Corridor 3: U.S. Hwy. 6
September 25, 2009 by SNBWTP
Filed under Let's Go Exploring!
Corridor 3: U.S. Hwy. 6 (Utah border on the east, to California border on the west)
Listed below are the HUBS and wildlife viewing SITES that you’ll encounter along this travel CORRIDOR. When planning your route, use this information to factor in where you’ll find visitor serves and places to explore. [Click on the HUB name to read an overview of the area.]
Baker serves as a regional hub for the following wildlife viewing sites:
- David E. Moore Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Great Basin National Park*
Belmont serves as a regional hub for the following wildlife viewing sites:
- Barley Creek
- Belmont/Monitor Valley Pond
- Monitor Range (Barley Creek / Table Mountain Wilderness) by Horseback*
- Monitor Valley
- Sportsman Park
- Table Mountain Wilderness
Ely serves as a regional hub for the following wildlife viewing sites:
- Cave Lake State Park
- Cleve Creek
- David E. Moore Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ely Elk Viewing Area
- Great Basin National Park*
- Kirch Wildlife Management Area / Adams McGill Reservoir
- Lund & Preston / White River Valley
- Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area at Lockes-Blackrock Station
- Ruby Lakes National Wildlife Refuge*
- Steptoe Valley north of McGill
- Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area
- Success Summit Loop
Tonopah serves as a regional hub for the following wildlife viewing sites:
- Belmont
- Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area at Lockes-Blackrock Station
- Saulsbury Wash Rest Area
- Sportsman Park
- Toiyabe Range
- Tonopah Migration Bonanza Loop (Dyer / Oasis / Lida Loop, Miller’s Rest Area, Tonopah parks)*
Flagship Sites are locations that are known to Southern Nevada visitors and residents as having outstanding birding and wildlife opportunities or other scenic features (e.g. Great Basin National Park). * indicates Flagship Site
Regional Hubs are communities that have a range of year-round visitor support services, and serve as bases for radiating out to wildlife viewing sites.
Satellite Hubs are small, rural communities that have sufficient, year-round, visitor support services (accommodations, food, gas, water) and can serve as bases for radiating out to regional hubs and/or wildlife viewing sites.
