The Wild West is still as wild as ever in Old Nevada, a replica of an
1880's mining town built on the 115-acre Bonnie Springs Ranch.
Las
Vegas is the epitome of the fast-paced, ultra-modern city - swank,
glittering, and exciting; but just a short, 25 mile drive away,
you can visit the past again. Bonnie Springs Old Nevada is John
Wayne country. Boarded sidewalks that creak pleasantly under your
feet, saloons, tumbleweeds, stagecoaches, and even a Boot Hill Cemetery.
Bonnie Springs Old Nevada is a great place for the entire
family and there are lots of attractions for the kids, including a petting zoo, cowboys
and cowgirls, and on weekends and holidays, a miniature train ride,
and a "posse" show where the kids can even help track down
the 'bad guy". This little old
mining town offers plenty of
rousing, rough-and-tumble action, simulated gunfights in the streets,
an 1830's melodrama complete with mustachioed villain in our authentically
recreated Saloon, and even a public hanging, with an obliging Stuntman
swaying in the wind. All shows are kids friendly and we encourage audience participation.
In
addition to our gunfights and cowboys, there's a wax museum with
figures from our frontier history, we serve great homemade meals in our restaurant,
a beautiful and romantic 1800's style wedding chapel, along with convention
facilities, and plenty of shopping for those looking for turquoise
and silver and other western souvenirs. Bonnie Springs Old Nevada
is an adventurous outing for the whole family.
Bonnie Springs Ranch was originally built
in 1843 as a stopover for the wagon trains going to California down the Old Spanish Trail.
In 1846, General Fremont, on his way to California,
stopped at what is now Bonnie Springs Ranch to gear up for his trip through
Death Valley. Since 1952, the ranch has
been used as a tourist attraction. Often called "an oasis in the
desert", where you can stop for a cool drink of spring water.
Bonnie
Springs Ranch got its start back in the early 1950's when Al Levinson, a
recently arrived New Yorker, met and married Las Vegas dancer and showgirl, Bonnie McGaugh. Bonnie passed her strong love for the West and
its historic past onto her husband, and together they ambitiously decided
to recreate and preserve as much of the wild and woolly old Nevada as they
could. Levinson began building the little mining town of Old Nevada back in the early 1970's after
doing extensive historical research and slowly gathering artifacts from the
1880's. Bit by bit, and piece by piece, Old Nevada grew, built really upon
the curiosity and energy of Al and Bonnie.
Today the
grounds are a delight for locals and tourists alike. There is a fine dinner
house and a quaint cocktail lounge. We have a wide variety of animals for you
to see in our zoo. Both native and non-native, including Simba the Canadian Lynx and
our beautiful wolves. We have a large
stable of horses for your riding pleasure, pony rides for the kids and an adorable
motel with fireplace rooms and Jacuzzi tubs.
The
joy and adventure of visiting Bonnie Springs Ranch really begins
as soon as you start from Las Vegas. In the thirty minutes it'll
take you to reach our town, you'll experience a desert wonderland
of cacti, plants, and unique trees: The Yucca, the Barrel Cactus,
the Prickly Pear, and the Joshua. You will see what is called "The
Lord's Candle". the long stem that grows out of the center
will burn for hours like a torch. The prospectors and settlers used
them for light long before lanterns were abundant or even available.
When
you reach Bonnie Springs, you'll see that we are nestled at the
foot of majestic peaks. the colorful bluffs are a monument of historic
mysteries. in fact, from the porch of our museum you'll see a door-like
slab carved in the face of one of our peaks. the logical speculation
is that it was an Indian altar but no one knows for sure. It is
these things, however, and things like this that make a visit to
Old Nevada so wonderfully unusual and so enjoyable to young and
old alike.
If
you're lucky you will see some of Nevada's wild life that roams
free beyond the canyon walls. There are wild donkeys, horses, coyotes,
polecats, badger, deer, elk, and big horn sheep. And, along with
the poisonous sidewinder and green Mojave, there is the only poisonous
lizard in the United States - The Gila Monster.
Inside
Old Nevada you'll find no false fronts. We pride ourselves in being
a real town. Along with our western town, saloon, and shops, there
is also a petting zoo, our famous Bonnie Springs Ranch Restaurant,
and horseback riding for the whole family. At Bonnie Springs Old
Nevada, we boast a very special enchantment - You don't look at
the Old West, you live it!
-No Pets allowed - No Private
Picnics - Thank You
Bonnie Springs is open all year round with Summer Hours consisting of
Wed - Fri
11:00 am - 5:00 pm and
Sat - Sun
10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Melodrama
11:30 am
2:00 pm
4:30 pm
   
Hanging
12:00 noon
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
Winter Hours are
Wed - Fri
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat - Sun
10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Melodrama
11:30 am
1:30 pm
3:30 pm
   
Hanging
12:00 noon
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
Shows and stores are Dark - Mon & Tue
Gettin' hitched?
Come celebrate the "big day" with us Old West style in our
beautiful chapel.
Why settle for a "typical" Las
Vegas wedding, when in just a short 30-minute drive from the
Strip, you can come on out to Bonnie Springs Old Nevada for a celebration
full of fun old Nevada
style! We offer many different wedding and catering packages to choose
from, they include but are not limited to Chapel, Reception, Horseback and
Horses, Actors, Reserved areas, Saloon, Bands, Custom Menus, and other
customized amenities.
Come make your wedding with us a unique and memorable
experience.
So give
us a yell at 702-875-4191 and ask for the event coordinator,
THEN TELL EM RED sent ya, so we can wrangle up some dates and prices for
you!
Bonnie Springs even has a Motel with themed rooms
Enjoy swimming,
horseback riding, the petting zoo, cocktails, dining, and the excitement of
the Old West at the Bonnie Springs Motel.
We have
beautiful themed rooms complete with fireplaces and luv tubs, or we have
kitchen suites available which are great for the whole family. For our
motel guests, we offer our horseback riding Breakfast Ride, a 1-hour guided
ride and breakfast, for a special rate. The ride is at 9:00 am, and reservations
must be made by 7:00 pm the night before.
Pets are also welcome with a small deposit, except in
our specialty theme rooms. To make reservations to stay at the motel call us at 702-875-4400