Top off your gas tank before venturing to this park. Fallon and Austin are the nearest towns to the north, about 120 miles away and Tonopah to the south is over 130 miles away. This is actually two parks in one – a mining ghost town and a fossil dig. The town has a self guided walking tour plus a ranger led mine tour and a ranger tour of the fossil shelter. Both tours have a fee in addition to the park entrance fee.
The fossil shelter is accessible but the paths that circle the fossil dig are steep and narrow in places. Most wheelchair uses will need some help. The only way to see the fossils is to go on the tour. There are two a day-one at 10:00 and one at 2:00.
The mine tour is not accessible. The old buildings and equipment can be seen from your vehicle but the signs are too small and far away from the road to be read. The terrain and loose rock in the town area makes it very hard to roll around and get closer to any of buildings.
The campground has three vault toilets that are accessible but the paths to them are steep and they all have a step up to the concrete pad that they rest on. None of the sites are handicapped accessible but the ground is fairly hard packed so rolling around is not too hard and it’s possible to get to the ends of the picnic tables.
This park was not made for large vehicles. There are several miles of one lane dirt road leading to the campground and the fossil site. The turnoff to the fossil site has a steep dip and a tight turn. We parked at the bottom and walked up but another small class C drove up without any problem.The dump station exit road is a bit steep.Some of the campground spaces are long enough for 30’ RVs but I wouldn’t recommend trying to fit a large class A into the spaces. Use caution after exiting the park and heading back to the main road. The road goes down for a long way and is surprisingly steep –downshifting is necessary.Berlin Ichthyosaur Park
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