Geotripping in Nevada...

Celebrating 25 Years of Public Field Trips!

Geotripping in Nevada...Celebrating 25 Years of Public Field Trips!

Celebrating 25 Years of Public Field Trips!

Since 1998, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology ( NBMG ) has participated in Earth Science Week ( ESW ) by leading public field trips to encourage people everywhere to explore the natural world and learn about the geosciences.

Would you like to visit Nevada's youngest volcano? Collect Miocene leaf fossils? See the site of a M7.3 earthquake? Explore tufa mounds? Visit a geothermal area?

You can use these road guides from past ESW trips displayed below to explore Nevada's geology on your own schedule—or join Earth scientists from NBMG in October to participate in live trips. Check our NBMG website for details. NBMG  EarthCache  trips are also included in the list below.

If you would like to see what adventures are in store for you with these field trip guides, check out this  Wild Nevada video—and more .

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Fly Geyser

Fly Geyser. Click to expand.

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Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains — A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020

Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains — A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020. Click to expand.

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Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City

Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City . Click to expand.

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Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada

Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada. Click to expand.

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Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School

Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School. Click to expand.

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A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley

A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley. Click to expand.

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A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake

A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake. Click to expand.

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1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake

1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake. Click to expand.

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Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle

Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle. Click to expand.

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Carson Rocks!

Carson Rocks!. Click to expand.

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Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI

Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI. Click to expand.

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Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC

Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC. Click to expand.

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Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains

Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains. Click to expand.

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Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains

Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains. Click to expand.

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In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks

In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks. Click to expand.

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Digging Deeper into the Comstock

Digging Deeper into the Comstock. Click to expand.

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No Child Left Inside

No Child Left Inside. Click to expand.

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Taking Pulse of the Earth

Taking Pulse of the Earth. Click to expand.

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Rockin' along the River

Rockin' along the River. Click to expand.

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The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour

The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour. Click to expand.

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Frenchman Lake Frolic

Frenchman Lake Frolic. Click to expand.

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Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!

Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!. Click to expand.

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In search of "the right tuff"

In search of "the right tuff" . Click to expand.

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Fossils and Ancient Lakes

Fossils and Ancient Lakes. Click to expand.

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Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History

Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History. Click to expand.

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Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area

Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area. Click to expand.

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Geology along America's Loneliest Road

Geology along America's Loneliest Road. Click to expand.

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What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?

What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?. Click to expand.

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Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows

Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows. Click to expand.

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Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon

Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon. Click to expand.

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Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County

Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County. Click to expand.

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Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County

Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County. Click to expand.

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Easy Chair Crater, Nye County

Easy Chair Crater, Nye County. Click to expand.

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Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County

Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County. Click to expand.

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Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County

Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County. Click to expand.

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McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County

McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County. Click to expand.

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Moon Rocks

Moon Rocks. Click to expand.

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Project Faultless, Nye County

Project Faultless, Nye County. Click to expand.

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The Mogul Landslide

The Mogul Landslide. Click to expand.

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Ventifact Ridge

Ventifact Ridge . Click to expand.

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Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County

Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County. Click to expand.

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Warm Springs Mountain Dike Swarm

Warm Springs Mountain Dike Swarm. Click to expand.

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The Keystone Thrust, Red Rock Canyon

The Keystone Thrust, Red Rock Canyon. Click to expand.

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Ruby Mountains–East Humboldt Range: RuGGEd Virtual Field Trip

Ruby Mountains–East Humboldt Range: RuGGEd Virtual Field Trip. Click to expand.

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W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno

W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno. Click to expand.

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Alamo Impact Breccia

Alamo Impact Breccia. Click to expand.

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Sierra College - Natural History Museum and Rock Walk

Sierra College - Natural History Museum and Rock Walk. Click to expand.

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Fly Geyser

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Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains — A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020

 Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City 

Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada

Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School

A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley

A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake

1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake

Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle

Carson Rocks!

Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI

Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC

Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains

Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains

In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks

Digging Deeper into the Comstock

No Child Left Inside

Taking Pulse of the Earth

Rockin' along the River

The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour

Frenchman Lake Frolic

Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!

In search of "the right tuff"

Fossils and Ancient Lakes

Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History

Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area

Geology along America's Loneliest Road

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What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?

Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows

Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon

Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County

Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County

Easy Chair Crater, Nye County

Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County

Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County

McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County

Moon Rocks

Project Faultless, Nye County

The Mogul Landslide

Ventifact Ridge

Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County

Warm Springs Mountain Dike Swarm

The Keystone Thrust, Red Rock Canyon

Ruby Mountains–East Humboldt Range: RuGGEd Virtual Field Trip

W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno

Alamo Impact Breccia

Sierra College - Natural History Museum and Rock Walk