The notebook of Ely and central Nevada
Look at the valley from another angle.
Railway city, wall art and desert mountains of eastern Nevada.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Heritage · Desert · Mountain
Good accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Ely and central Nevada
Railway city, wall art and desert mountains of eastern Nevada.
The discovery of Ely and Nevada Central is centred around Nevada Northern Railway Museum, Ward Charcoal Ovens and Ely Renaissance Village. The stay thus alternates between urban life, heritage, desert areas and mountain reliefs, giving a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum
- Ward Charcoal Ovens
- Ely Renaissance Village
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Culture and heritage
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
The Nevada Northern Railway Museum maintains a copper mine depot, workshops and rolling stock in Ely. It is not only a showroom: locomotives, wagons and tracks still operate on heritage routes, giving the site the smell, noise and slowness of an old railway.
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Ward Charcoal Ovens
Ward Charcoal Ovens protects six stone hives-shaped furnaces, built to produce coal used by Nevada mining smelters. Set in a dry landscape of juniper and hills, they tell a harsh and very material economy; the surrounding trails add a short escape into the high desert.
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Ely Renaissance Village
Ely Renaissance Village gathers restored small houses that evoke immigrant communities who come to work in the mines and railways of the region. Each interior features a different origin or occupation, with household objects, modest furniture and details that give a very humane reading of local history.
Practical tips
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