Van Sickle Bi-State Park is a state park

State park

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...

 straddling the border of California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and Nevada

Nevada

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, USA. Opened to the public in summer 2011, it preserves the farm of Henry Van Sickle and overlooks Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

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. The property is managed by the Nevada Division of State Parks in partnership with the California Tahoe Conservancy. While the California Department of Parks and Recreation

California Department of Parks and Recreation

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 278 parks and 1.4 million acres , with over of coastline; of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and of hiking, biking, and...

 was originally involved, they dropped out due to continued funding woes. Although part of the park is in California, it is not currently considered a California state park.

History

Henry Van Sickle built the farm in the 1860s to hold hay for a nearby way station. Later it serviced freight-pulling horse teams through the region. Eventually the facility became an equestrian stable for tourists. In 1989 the land was donated to the Nevada Division of State Parks and shortly after the State of California purchased the adjacent lands.

Park

575 acres (232.7 ha) of the park lie within Nevada while 150 acres (60.7 ha) are in California. The main entrance as well as most of the historical buildings are on the California side. The Heavenly Ski Resort

Heavenly Ski Resort

Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. It has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities...

 gondola runs over the park grounds near the barn and stables. The park is also unique in the fact that it lies within minutes of the region's main urban, commercial and gaming areas; the park entrance just behind Harrah's Lake Tahoe

Harrah's Lake Tahoe

Harrah's Lake Tahoe, is a resort casino, in South Lake Tahoe, at Stateline, Nevada. It is branded with the name of its former owner William Fisk Harrah and owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp.. The 18-story tower and 525 rooms, plus of casino make it one of the largest resorts at South Lake...

 casino.

Features of the park include the historic Van Sickle farm barn, a 1917-era log cabin and hiking trails with access to the Tahoe Rim Trail

Tahoe Rim Trail

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 165-mile long-distance hiking trail which forms a loop around Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada and Carson ranges of California and Nevada in the United States. The trail ranges in elevation from 6,240 feet at the outlet of Lake Tahoe to 10,338 feet at Relay Peak in Nevada...

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External links

• Van Sickle Bi-State Park from the California Tahoe Conservancy