Read Stephen Hartshorne's story about Elko County

Want to Go?

Elko is located on Route 80, 230 miles west of Salt Lake City, 290 miles east of Reno and 255 miles south of Boise.

You can get a connecting flight to Eliko from Salt Lake City.

The area is also served by Greyhound and Amtrak, but be advised the train stops in the middle of the night and there's no station.

If you want tickets to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering it's a good idea to get them well in advance.

The same goes for hotel reservations.

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