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Parks and Recreation
Tonopah may be located in the high
desert but parks around town boast attractive
landscaping and grassy shade areas. Some of the
activities available include Frisbee golf, paintball,
horseshoes, basketball, baseball, softball, swimming,
volleyball, rodeo events and of course picnicking and
barbecuing. The parks located in the Town of Tonopah
are:
Barstanti Park: Turn off U.S. 95 on
Bryan Avenue by the Post Office. This park has a public
swimming pool, picnic area with barbecues and playground
equipment.
Joe Friel Sports Complex: Turn off
U.S. 95 at the South end of Tonopah onto Tennant Way.
This park has baseball diamonds, horseshoe and
volleyball pits, a paintball field, picnic areas and
restrooms.
Jim Butler Park: Overlooking the town
from the upper reaches of Florence Avenue, this park has
shade awnings, barbecues, playground equipment and
restrooms.
Highland Park: Turn off U.S. 95 on
Radar Road, turn right onto Smoky Valley Road and left
on Globemallow. This park boasts a Frisbee golf course,
skate park, baseball diamond and playground equipment.
Monte Cristo's Castle
Nevada State Park: The Nevada State
Legislature in June 2007 authorized establishment of
Nevada's first new State Park in eighteen years - Monte
Cristo’s Castle. It is located thirty-five miles north
of Tonopah off US95/US6 highway at Blair Junction.
Although the process of creating the park has barely
started, the Friends of Monte Cristo's Castle
organization has been created to assist in the
development and protection of the park site.
Click here to visit the website.
Sportsman’s Park: Located several
miles from Tonopah on State Route 376, this park boasts
great fishing, trees, shaded picnic areas and barbecues.
This is the site for the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby held
every year on Father’s Day Sunday. The event is
sponsored by The Rotary and the park is also maintained
through contributions from the Rotary and the Town of
Tonopah.
Off-Highway Vehicle
Use: The majority of public lands administered by
the Tonopah Field Station of the BLM are classified as
open to off road vehicle use. Roads can vary from well
maintained gravel to hundreds of miles of primitive,
back country "two tracks". The 604,535 acres within
wilderness study areas, special recreation areas, and
areas to protect sensitive resource values, have a
limited OHV designation and all vehicles are required to
stay on existing roads, trails and two-track routes and
no cross country travel is permitted. For more
information, please contact the Tonopah BLM office at
775-482-7800.
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