Need a little gift-giving inspiration? Consider shopping at these amazing small businesses. Not only will you be supporting local makers, but you’ll also be giving a little piece of the Silver State to the Nevada fan in your life.  

Planet X Pottery studio

Planet X Pottery

Gerlach

Venture out to this solar-powered oasis located at the edge of the Black Rock Desert. This famous pottery studio boasts four galleries packed with mugs, bowls, plates, vases, teapots, and a whole lot more.  


Battle Born Pins (rabbit, cactus, bighorn sheep)

Battle Born Pins

Las Vegas

Got a flair for flair? Dress up your look with enamel pins, stickers, and magnets representing vintage Vegas icons—think the Riviera, Stardust, Elvis, and the El Cortez’s carpet—along with state staples like sagebrush and bighorn sheep.


Nevada State Parks logo

Nevada State Parks All Access Pass

Statewide

The Nevada State Parks All Access Pass is perfect for the weekend warrior in your life. For $250, they’ll get an entire year with no entrance, camping, and boating fees at any of Nevada’s state parks.


Dovetail Distillery Cut Throat Oat Whiskey

Dovetail Distillery

Mound House

Inspired by oatmeal raisin cookies, Mound House’s Dovetail Distillery crafts premium, oat-forward whiskeys using crisp Carson River water. 


Side Hill Spring Lavender various products

Side Hill Spring Lavender

Central Nevada

Nothing says self-care like lavender oils, lotions, and sachets. This lavender comes straight from the Big Smoky Valley and is raised on natural spring water and plenty of Nevada sunshine. 


NV-US Silver Works silver and turquiose Lake Tahoe necklace on a piece of wood.

NV-US Silver Works

Gardnerville

Sterling silver and vibrant turquoise are a match made in heaven with NV-US (eNVioUS) Silver Works. Shop a gorgeous variety of unique pendant necklaces, stamped bracelets, and dangling earrings made in the heart of Carson Valley. 


Houston Boot Company, a pair of stylized western boots on a wooden bench.

Houston Boot Company

Virginia City

Up your footwear game with a pair of custom-made cowboy boots. Dream up any design or style you desire and they’ll bring it to life with perfect-fit and built-to-last craftsmanship.  


Three jars of Lattin Farms Raspberry Rhubarb Jam

Lattin Farms

Fallon

Stop in at this fifth-generation farm to pick your own seasonal produce and herbs. If you’re outside the area, shop online for family-made jams, dressings, and pasta sauces. 


Tahoe Timber wooden sunglasses with blue tinted lenses

Tahoe Timber

Reno

Shop here for sweet sunglasses—made even sweeter by the sustainable and renewable materials used to craft ‘em. Best of all, some of their wooden sunglasses float, making them perfect for beach, lake, and river days. 


A commemorative Medallion made by the coin press in the Nevada State Museum

Minted Medallions From Nevada State Museum

Carson City

Did you know this Nevada State Museum building started life as a U.S. Mint? Today, it continues to mint medallions on a historic coin press that has seen operation since 1870.


Inside of the J.M. Capriola Co. store, with saddles and other western goods

J.M. Capriola Co.

Elko

With 90 years of saddle making under their custom leather-tooled belts, this historic, family-run business crafts handmade Western goods. If ranch ropes, snaffle bits, and spur straps aren’t for you, they offer plenty of apparel, books, and outdoor items.  


Artesian Cellars bottle and glass of wine

Artesian Cellars

Pahrump

This southern Nevada winery is passionate about expanding Nevada’s vino industry. While growing grapes in the Mojave Desert has unique agricultural challenges, the extreme climate produces rich, full-bodied vintages. 


Cedar Mountain wooden candle with cotton plants and pine cone, sitting on a slab of wood.

Cedar Mountain Candle

Las Vegas

Inspired by farmhouse roots, this Las Vegas-based company has a passion for clean-burning candles. Soy wax infused with essential oils brings scents like apple maple bourbon, blackberry ginger, and peppermint bark to life
in gorgeous vessels. 


Myron Hensel tintype portrait, black and white of a girl with a dog.

Myron Hensel Photography

Las Vegas

Treat yourself to a tintype portrait session—just like Abraham Lincoln sat for back in the day. The process dates to the 1850s, and your resulting one-of-a-kind photograph is certain to become a family heirloom.  


A group of people wearing Home Means Nevada clothing, camping in the desert

Home Means Nevada Co.

Reno and Henderson

Loaded to the brim with amazing adventure gear, this retailer offers a wide range of goods including shirts, hoodies, tank tops, hats, coffee mugs, totes and more. All are accented with Nevada state icons like the desert bighorn sheep, mountain bluebird, and—of course—the state shape.  

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