Sierra Nevada Airstreams Destinations
East from Carson City on Highway 50 'the loneliest road in
America'
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U.S. 50 --
The Pony Express Route
This is a great drive. There are some decent grades on
some of the passes, but you rarely hold up traffic since there is not
much of it. Great Basin NP on the Utah/Nevada border is a surprising
alpine oasis in the desert. Lehman Caves are also there and worth the
time to tour. Near Ely is Cave Lake SP, another good place to stay
for a day if you don't need hookups. There is a KOA in Ely, one of
the private CG's along this stretch of 50. There is a walking tour of
Eureka (almost a ghost town at one time) that is a good way to
stretch your legs. Bob Scott NF CG just east of Austin is in the
trees but doesn't have water but does have bathrooms. The road into
Austin is quite windy but the speed limits are low anyway, so just
use low gear. It will be quite warm that time of year, but it cools
off nicely in the high desert at night. Waking to the smell of the
sage desert is great and a change from the pine/spruce smell
typically found in the western mountains. And at night, the stars are
amazing once you get a short distance out of the small towns along
the way -- just very little light pollution. -
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Ken & Allison
2 Non-Camping Cats
1996 4Runner TRD
Supercharger, Edelbrock headers
2003 Bantam B819 Hybrid (For long
trips)
1994 Coleman Chesapeake (For rugged adventures)
US-50 across Nevada (The Lonliest Road) is great! We
drove it last year, and there are lots of things to see, if you have
the time. Here are some of the places we dry camped along the
way:
1. Carson City Nugget Casino
2. Dayton State Park
3.
Churchhill County Fairgrounds (Fallon)
4. Berlin-Ichthyosaur State
Park (south of US-50)
5. Hickison Petroglyph Recreation Area
6.
Illipah Reservoir Recreation Area
7. Holiday Inn Prospector Casino
(Ely) (this isn't actually dry camping as they have full hookups --
first night is free, less than $10 per night thereafter with a 5-day
maximum stay)
8. Great Basin National Park
melvina,
May 16, 2004, escapees discussion forums
SNU Rallies in this area
Other Links
History of Highway 50 - http://www.route50.com/history.htm
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White Pine County Historical Society -
http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/attractions/hwy_50.htm
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Wulf Berg's site - http://www.route50.com/
- and Nevada page: http://www.route50.com/nevada.htm
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Nevada's Highway 50: The road less traveled by Michael Raffety,
Editor http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/hwy50.shtml
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The Mailliard Site about 50 and 6 -
http://www.millardcounty.com/highway506.html
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Ecological Sites - http://www.schweich.com/ushwy50A.html
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1) Approximate distance in miles from the junction
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