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Northwest
Reno (including Verdi and
Mogul)
Crystal Peak County Park
Location: Old Highway 40 in Verdi, west of Dog
Valley Road.
Hilltop Park
Location: Top of Kings Row at Buckingham Square,
north of McCarran Boulevard.
Lake Park
Location: North Keystone Avenue between Coleman
Drive and Anson Drive.
Northwest Park
Location: Kings Row and Wyoming Avenue behind
Mamie Towles Elementary School and Archie Clayton Middle
School. The swimming pool and tennis courts are on Apollo
Drive south of Wyoming Avenue.
Rancho San Rafael County
Park
Rancho San Rafael offers much to visitor and
resident alike. Photo by Jason Myers.
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Rancho San Rafael Park is the most often used park in the
city of Reno. Located just northwest of the university,
Rancho San Rafael hosts a variety of events throughout the
year. The Wilbur D. May Museum, found in the heart of the
park, houses a permanent exhibit of Reno's past and hosts
traveling exhibits, such as the "Snakes Alive!" exhibit that
came to Reno in early spring. Another main attraction at
Rancho San Rafael is the Great Basin Adventure, which
features a log flume ride in the summer. Right behind the
museum is the Wilbur D. May Arboretum, where visitors can
observe the natural flora of the Truckee Meadows. The large
grass field north of the museum is home to the Greater Reno
Balloon Races in September, where more than 100 hot air
ballon pilots from across the nation converge on Reno in an
attempt to win one of the largest prizes in balloon racing.
The large pavillions in the southwest corner of the park can
hold over 200 people for company picnics and family
gatherings. Across McCarran Boulevard are four softball
fields, which are used for local tournaments.
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The Wilbur D. May Museum is just one of
many attractions at Rancho San Rafael. Photo by
Jason Myers.
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Location: Corner of North Virginia Street and North
McCarran Boulevard. The main park and Wilbur D. May Museum
can be reached from North Sierra Street at Putnam Drive. The
barbecue pavillions are at the far west end of the park on
Rancho San Rafael Drive. There are also entrances to the
park at Coleman Drive and Washington Street. The softball
fields north of McCarran Boulevard are accessible from
Virginia Street.
Features: Barbecue areas, children's playground,
covered pavillions, large open grass area, lighted paths,
restrooms.
Sports Venues: Softball.
Special Attractions: Great Basin Adventure, Wilbur D.
May Arboretum, Wilbur D. May Museum.
Whitaker Park
Location: University Terrace between Ralston
Street and Washington Street, four blocks west of the
university.
Posted Dec. 1, 1998
Copyright 1998 Nevada Outpost
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