About this campground
The California Trail Visitor Center, Grounds and Trails are now open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting October 6, 2024. Consider downloading our FREE app available in most app stores: California Trail Center. Experience the Trail Center from your home! The California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, is a pioneer history museum that takes visitors through a historical immersion like no other. Experience first-hand what is was like to be one of the brave American pioneers who first settled throughout Nevada and California by visiting the living-history events and lifelike exhibits at our museum. This is a opportunity to engage in pioneer life is fun for the entire family. A variety of interesting and fun Interpretive programs are offered on a regular basis. For more information about the California Trail Center, go to http://www.californiatrailcenter.org/.
Getting there
The California Trail Interpretive Center is located off I-80, at Hunter Exit 292, 8 miles west of Elko, Nevada. Take Exit 292 off I- 80. Drive past the kiosk through the entrance gate. The Trail Center is 0.5 miles down the road. The Center has plenty of RV/bus parking.
Activities
- Accessible Facility or Activity
- HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE
- INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
- VISITOR CENTER
- DAY USE AREA
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Mountain City Ranger District OfficeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters11 mi
- POWERHOUSE GROUP PICNIC AREAHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters25 mi
- THOMAS CANYONHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters29 mi
- Roads End TrailheadHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters31 mi
- TERRACES CAMPGROUND - PICNIC AREAHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters31 mi
- Soldier Basin TrailheadHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters32 mi
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California Trail Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Nevada campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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