Carson Ranger District

The Carson Ranger District office is located in Carson City (pop. 54,414), which is Nevada’s capital. The District lies in seven counties including Carson City, Douglas, and Washoe in Nevada and Alpine, Nevada, Lassen, and Sierra Counties in California. The Carson Ranger District encompasses over 400,000 acres in the states of Nevada (135,632) and California (270,260). Lake Tahoe lies just to the west of the district boundary. The District includes 406,292 acres of urban interface area west of Reno, Carson City, Minden and Gardnerville in Nevada and more remote rural areas in eastern California. 

Activities

Day Hiking

Areas for Day Hiking at Carson Ranger District

Backpacking

Areas for Backpacking at Carson Ranger District

Visitor Programs

Areas for Visitor Programs at Carson Ranger District

Interpretive Areas

Areas for Interpretive Areas at Carson Ranger District

Visitor Centers

Areas for Visitor Centers at Carson Ranger District

Picnicking

Areas for Picnicking at Carson Ranger District

Group Picnicking

Areas for Group Picnicking at Carson Ranger District

Recreation Areas

Recreation Activities

Location

 
  Latitude : 
39.15203

  Longitude : 
-119.767199