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Enjoyment of the whispering winds, the zephyrs, the airstreams of the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin areas of the United States in a recreational vehicle.

Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park

Location - The state park can be reached by going South on US 95 to Hawthorne and Mina then turning left on 844 to Gabbs. This route is paved all the way. You can also access the Park by going East on US 50 to Austin then turning right on Rt 21. This route is good gravel.

The park was established in 1957 and protects North America's largest concentration of Ichthyosaur fossils. The mining town of Berlin and the Diana Mine are also included in this park. Tours of the townsite, the fossil shelter, and the mine can be arranged,

Photo Galleries

2022 August SNU members at Berlin Ichthyosaur -|- Rain shower

October 2004 – Don and MaryLou Damoth visit -|- April 2019 - Don and Gail Williams visit

Check these sites for more information

The Nevada State Park website

Nevada Bureau of Mines

Western Mining History - Berlin

Ham Radio Field trips to Berlin 1964 to 1997

Also check out Nevada Ghost Towns on this website.



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