This cache is ONLY AVAILABLE DURING PARK HOURS:
Summer - 8:00am - 9:00pm, Spring/Fall - 8:00am - 7:00pm, Winter - 8:00am – 5:00pm
Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, approximately 20 miles south of Reno on old 395, the historic Bowers Mansion is located within the regional park and offers a rare glimpse into Nevadan life of the 1860's. L.S. "Sandy" Bowers and his psychic wife, Eilley Oram, earned a fortune in their silver mine near Gold Hill, Nevada and became Nevada's first Comstock Lode millionaires. With their wealth, they built the mansion in 1864 and then traveled the world to furnish it. It is now one of the most impressive restored homes in Nevada. The mansion is open seasonally for weekend guided tours and there is a small visitor center located directly behind the mansion.