Outdoor Recreation

White Pine County's outdoor recreation is unparalleled.

There is plenty to choose from. Climb majestic Mount Wheeler that is over 13,000 feet in elevation, or visit the Great Basin National Park on the County's eastern border. Fly fish at Cave Lake State Park (which boasts the state record 27 pound German Brown Trout) fourteen miles southeast of Ely, or ski at the Ward Mountain Recreation Area and Trail System, just six miles from the Ely City limits.

Spend an afternoon rock hounding at Garnet Hill. Picnic or camp in one of the area's developed campgrounds. Watch, photograph, or hunt the state's largest elk herd, second largest mule deer herd, and third largest antelope herd. Head for the hills to camp, hike, or fish in any of our streams and you're likely to have an entire mountain to yourself.