Shop local: The ultimate Nevada gift guide

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 | 2 a.m.

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Shop local is our motto, and 2020 has been an especially important reminder to focus our attention back home to Nevada. Support local businesses, makers and artisans, and let your home-state pride power your holiday shopping list. Whether gifting to a spa connoisseur, adventurer, history buff or some other kind of Nevada-lover, give the gift of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. All of these options allow you to schedule in advance or purchase gift cards for services.

Self Care

Nevada is full of natural, geothermal hot springs, but for the ultimate place to pamper, check out Steamboat Hot Springs in Reno. Known for healing properties, enjoy a soak in these mineral-rich springs while also indulging in the spa’s signature packages. It’s also the ideal place for an après-ski escape.

Can’t make it up north? Check out these Nevada companies that you can buy from online:

• PurewithJoy on Etsy: Las Vegas-based candles, body butters and scrubs, etsy.com/shop/PurewithJoy.

• Black Rock Mud Company: 100% natural, eco-friendly and hand-harvested, this Black Rock Desert business sells purifying and restorative mud masks for all skin types, blackrockmud.com.

• Pantry Products: Based in Reno, this all-natural, female-owned skin care company caters to everyone with products for women, men, babies and even pets, shoppantryproducts.com.

Food and Booze

Not only is Southern Nevada home to some of the most revered restaurants in the world, there are also plenty of ways to enjoy some of the area’s finest offerings—even from home. Send a pal five-star takeout or purchase gift cards from some of your favorite restaurants. For a fun and adventurous option, check out Lip Smacking Foodie Tours and their self-guided sister option, Finger Licking Foodie Tours, both of which allow you to try a variety of offerings throughout Las Vegas. For a foodie, gifts you can wrap:

• Ethel M: A Southern Nevada favorite, Ethel M sells online or in-store, including at its Henderson factory and cactus garden, ethelm.com.

• Mothership Coffee: The only thing better than a hot cup of a coffee on a chilly morning? A hot cup of sustainably grown, ethically sourced coffee from a family-owned local shop, mothershipcoffee.com.

• Las Vegas Distillery: This Henderson-based distillery offers on-site tours and sells at locations across the state, lasvegasdistillery.com.

• Frey Ranch Estate Distillery Spirits: This Fallon-based distillery is gaining national attention for its award-winning vodka, gin, absinthe and recently released bourbon, which was named one of the 10 Best Whiskeys in the World by Whisky Advocate, freyranch.com.

• Nevada Brining Company: The Sparks-based brining company sells some of the best pickled veggies you can find, nevadabrining.com.

Adventures

With no shortage of adrenaline-inducing options across the state, consider gifting your loved one an adventure they’ll never forget. Las Vegas UTV Tours is one fun option for an action-packed day, and if you really want to up the ante, check out Skydive Las Vegas. If you’re looking to get out of town, Mesquite’s Adventure Time Tours offers overnight trips to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, or for a luxe glamping experience, Ruby High Yurt in Lamoille is unlike any other backwood adventure.

Another idea? A Nevada State Parks Pass is the gift that keeps on giving for your most outdoorsy friends and family.

Pro tip: Grab a Nevada State Parks Passport at any state park—visitors who have their “passport” stamped at 15 different parks will earn a free annual pass!

Don't forget: Fuel up for your next adventure with plant-based Tahoe Trail Bars, tahoetrailbar.com, and prebiotic Rowdy Bars, rowdybars.com.

Jewelry and Accessories

• Battle Born: The most Vegas-centric pins, stickers and accessories around, battleborn.shop.

• Nevada Museum of Art: This spot offers an exciting gift shop full of unique jewelry, homewares, books, toys and games that you won’t find anywhere else, nevadaart.org.

• N8tiveArts: For new and vintage Native American jewelry and art, N8tiveArts has you covered, n8tivearts.com.

• Honey and Goldies: Based in Reno, this handcrafted, fine jewelry studio offers ready-to-ship pieces, as well as custom-made options. Many of the dreamy, contemporary designs are made with Nevada-mined materials and will be on any jewelry lover’s wish list, honeyandgoldies.com.

• Garnet Mercantile: Community-owned and located in a historic building in Ely, this 1920s-style store features handcrafted gifts from local artisans and Native American jewelry.

• Pahrump Honey Company: Raw desert honey, bee pollen, propolis and more, pahrumphoney.com.

Wear your state pride

Hoff Goods has some of our favorite Nevada-focused apparel and swag, hoffgoods.co.

Etsy Shops

There are many Vegas-based makers and artisans, and here are some of their Etsy shops to put on your radar.

• NeonCactusVintage: Handmade jewelry, stained glass and rare vintage finds, NeonCactusVintage has it all, etsy.com/shop/NeonCactusVintage.

• MaryOnAdventures: This shop is packed with Nevada-centric apparel, stickers, prints, pins, DIY-craft boxes and more, etsy.com/shop/MaryOnAdventures.

• WuveHandmade: Laughlin-based funky, colorful jewelry that will put a smile on anyone’s face, etsy.com/shop/wuvehandmade.

History

For the love of all things Nevada, gift your favorite history buff an experience that turns back the clock. Tours at the Techatticup Mine in Nelson or the Thunderbird Lodge in Incline Village are great places to start. Another option is the Nevada Southern Railway tour in Boulder City, one of three remaining scenic Nevada railways. You can also snag a Nevada State Museums membership for access to all seven sites statewide.

For more Nevada gift ideas, visit travelnevada.com/nevada-pride-shopping-guide