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State guide
When to catch Nevadathrough the year
We follow 3 places in Nevada for wildflowers, fall foliage and spring migration: fall at Great Basin and spring at Ash Meadows Refuge and Pahranagat Refuge. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.
When are you going?
Fall in Nevada
Good in fall
- Ash Meadows RefugeFall bird migration, September through November
- Great BasinRanger astronomy programs
- Great BasinEvening ranger programs
- Great BasinAstronomy Festival
- Pahranagat RefugeBoating on Upper Lake (non-motorized or electric motors), February 1 to September 30
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Winter in Nevada
Good in winter
- Pahranagat RefugeGreater sandhill cranes feeding in grasslands and wet meadows, February and March
- Pahranagat RefugeBoating on Upper Lake (non-motorized or electric motors), February 1 to September 30
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Spring in Nevada
- SEASON · WILDFLOWERSFrom late MarchAsh Meadows Refuge · Nevada
- SEASON · SPRING MIGRATIONApril and MayPahranagat Refuge · Nevada
Good in spring
- Ash Meadows RefugeSplashes of wildflower color begin in late March
- Ash Meadows RefugeSpring bird migration, March through May
- Great BasinRanger astronomy programs
- Great BasinEvening ranger programs
- Pahranagat RefugeGreater sandhill cranes feeding in grasslands and wet meadows, February and March
- Pahranagat RefugeGeese and ducks begin to arrive, March
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Summer in Nevada
Good in summer
- Great BasinRanger astronomy programs
- Great BasinEvening ranger programs
- Pahranagat RefugeBoating on Upper Lake (non-motorized or electric motors), February 1 to September 30
- Pahranagat RefugeVisitor center on summer hours, Friday to Sunday only, June through August
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Places in Nevada
Pin color: each place's season now or next
- Spring
- Fall
Places on this map, as a list
Planning a Nevada trip
Towns to stay in
Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · National Park Service · checked Sep 29 · How we know