Recreation Information

Trail of 49ers' Interpretive Center

436 6th Street. Wells, Nevada. Relive life as a pioneer on the California Trail. Artifacts, tours and gift shop.

Angel Lake

13 miles from Wells, NV. Take Humboldt Avenue south, turn right at the Angel Lake sign (just south of I-80), follow road to Angel Lake. Picnic tables and restrooms available.

Angel Lake Recreation Area consists of a 26 single-family unit campground, an 11-unit picnic area, and the trailhead for the Grays Lake trail. All of these areas are located in “snow bank” aspen at about 8,500 feet. The lake is stocked by the Nevada Division of Wildlife and is a popular fishing spot. Occasionally, mountain goats and bighorn sheep can be seen near the lake. Because of its elevation, this area is popular during the summer when valley temperatures rise

Metropolis Ghost Town

5.2 miles from Wells, NV. Turn left on 8th Street, continue for 12.7 miles, take the first left after you cross over the cattle grate, drive 2.5 miles.

The New York based Pacific Reclamation Company’s scheme of building a city and surrounding it with farms looked like a good idea late in 1909. When the plan was on the drawing board the next year it looked even better. In the midst of over 40,000 acres of farms was to be a modern city of 7,500. An office opened in Salt Lake City in the summer and the great reclamation project soon to rise on the Nevada desert was heavily publicized.

Spruce Mountain Mining District

A soon-to-be-marked ATV recreational trail system connects 135-year-old mining roads winding through five ghost towns and by several historic mines accessible by turning east off US Highway 93 approximately 38 miles south of Wells.

An old west enthusiast’s dream, Spruce Mountain is literally covered with mine remains including ore sorter towers, ore cars, rusty smelters, mine shaft air pumps, water systems, and log cabins of all types. Miners found ways to haul huge boilers and machinery up to the seven and eight thousand foot levels with sixteen-mule teams. It is one of the best ATV rides in the State of Nevada. Please leave it as you found it, don’t take any artifacts.

Clover Valley

The Clover Valley of Nevada, is a 37-mile (60 km) long valley located in central-southeast Elko County. Wells, Nevada lies at its north end, on I-80.

Clover Valley lies at the east flank of the mostly north-trending East Humboldt Range, which supplies numerous creeks to the north valley; the mountain forests supplying the water are a section of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. A slough exists in the north which drains south to intermittent Snow Water Lake.

Ruby Marsh Campground

Located in southern Ruby Valley, the Ruby Marsh Campground borders the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge administered by the U.AS. Fish and Wildlife Service. This recreation area is in a stand of juniper and pinion pine trees at the base of a steep slope to majestic Pearl Peak. It is also the home of an extensive stand of bristle cone pine trees, one of the oldest living organisms on earth.

The campground has 35 single-family campsites, a fish cleaning station, and RV sanitary station. It overlooks the marshes of Ruby Lake, home of many species of birds.

Hole in the Mountain

Take HWY 93 south for 6.4 miles, turn right at Clover Valley, continue for 8.5 miles until you reach the Weeks access road by the cemetery. You can drive about 3 miles and then hike the rest of the way.

Ruby Mountain Brewery

9.2 miles from Wells. Take HWY 93 south for 6.4 miles, turn right at Clover Valley sign, drive 2.8 miles to first house on the right. Tours by appointment only. For additional information call 775-752-2337 or 775-752-3697.

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