Outdoor Adventurer
Ely, Nevada has more outdoor adventure than one trip can handle. Surrounded by some of the most gorgeous mountains and open spaces in the west, adventure is in our veins. Pioneers, Pony Express Riders, Prospectors, and Pilgrims have been coming to White Pine County seeking the thrill of adventure and the chance of riches since our discovery. It can be yours too, acceissible from your ATV/OHV, bicycle, or trekked on foot, but only if you’re willing to get a little out there. Explore ghost towns and ruins like Hamilton, Belmont Mill, and the Ward Charcoal Ovens, or hunt for gems at Garnet Hill. Cyclists can find exactly what they are looking for in White Pine County. Mountain bike the singletrack that hosts Fears, Tears, and Beers, the first and longest running enduro format mountain bike race in the country. Gravel riders and adventure cyclists can explore hundreds of miles of dirt roads and routes, like the Succes Loop, which always leads to somewhere memorable but doesn’t supplement the destiantion over the journey. Our monthly event calendar is crammed, but our mountains are not. Great Basin National Park, one of the least visited national parks, is a land of extremes with the tallest peaks, deepest caves, oldest trees, and the country’s southernmost glacier. If your idea of nature therapy is getting up into the mountains and exploring new diverse terrain, then White Pine County is the place for you.
