Trails in Nevada
There are 4 National Park Service units that include territory in Nevada. The directory below links to every park guide we maintain for the state. For multi-state parks, you'll see the same entry on each state's page — the trail catalog itself is identical.
Trip planning from Nevada typically means balancing drive time against trail effort. A weekend out of state can be more efficient than a one-day push to a closer unit if it means daylight on the actual trail rather than behind the wheel. Use the per-park guides to compare difficulty and seasonality before locking in dates.
Death Valley National Park
Largest national park in the lower 48, covering scorched salt flats below sea level, towering dunes, and 11,000-foot snow-capped peaks within sight of one anot…
Great Basin National Park
Glacier-carved 13,000-foot Wheeler Peak, ancient bristlecone pine groves, and the limestone Lehman Caves in remote eastern Nevada.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
America's first and largest national recreation area, spanning Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, and the surrounding Mojave Desert.
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
2,700-mile 19th-century trade route linking Santa Fe to Los Angeles across the southwestern deserts.