Cathedral Gorge State Park

Only In Nevada

Cathedral Gorge State Park

Untamed, unspoiled, and gloriously rough around the edges. Welcome to your next adventure.

Nevada is a lot of things at the same time. Neon-buzzing boulevards and wide-open roads. Spectacular stage shows and star-studded skies. The most right-now art and million-year-old rock rock formations. Glitz. Glam. Grit. And endless surprises. The point is, whether you’re in the mood to swank it up at the planet’s best resorts, seek solitude at some of the nation’s most secluded and breathtaking parks, or simply let the road lead you to your life’s most exciting, unpredicted, and unwritten next chapters, your heart and mind are in the exact right state: the Silver State. In other words: Welcome to Nevada.

Highlights

  • 600+ Ghost Towns—More Than “Live” Ones
  • Basque Dinner Houses and Sagebrush Saloons
  • Oddball Attractions and Far-Out Art

Topa! Basque-ing in Nevada Culture

Hailing from a mountainous, New Jersey-sized region straddling France and Spain, the Basque people came first for the gold and then later for the sheepherding. Those who stayed in Nevada held onto their culture and that spirit remains vibrant throughout Nevada today.

Dig Into Basque Culture
basque dance

So what’ll it be? All-to-yourself highways and dirt-road horizons, intriguing attractions and far-out art, endless outdoor playgrounds and #nofilter-worthy wilderness… and much, much more? How about all of the above and beyond? You’ve come to the right place.

Videos, Podcasts & Playlists

Experience Nevada

The Silver State is an awe-inspiring place. But don’t just take our (written) word for it. See and hear it for yourself. Dive into our trove of videos, podcasts, and playlists—and you’ll be pressing play on an only-in-Nevada excursion of your own before you know it.

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True Tales & Travel Tips

Featured Stories

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Outdoor Recreation

Get Outside Guide: Summer in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains

Outdoor Recreation

Après Everything: How to Win Winter in the Silver State

Outdoor Recreation

NEVADA CAMPING: Bring On That Resting Relaxation Face

Outdoor Recreation

Capturing the Nevada Landscape One Timelapse At A Time

Outdoor Recreation

Nevada-fy Your Next Zoom Meeting With These Virtual Backgrounds

Outdoor Recreation

Find Your Flock: 6 Premier Perches for Birding in Nevada

Outdoor Recreation

16 Ways To Give Ordinary Adventure The Heave-Ho

Outdoor Recreation

18 Reasons to Steer Clear of Elko County
Road Trips

Road Trips

Get off your phone (in many parts of this gloriously off-grid state, it’s just an expensive camera anyway), study your map, and start seeking some thrills.

Road Trips

Get off your phone (in many parts of this gloriously off-grid state, it’s just an expensive camera anyway), study your map, and start seeking some thrills.

Weird Nevada

Weird Nevada

There are some things that are just so Nevada, you have to see ‘em to believe ’em.

Weird Nevada

There are some things that are just so Nevada, you have to see ‘em to believe ’em.

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Nevada’s Original Gems

Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestrial

Nevada Ghost Towns

Nevada Ghost Towns

Rockhounding & Mining

Mining & Rockhounding

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Stargazing

Nevada Stargazing

Sagebrush Saloons

Sagebrush Saloons

Ready to start planning?

Stuck in the grind? We’ve written the escape manual. Get your hands on the surprising scenery, intriguing towns, weird attractions, and other endless only-in-Nevada experiences that make this place so damn special.

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Seasons in Nevada

Nevada is a land of extremes. And the weather is no exception. The peak-studded, high-desert north is known for warm days and sharply cooling nights. Meanwhile, the arid, low-desert south temperatures can teeter into triple-digit territory on the reg. And, believe it or not, it can rain or snow literally any time. Anywhere. That’s why the real pros roll with a down jacket over their bikini and pack both flip-flops and boots. So let us walk you through how to navigate the weather around here. One season at a time.

Nevada Weather

Summer

Summer in Nevada

Fall

Fall in Nevada

Winter

Winter in Nevada

Spring

Spring in Nevada

#TravelNevada

Be sure to hashtag your stuff and rub virtual elbows with your fellow voyagers. Oh, and feel free to grab our attention. We’re @travelnevada on all the things. If we love your pic, we might ask to re-share it on our feeds and make you all kinds of Insta-famous.

Still one of my favorite scenes. I remember taking a few photos with a composition set-up looking east (toward Pyramid Lake) until I noticed a glow over my shoulder. I turned to witness this tableau unfolding before me. Definitely a surprise that pretty much floored me. . . . #renotahoe #travelnevada #onlyinnv #cloudscape #eveningsky #nevada #nevadadesert #naturalnevada
#GuruRoad restoration is just around the corner! Sign up now to take a trip down #DoobyLane with us! Projects include rock painting, upkeep, and trash picking. All ages welcome! http://blackrockdesert.org/guru-road-2019/⁣ #fbrhr #blackrockdesert #artinstallation #stewardship #optoutside #burnerbyway
Torchbearer maineflycastings doing work with his beast sling at Pyramid Lake with pyramidflyco while on the first vedavoogear Torchbearer RendezVoo -- 📸: jrizzle50 • • • #vedavoo #betteramericangear #handbuilt #handcrafted #americanmade #madeinusa #flyfishing #flytying #fishing #trout #keepemwet #travel #cutthroat #outdoors #pyramidlake #nevada #travelnevada #maplesyrup #vedavootorchbearers #lohantoncutthroat
Pyramid lake is not all ladders and shoulder to shoulder fishing
Man burns in less than 6 months 🔥 . . . #Burner #burningman2018 #burningman #nightphotography #USA #olympustg5 #traveler #travelNevada #Nevada #wanderlust #artwork #Art #artgram #art #love #Desert #bike #tbt #throwbackthursday
Check out all the must-see burningman artwork located beyond the playa in #RenoTahoe ☮️ Visit the link in our bio! ⬆️
Early mornings with @travelnevada & @discovery on Pyramid Lake.
Paintbrush and Lupine blooming with our camp behind it in the aspens. It was a cold and wet week up there but nothing beats camping and relaxing with friends. #nevada #nevadaphile #exploreNevada #nevadasky #getoutside #Wilderness #travelnevada #howtonevada #nvmag #nevadawildflower #wildflower #flowers #wildflowerseason #nevadaflower #lupine #paintbrush #aspen #trees #greatbasin #mountains #peak #highcountry #canyon #dfmi #homemeansnevada #battleborn #nevadacamping #camping #scenery
Is this ‘Reel’ Life?!?! 🎣⠀ .⠀ Fishing Pyramid Lake has been high up on Josh’s fishing spot bucket list for years... among way too many other lakes, rivers and streams 😒. Now, after years of it sitting at the top of that list, we finally crossed it off! ⠀ .⠀ And boy, fish it we did... well Josh fished the hell out of it, Cass just fished when she felt like it 😜⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #pyramidlake #flyfishing #troutbum #thetugisthedrug #catchandrelease #flyfishingjunkie #flyfishingnation #flyfishinggirls #lahontancutthroat #nevada #travelnevada #vanlife #vanlifediaries #projectvanlife #adVANtures #lifeontheroad #liveyouradventure #keepitwild #dirtbagdiaries #exploremore #getoutside #neverstopexploring #NeverIdle #HeyLetsGo #roadtrip #roadtrippin #wishtowander
Don’t stop believing... hold onto that feeeeelingggg 🎼🎧 . Sometimes we all need a sign to keep on keeping on. Well this is that sign... it’s rather large too 😂 . I’ve mentioned a few times that Reno is the gateway to Burning Man and because of that and our relationship with the arts, we often are graced with past installations being installed around the city. . This beauty is “Believe” by Jeff Schomberg and Laura Kimpton and was on the playa in 2013.
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