1
Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Nevada Department of Wildlife
1,280 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Smith Valley
Smith Valley, NV parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Smith Valley is conserved land, roughly 7,900 acres. There are about 166 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Artesia Lake State WMA (2.3 mi) and Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Smith Valley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Smith Valley outdoors
Conserved land
12%
7,900 of 66,182 acres
Trails
166 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 32 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
4,372 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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.
2
Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area
Managed by BLM
1,017 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 81.9 mi
- National Forest Development Road 0270.7 mi
- Hunters Glen0.1 mi
- Owens Place0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,900 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Pickleball2
- Tennis1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Smith Valley
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 7,375 acState Conservation Area 526 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toiyabe National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 7,375 | Open |
| Alkali Lake Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 526 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Hoye MansionBuilding
Hillcrest CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Smith Valley'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 47.4-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.