LONELINESS LOVES COMPANY

The folks along Highway 50 are pretty lonely and invite you to again join them in their loneliness.

As a Highway 50 Survivor, you’ve traveled through the beautiful scenic vistas and picturesque mountain ranges of the Loneliest Road In America. But Highway 50 is the kind of place you can’t fully appreciate with just one quick pass. We hope you’ll come again and rediscover the many attractions along the way.

Great Basin National Park - The nation’s newest national park includes the impressive Wheeler Peak, ancient Bristlecone Pines and the intriguing Lehman Caves.

Ely - Ely, an historic copper mining town, offers accommodations, restaurants and services. It is also home to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, one of the best preserved shortline railroads in the county.

Eureka - A 77-mile trip from Ely, Eureka is perhaps the best preserved example of a 19th century mining town in the state. Services, accommodations, beautifully restored historic buildings and authentic frontier cemeteries makes Eureka a worthwhile stop.

Hickison Summit - About 45-miles west of Eureka is Hickison Summit, the site of rare Indian Petroglyphs.

Austin - Austin, another former mining town, claims three of the loveliest frontier churches in the west, several cemeteries and a number of historic structure and ruins. Accommodations, restaurants and services are available.

Old Middlegate - Old Pony Express Station that also sits on the original Lincoln Highway. Food, drinks, gas available.

Sand Mountain - The giant sand dune, a popular recreation spot for off road vehicles, was created by the windblown sand from the beaches of the prehistoric sea that once covered Nevada.

Fallon - From Austin, it is a two hour drive to scenic Fallon, a major agricultural region famous for its "Hearts O Gold" cantaloups. The Churchill County Museum in Fallon is one of the finest rural museums in the state. Lodging an other services are available.

Lahontan Reservoir - A full range of water sports, fishing, boating and camping are found at the reservoir. Completed in 1915, it is part of the Newlands Irrigation Project, which was the nation’s first federal reclamation project.

Fort Churchill - An interesting side trip, just south of the loneliest road, on U.S. 95, is historic Fort Churchill. The facility was built in 1861 as a garrison for federal troops during the Civil War and to protect the citizens of the state from hostile Indian attacks.

Fernely - Fernley, the western gateway to the loneliest road, is located about half an hour from Fort Churchill. Originally an important agricultural center and railroad station, Fernley has evolved into a small town that offers plenty of services for road travelers on either Highway 50 or Interstate 80.