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Hawthorne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,118. It is the county seat of Mineral County. The nearby Hawthorne Army Depot is the primary economic base of the town.
Explore Hawthorne NV, an impressively patriotic community and Mineral County seat. Hawthorne Nevada features military history at the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum while offering outdoor recreation at Walker Lake and on 1,000 miles of unfenced dirt roads and trails in the area to explore by ATV or OHV.
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- Explore everything military at the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum. This small, locally run museum is dedicated to everything military and is the single largest museum collection of inert ordnance, missiles, bombs, rockets and nuclear weapons in the world.
- Stop by the Mineral County Museum and Resource Center. Once you’re done marveling over decommissioned military equipment, head over to the Mineral County Museum to explore exhibits and collections which include everything from antique clothing and mining equipment to minerals, photographs to horse-drawn carriages and fire equipment from the ages hitherto.
- Camp under the star-lit sky at Sportsmans Beach. Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. Located in the Walker Lake Recreation Area, the place allows for dry tent camping, housing thirty-one individual campsites and two undeveloped camping areas that accommodate tent campers.
- Head over to the Walker Lake to relax and enjoy. The picturesque lake makes for a very relaxing spot and often a variety of resident and migratory wildlife and bird species can be spotted here.
Explore the best of Hawthorne, Nevada with these 13 unforgettable experiences. From hiking scenic trails to checking out the local history museums, there's something for everyone in this charming small town. Don't miss out on must-do activities like touring the historic Army Ammunition Depot or soaking in the natural hot springs.
- Karen L. Pensacola, FL3 contributions. Worth the stop. There is so much memborbelia from all the wars Particularly impressed by bombs and tanks. No admission charge but please give the curator a donation.
- angmohs. Singapore, Singapore 147 contributions. interesting place to stop with shade - pity the lake is dying. We picked up lunch at Safeway nearby and stopped for a picnic - they have shade big enough for your car, but no seated shading (the next place northbound has shaded seating too grrrr).
- PhlegmMaster. Phoenix, AZ4,320 contributions. Quaint Casino. Popped in here for some video poker during my one-evening stay in Hawthorne. A nice, simple casino.
- Satisfaction7. Las Vegas, NV 270 contributions. Nice Driving Break in Hawthorne/Walker Lake. There's so much in this local museum, we ended up spending over an hour here.
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Hawthorne, Nevada, has a rich history that has seen it evolve from a mining community to a hub for munitions storage. Its strategic location made it ideal for the U.S. Army to establish an ammunition depot, which has become the town’s largest employer and economic driver.
