The very small town on Blue Diamond has a population of just fewer than 500 people. The town is mainly a service center to the nearby Spring Mountain State Park and Bonnie Spring Ranch. The town offers limited amenities, however, food and drink are available. Blue Diamond is easily located off of Highway 159.
Bonnie Springs Ranch near Blue Diamond offers visitors the chance to step back in time to the era of the "Wild West". Bonnie Springs Ranch is a replica of a mining town from the late 19th Century complete with wooden sidewalks, stagecoaches, and saloons. Of interest to the children will be the petting zoo, miniature train, and on the weekends, a "posse" show where the kids track down an outlaw.
Address: Bonnie Springs Old Nevada, 1 Gunfighter Lane, Blue Diamond, NV 89004, United States
Phone: 1 (702) 875-4191, Fax: 1 (702) 875-4424
Once owned by millionaire Howard Hughes, the Spring Mountain Ranch near Blue Diamond, is now a Nevada State Park. This 520-acre site has a multitude of natural springs that have been used for generations of by Native Americans. A visitor's center is onsite along with a pleasant area for picnics under trees that are over 400 years old. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park is located 24 km/15mi west of Las Vegas.
Hours:
10am-4pm
Tips: Guided tours are given on weekdays at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. and weekends at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Read More
Read Less
