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The park is located in a part of Nevada that in prehistoric times was under Lake Lahontan.When the lake had receded lower than the present-day reservoir, by about 23,000 years ago, animals such as camels, horses, rabbits, and squirrels would drink from the river, and some of their fossils have been found about 14 miles (23 km) north of the dam.
Originally located near West Olive (Port Sheldon) on Lake Michigan (1916–1927) it re-located to Duck Lake, near Whitehall, Michigan, in 1927 the property was acquired by the Nature Conservancy in the early 1970s and is now part of Duck Lake State Park. Gerald R. Ford was a camp staff member there in 1927–28. Camp Silver Lake
Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) reservoir on the Carson River. Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park: Carson City, Washoe County: 14,301 5,787: 7,880 2,400: 1963: Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry. Rye Patch State Recreation Area: Pershing: 2,424 981: 4,137 1,261: 1971
Location: Pershing County, Nevada: Coordinates: 1]: Purpose: Irrigation: Status: In use: Opening date: 1936: Operator(s): Pershing County Water Conservation District: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Earth-fill: Impounds: Humboldt River: Height: 78 ft (24 m): Length: 1,074 ft (327 m): Reservoir; Creates: Rye Patch Reservoir: Total capacity: 213,000 acre⋅ft (263,000,000 m 3) [2]: Surface area ...
Location: Lyon and Churchill counties, Nevada, United States: Nearest city: Fallon, Nevada: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 28,892.3 acres (11,692.3 ha) [2]: Elevation: 4,157 ft (1,267 m) [1]: Established: 1971: Administered by: Nevada Division of State Parks: Visitors: 58,838 vehicles (in 2017) [3]: Designation: Nevada state park: Website: Official website: Lahontan State Recreation Area is a public ...
Crater Lake: Oregon: May 22, 1902: 183,224.05 acres (741.5 km 2) 527,259 Crater Lake lies in the caldera of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama that collapsed 7,700 years ago. The lake is the deepest in the United States and is noted for its vivid blue color and water clarity.
The camp is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) northeast of the Merced Lake High Sierra Camp by the Fletcher Creek Trail. An alternate route, which crosses Vogelsang Pass at 10,480 feet (3,190 m) [ 13 ] and then takes the Lewis Creek Trail to Merced Lake, is 8.4 miles (13.5 km).
The area was previously protected as a Nevada State Park featuring a boat launch and picnic tables. Currently, the Bureau of Land Management manages three campgrounds along the western shore as the Walker Lake Recreation Area. [2] It is situated is within the Great Basin, and located north of the town of Hawthorne, on U.S. Route 95 in Nevada.