Outdoors · Nelson

Nelson, NV parks, trails & bike paths

About 89% of Nelson is conserved land, roughly 2,713 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Nelson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Nelson outdoors

Conserved land
89%
2,713 of 3,059 acres
Trails
10 mi
2.2 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
0
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Nelson
Mount Duncan2,726 ft elevation
Directions
Who protects the land

2,713 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management
2,713 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Nelson

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Public Lands 2,713 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Las Vegas Field OfficeNational Public LandsBureau of Land Management2,713Open
History

Historic places to visit

El Dorado CanyonMemorial
El Dorado CanyonMemorial
Queho's CaveMemorial
Techatticup MineMemorial
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Nelson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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