Beaver Dam State Park is a public recreation area encompassing more than along Beaver Dam Wash in
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the Area ...
. The
state park is on the
Nevada
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Utah
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state line about east of the town of
Caliente.
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History
Beaver Dam State Park was among the first four state parks established when the state park system was created by the Nevada Legislature
The Nevada Legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of the lower house, the Assembly, with 42 members, and the upper house, the Senate, with 21. With a total of 63 seats, the Legislature is the third-smallest bicameral state legislatur ...
in 1935. The Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
was active from 1934 to 1936 building camping and picnicking areas that were destroyed by floods later in the 1930s. Schroeder Reservoir was created with the construction of an earthen dam in 1961. After Schroeder Lake was washed out by flood in 2005, the reservoir was not rebuilt. In 2009, the reservoir was drained and Beaver Dam Wash was restored to its natural state.[
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Activities and amenities
The park has picnicking facilities, campgrounds, trout fishing in beaver ponds and streams, and hiking trails. The Overlook Trail offers a 360° view of the park.[
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References
External links
Beaver Dam State Park
Nevada State Parks
Beaver Dam State Park Trail Map
Nevada State Parks
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Protected areas of Lincoln County, Nevada
State parks of Nevada
Protected areas established in 1935
1935 establishments in Nevada
Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada