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Open-Air Art Gallery
Gerlach is home to a new Open-Air Art Gallery, comprised of eight panels and new murals. Thanks to a generous grant from Travel Nevada, this new gallery helps tell the story of our area. Panels are located along Main Street (Hwy 447) and E. Sunset. Each one has an accompanying plaque that tells about the piece. Walking brochures are also available at several locations in town. Take a stroll through town and experience a sense of place through art. Discover each piece, and additional art as well! High Rock CanyonAnn-Sophie GaudetBruno’s Gas Station – Main Street“The exploration of the raw wilderness of High Rock Canyon and the unforgettable experiences I had…
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Guru Road
Guru Road is a unique, desert-style art installation created in the 80's and 90's by DeWayne "Doobie" Williams during the last 15 years of his life. Using local stone and other found objects, Doobie crafted tributes to family, friends and local residents.
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“It can be kind of quiet out here. And we pretty much like it that way.”
Rural Nevada at it's small-town best, Gerlach is anything but typical.
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I hear the train a comin’…
Gerlach was settled in 1906 when Western Pacific came through creating the third and final transcontinental rail line through Nevada. The railroad traversed the property belonging to Louis Gerlach, setting his livestock company up for easy transportation. The railroad named the supply outpost after Gerlach, and it served as a stop until 1953.
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Ranching. A way of life.
Ranching runs deep in this neck of the sagebrush. With several active ranches nearby, assisting with branding or helping round up a stray bull is not an uncommon thing for many locals.
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Home to Burning Man
Once a year, thousands of people pass through Gerlach on their way to the annual Burning Man Festival. Burning Man has become an important partner in the Gerlach community and it's economic viability.
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Bruno’s Country Club
Bruno’s is perhaps Gerlach’s most iconic landmark. Built in 1952 by Italian immigrant Bruno Selmi, Bruno’s Country Club is a bar/casino, restaurant and motel. Bruno’s is currently for sale.
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Gerlach Water Tower Park
Listed on the National Registrar of Historic places, the Gerlach water tower was built in 1909 to serve the needs of the railroad and the town. The 30′ redwood tower slowly fell into disrepair after 1953 when it ceased to be used. In 2006, as a gift to the town, Burning Man restored the water tower to it’s former beauty.
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Watering holes? We got ’em!
Three bars and no churches. But don’t let that fool you. Gerlach is home to good values, be them from the right, the left and any and all beliefs in between. At times it can feel like the wild wild west. At others, it’s another sleepy-town USA.
