Cheap Things To Do in Minden, Nevada

Inscription. Minden, the seat of Douglas County since 1916, was named for a town in Westphalia, Germany, where the founder of the D. F. Dangberg Land and Live Stock Company, was born in 1829. The company established Minden in 1905 ... More on HMDB

The Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is located in Carson Valley, just west of Minden.The ranch is located on State Route 88 west of Minden, one mile south of the junction between U.S. Hwy. 395 an... More on NevadaStateParks

One of Nevada's first and largest ranches, Dangberg Home Ranch was founded in 1857 and is now a state park.  Buildings ... More on Discover America

The Jobs Peak Ranch Trail represents a victory in the ongoing struggle of securing access to government land on the east front of the Carson Range in the face of the unprecedented and rapid develop... More on Trails

Nice little zig zag with only a small climb to the 'end' at paved road. Gr More on Trails

There is also a large indoor dual-slide with its own pool, an indoor therapy pool (92F), an indoor tot pool, an an outdoor family pool, and an outdoor ... More on SwimmersGuide

Inscription. Completed in 1908, the new mill was financed by many of the early residents of Minden. Initially, it could process 100 barrels of flour daily from the local grain. Its four silos held 65,000 bushels of grain. In 1921 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Second Farmer's Bank was constructed in 1918 and operated until 1968. The bank had sound financial resources for its size and in 1933, following a bank moratorium called by President Roosevelt, Farmer's Bank was among ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Construction began in 1968 when the old Farmer's Bank, purchased in 1954 by the First National Bank of Nevada, had again outgrown itself. The remodeled building now houses an engineering firm owned and operated by R. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The original building was constructed in 1951 for the partnership of Warren Reed and Willard Meneley Insurance Company. In 1953 the offices also served as the temporary home for the Douglas County Public Library. Reed's ... More on HMDB

This park was a good try but it is the kind of thing that is being built in nevada right now. I like this one because it has the largest useable trannys in the area. There are too many bikes and the city doesn't sweep it ever. It ... More on skateboardpark.com

Inscription. This, the second house built in Minden (1907), housed Henry Beck, the first manager of the Minden Milling Company, and was located across the street from from the mill at Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue, now Highway ... More on HMDB