The route crosses over the west and east forks of the Carson River on its trek.

Stewart abandoned these forts in favor of a larger fort along the Carson River.

The park's main entrance is in the "lower" or eastern portion which preserves a section of woodlands along the Carson River.

Nature trails along the ever-changing Carson River provide for bird and wildlife viewing.

Wooden flumes (the remains of which are also visible) provided the necessary water for the milling process from the nearby Carson River.

Dayton prospered by milling ore, using water from the Carson River.

A 1994 addition forms a corridor along the Carson River.

The Carson River enters the lake at its southwestern end.

There are eyewitness accounts of beaver in the upper Carson River through 1892.

Ranchers flocked here in the late 1800s, drawn to the Carson River and the area's easily accessible well water.