The best-preserved of Nevada's charcoal kilns are found at Ward Charcoal Oven State Park, 18 miles south of Ely off U.S. 93, about 220 miles from Las Vegas.

Nineteenth-century charcoal ovens, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Interior of oven, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Tucked into a basin in ...

The only site in the state where the structures are protected is in Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Park, where six complete ovens still smell of the resinous wood once burned there.

The Ward Charcoal Ovens remain a popular place to explore. In addition to the six kilns, the area, which sits at the base of Ward Mountain, ... The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Monument is ...

Best known of the state’s charcoal kilns are the Ward Charcoal Ovens, 12 miles south of Ely. There, you can find six 30-foot-high domes built in 1876 to produce charcoal for the smelters at the nearby ...

John travels to the Ely area to check out the historic Ward Charcoal Ovens. John travels to the Ely area to check out the historic Ward Charcoal Ovens.