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Cave Lake State Park offers outstanding recreational opportunities year-round. Stocked with rainbow trout and home to German brown trout, the 32-acre reservoir provides outstanding fishing and boating. Other summer activities include swimming, hiking, camping and mountain biking.
Cave Lake State Park, situated off the Great Basin Highway, just south of Ely, Nevada is a high-elevation hideout at which abounds with spectacular mountain views, jagged rock formations, and Cave Lake. Camp alone-in-nature serenity, with quick access to town if you need it.
This is a beautiful state park with clean facilities and friendly rangers. It is located approximately 12 miles away from Ely, NV. Make sure to pay attention to signage as it is a small sign on the left if heading from Ely.
Cave Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) in the Schell Creek Range, adjacent to Humboldt National Forest, in White Pine County, Nevada.
May 20, 2018 · Cave Lake State Park offers outstanding recreational opportunities year-round. Stocked with rainbow trout and home to German brown trout, the 32-acre reservoir provides outstanding fishing and boating.
History of Cave Lake State Park. The Cave Lake Reservoir was originally built in 1939 by the Isbell Construction Company. The purpose of the lake was to store water for use by the CCC Ranch located to the west in Steptoe Valley.
Cave Lake is one of two state parks near Ely, along US 50 in eastern Nevada, the other being Ward Charcoal Ovens. The lake is a reservoir, formed in 1932 after construction of a dam across Cave Creek, a relatively small drainage in the Schell Creek Range, a few miles east of town, surrounded by land of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Cave Lake State Park is a year-round park exceeding 4,000 acres in Eastern Nevada offering a diverse array of activities, depending on the season. Centered around the 32-acre Cave Lake Reservoir, the park offers boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, swimming and fishing opportunities.
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