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Imlay, Nevada: Thunder Mountain Park

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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.
RA Rates:
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Thunder Mountain Park.

Thunder Mountain Park

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]

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Thunder Mountain Park.

Thunder Mountain Park

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]

Thunder Mountain.

Thunder Mountain Park

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]

Odd folk art at Thunder Mountain.

Thunder Mountain Park

Thunder Mountain Park -- this place is great!

[Kristen Rainville, 05/12/2014]

The folk art constructions of the late Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder continue to gracefully degrade in the desert heat of Nevada.

Thunder Mountain.

Thunder Mountain Park

I have driven by this on countless trips between Reno and Battle Mountain and finally took the time to stop and check it out. Definitely worth a stop to see all the strange art the original owner amassed and built a home out of. The sky and mountains around it make for wonderful photo opportunities.

[Christy Shelton, 08/15/2013]

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