NV-317, Caliente, NV 89008

111.08 Acre Parcel - Canyon Wall. Fronts Highway 317 in Rainbow Canyon. Spectacular views of irrigated meadows.

Lincoln County is approx. 10,000 square miles. Only 2% of the county is privately held. 98% of the county is federal. The federal lands in the county are historic grazing allotments. Over the past 150 years the ranchers have developed roads over the allotments. These miles and miles of trails are open to public recreation. Caliente hosts the major off-road events held in southern Nevada. The Silver State Trail, one of the longest managed off-road trails in Nevada has trail heads north and west of Caliente. The International Mountain Bicycling Association is currently building the first phase of what will become a 150 mile trail system. The trail head is Caliente and the trails connect the city to Kershaw-Ryan State Park in Rainbow Canyon. Nevada has 12 state parks and 6 of them are in Lincoln County. Two of the state parks have lakes stocked for fishing. Nevada has one national park. The Great Basin National Park is north of Caliente. Mount Wilson, the second highest peak in the state, is within the park. The region has recreational opportunities for hiking, biking, off-roading, horseback riding. The town of Caliente recently spent $11 million on its parks. They created a linear park along the year-round spring fed stream that flows through the town and down Rainbow Canyon. They built 90 flower boxes along the highway through town in front of the historic mission style railroad depot. They built a new swimming pool. They updated their baseball fields. They installed turn-of-the century iron street lamps throughout town. They planted 650 new trees. Caliente has truly made itself into the prettiest little town in rural Nevada. You have to come see it to believe it.