda Lakes Big Soda and Little Soda Lakes are recreational spots today. Historically businesses – like the one featured in this photo -- evaporated water from these lakes to produce soda which was used in the making of soap, glass, paper, calico printing, bleaching, dyeing, and other chemical operations.		Sillwater Wildlife Refuge Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Lahontan Valley, near the community of Fallon, sixty miles east of Reno. The Stillwater wetlands are well-known to birders, as this area has been designated a site of international importance by the Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network because of the hundreds of thousands of shorebirds, such as Long-billed dowitcher, Black-necked stilt, and American avocet passing through during migration. Photo are courtesy of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service