State park

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park is a state park in Lincoln County, Nevada, 20 miles from Caliente on paved roads. Day use costs $3.00. Hours: Starting 9/17/26, Thursday - Sunday: 10 AM - 3 PM.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park on the managing agency's own page.

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park map

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.

Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.

Common questions

Entry to Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park costs $3.00. Hours: Starting 9/17/26, Thursday - Sunday: 10 AM - 3 PM.
Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park is 20 miles from Caliente on paved roads.
Schoolhouse tours the first Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment through Kershaw-Ryan State Park (775-726-3564) (as of September 28, 2026).
Yes, dogs are allowed at Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park.
No, drones and other remote-controlled aircraft are not allowed at Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park.

Before you go

Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Park is 20 miles from Caliente on paved roads.

  • No restrooms

What to see

  • Historic site Elgin Schoolhouse One-room school built by Rueben Bradshaw, completed 1922; taught grades one through eight until 1967
  • Historic site Teacher's apartment Added to the schoolhouse in 1924, since the railroad siding had no housing for a teacher