Winter in the desert? It’s not an oxymoron, it’s a magical transformation. These snow-dusted ovens look like they’re straight out of a Nevada snow globe. Photo credit: Mary Benavente. For more ...

These snow-dusted ovens look like they’re straight out of a Nevada snow globe. Photo credit: Mary Benavente. So, the next time you find yourself in eastern Nevada, take a detour to Ward Charcoal Ovens ...

The first is set within Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, which protects a series of beehive-shaped ovens built in the 19th century, and the second is Cave Lake State Park, which is ...

Ely is close to Cave Lake State Park, a pretty reservoir with wonderful fishing, camping and exploration opportunities. Just east are the historic Ward charcoal ovens, in a state historic park ...

The camp was named for B.F. Ward, who along with two partners, laid out the town site. The following year, the region gained a 20-stamp mill, ... The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Monument is ...

CATHEDRAL GORGE STATE PARK, NV – AUGUST 12: Perseid meteors streak across the sky on August 12, 2013 in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada. The annual display, known as the Perseid shower because the ...

6. Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park. Right in the midst of classic Great Basin terrain, visitors will find a unique piece of the state’s history in the row of six beehive-shaped rock ovens of the Ward ...

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Park, about 18 miles south of town, is well worth a visit. These well-preserved kilns were used in the late 1800s, reducing wood to charcoal, which in turn ...

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 ...

If you are looking for other things to do in the area, check out the beehive-shaped Ward Charcoal Ovens. The ovens were used from 1876 to 1879 to produce charcoal for the mines.

Constructed in 1876 of stone quarried in the area, the ovens provided charcoal to smelters in the neighboring Ward Mining District, where silver was discovered in 1872.