Imlay, Nevada: Thunder Mountain Park
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- Frontage Rd, Imlay, NV
- Directions:
- I-80 exit 145, turn east, then turn left onto Star Peak Rd. Drive straight as the road turns to gravel and Thunder Mountain is ahead on the left.
- Admission:
- Donation $5.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Sprawling habitat of junk sculpture, the life's work of the late Frank Van Zant, aka "Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder."
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [02/23/2009]Visitor Tips and News About Thunder Mountain Park
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Feels a little ghostly, but worth seeing the structure and some of the history. Original pictures of the building are provided in a tented area, along with a guest log book. Thunder Mountain Park is a quick detour off I-80.
[Leslie, 10/15/2024]
Awesome place to visit. Lots of info to be read at the site, and something interesting to see around every corner. [Cassady, 08/28/2018]
We were driving down I-80 and saw this on the side. My husband said, "Wanna pull over?" Heck yes! It's easy to get to and quite fun and interesting. Worth it just to see the brick house structure with windows made out of windshields. Met a nice couple there and borrowed their cute little dog, Pez, for a picture with our dog, Zolie.
[Lisa Gorog, 06/27/2014]
Thunder Mountain Park -- this place is great!
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The folk art constructions of the late Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder continue to gracefully degrade in the desert heat of Nevada.