Overview
Beatty is a small town in Nevada located between Las Vegas and Death Valley National Park.
2 sights · 1 places to eat · 6 places to stay
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Best things about Beatty
Beatty Museum & Historical Society
Rhyolite
Probably one of the most iconic sites of Nevada, this classic Western "ghost town" is often featured on the covers of Nevada tourism publications. Rhyolite was founded in 1905 after gold was discovered in the area, and w…
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Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Nov–Mar. Summer highs reach about 117°F; winter lows dip to about 41°F. Very hot (Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Feb and Jan. (climate data from nearby Death Valley National Park)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- BIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport, Bishop — 94 mi away. Directions
- LAS Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas — 106 mi away (major hub). Directions
Beatty is located at the intersection of US Highway 95 and Nevada State Route 374.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Beatty Museum & Historical Society
- Lunch Stagecoach Hotel
- Afternoon Rhyolite
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
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Understand
Before the arrival of Euro-Americans in the 19th century, the region was home to groups of Shoshone. Established in 1905, the town was named after Montillus (Montillion), Murray "Old Man" Beatty, who settled on a ranch in the Oasis Valley in 1896 and became the town's first postmaster. With the arrival of the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad in 1905, Beatty became a railway center for the Bullfrog Mining District, including mining towns such as nearby Rhyolite. Starting in the 1940s, Nellis Air Force Base and other federal installations contributed to the town's economy as did tourism related to Death Valley National Park and the rise of Las Vegas as an entertainment center.
Beatty is home to the Beatty Museum and Historical Society, a casino, and hundreds of motel rooms and recreational vehicle spaces. The ghost town of Rhyolite and the Goldwell Open Air Museum (a sculpture park), are about 4 mi to the west, and Yucca Mountain and the Nevada Test Site are about 18 mi to the east.
Get in
By car
Beatty is located at the intersection of US Highway 95 and Nevada State Route 374.
By plane
The nearest airport is in Las Vegas, Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).
By bus
Greyhound (+1 208 656-8824) operates from Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Pahrump to Death Valley Nut & Candy Co at 900 U.S. 95 in Beatty.
See
See Rhyolite
Probably one of the most iconic sites of Nevada, this classic Western "ghost town" is often featured on the covers of Nevada tourism publications. Rhyolite was founded in 1905 after gold was discovered in the area, and within a few years its population had grown to 8,000 people. Rhyolite reached its heyday about 1908, when it was the third largest city in Nevada. At this time it had 3 railroads, 3 newspapers, 3 hospitals, 19 hotels, 18 stores, an opera house, a symphony, about 50 mines and most importantly, 53 saloons. By 1914 the gold mines were exhausted and the decline of the city was as fast as its growth. In 1919 the post office was officially closed and the last inhabitants moved out. Rhyolite quickly became a ghost town as the disintegration of the buildings started and the desert took back its territory. Today all the wooden houses are gone, and just a few stone buildings are still standing. The Bureau of Land Management has volunteers during the daytime hours. Rhyolite is the home of the World Famous Bottle House made of 30,000 bottles. The most photographed ruin in Nevada is the Cook Bank further up Golden Street. Known as the "Golden Horseshoe", Rhyolite was the mining center for the Bullfrog Mining District. Classic ruins, interesting history and a day of exploring awaits you.
Do
- Art exhibits on the way to ghost town: drive Stove Pipe Wells on a 35 mi dirt road up and over a pass at about 4000 ft through a deserted silver mine town that existed for 2 years. Finally drive through Titus canyon, ending in Stove Pipe Wells. It takes at least 3 hours with stops. The road is one way very narrow and quite drivable if dry.
Gambling
Opportunities to gamble are found at the Stagecoach Hotel. It is state law that all gamblers must be at least 21 years of age. Even if you are at least 21 years old, you are required to bring to the casino a valid ID that shows your current age or complete date of birth (e.g. driver's license, passport) as proof of your age. Photocopies of valid IDs are usually not considered valid. In-house security makes rounds of inspections to check compliance. If you are under age or without a valid ID to prove your age and found in the gambling premises, hotel staff will ask you to leave, and could ask the metro police to issue you a citation. Moreover, underage gamblers cannot collect any jackpot; such bets are void and the casino will at best return your wager before asking you to leave the premises. There is a curfew for anyone under the age of 18 and police are comfortable transporting violators to a juvenile center.
Eat
Eat Stagecoach Hotel
Offers a steakhouse and a cafe.
Sleep
Stay Death Valley Inn & RV
Stay Exchange Club Motel
Stay Motel 6
Stay Stagecoach Hotel
Go next
- Death Valley - west, most direct; also routes into park further south via Death Valley Junction and Shoshone.
- Las Vegas - east.
Nearby
Death Valley National Park
Park · 61 listings · 37 mi away
Death Valley Junction
City / town · 1 listings · 46 mi away
Goldfield
City / town · 7 listings · 61 mi away
Pahrump
City / town · 17 listings · 64 mi away
Shoshone
City / town · 1 listings · 70 mi away
Rachel
City / town · 6 listings · 75 mi away
Lone Pine
City / town · 11 listings · 75 mi away
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