Minden, Nevada Travel Information

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Walley's Hot Springs Resort (Distance: 3.7 mi) General description: An increasingly popular, historic hot spring resort in the beautiful Carson Valley. A popular resort, with increasing services and amenities, Walley’s Hot Springs has been a landm...

Genoa, NV - Hot Springs - length:unknown

Pine Nut Mountains Loops (Distance: 4.9 mi) There’s something on this route for riders of all abilities, from the sightseer looking to explore the areas around old silver mines, to a rider looking for some of the finest, fastest single-track an...

Gardnerville, NV - Mountain Biking - length:32 mi

Sunrise Pass Trail (Distance: 4.9 mi) A few pinyon and juniper pine trees grow widely dispersed across the landscape as the trail begins to climb toward the Pine Nut Mountains. Continuing to ascend, the road undulates over some small hill...

Minden, NV - Off-Highway Drives - length:43.6 mi

Jobs Peak Ranch Trail (Distance: 5.7 mi) The Jobs Peak Ranch Trail represents a victory in the ongoing struggle of securing access to government land on the east front of the Carson Range in the face of the unprecedented and rapid developmen...

Minden, NV - Hiking - length:3 mi

Fay–Luther Interpretive Loop (Distance: 6.3 mi) Stretched along the lower slopes of Jobs Peak in the Carson River valley, this superlative singletrack meanders from highland desert scrub into shady montane forest and back again.

Gardnerville, NV - Hiking - length:2.8 mi

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Carson Valley Carson Valley Golf Course Public, 18 holes 5759 yards, par 71 4.0 miles from center of Minden, Nevada

Resort Course Genoa Lakes Golf Club Public, 18 holes 7358 yards, par 72 5.3 miles from center of Minden, Nevada

Lakes Course Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort Public, 18 holes 7263 yards, par 72 5.3 miles from center of Minden, Nevada

Resort Course Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 5.3 miles from center of Minden, Nevada

Sun Ridge Sun Ridge Golf Course Public, 18 holes 7054 yards, par 72 8.9 miles from center of Minden, Nevada

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