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Featured 1Something really gross just dropped into the May Museum: "Animal Grossology," a fun, highly interactive, family exhibit that gives you the poop on why Gross is Good is on display through April 18 at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Rancho San Rafael Regional Parks.
Featured 2Truckee Meadows Trails Guide: A new regional trails guide focusing on the Truckee Meadows vicinity is available in pdf format on our website. Just scroll down this page and click the link below. Reno, Sparks and Washoe County staff worked together to create this guide as a service to our residents and guests. Major funding came from a Federal Highway Administration Recreational Trails Program Grant, along with support from the RSCVA, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Scheels. Hard copies of the guide are also available. For information, call (775) 823-6519.
Featured 3Join us on Facebook. Share your outdoor experiences through our Facebook pages. There's now a Fan Page for "Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space" and for "Truckee Meadows Trails."
Featured 4Welcome to an old fashioned Valentine's Day: Celebrate an old-fashioned Valentine’s Day with crafts and stories inside the Historic Huffaker Schoolhouse at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. Enjoy making time tested, romantic Victorian era crafts such as paper lace and pinprick valentines, and soft dough ornaments, while listening to traditional Valentine’s related stories during a special open house at the historic school from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 14. For more information, call (775) 828-6612.
featured 5Come in from the Cold and enjoy an evening of lively of Russian and eastern European folk music with the Sierra Nevada Balalaika Folk Ensemble this Saturday, February 13, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. in the park's Western Heritage Interpretive Center. Please bring along a non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. For more information about this year's Come in from the Cold series, see the announcement below.

Welcome to Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space. Our mission is to provide exceptional parks, open space, and recreational opportunities while preserving our natural, historical and cultural resources. For details about our parks and reservable facilities, please use one of the PDF links below.

 

 

 NEW!! Truckee Meadows Trail Guide (pdf)

 

 

 Guide to winter nature programs now being offered in the Galena Creek Area (pdf)

 

Volunteer Application (pdf)

 

Adopt-a-Park Application (pdf)

 

Washoe County Volunteer Agreement (pdf)

 

Mount Rose Scenic Byway Brochure (pdf)

 

Regional Open Space and Natural Resource Management Plan

 

 

 

Announcements for Parks - Regional Parks and Open Space:

HOT! County’s Regional Parks and Open Space Department announces new Administration Office hours for 2010
Parks Administration Office on Plumas will be open 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays, beginning January 4, 2010.
HOT! Family Entertainment Series returns to Bartley Ranch Regional Park
"Come in from the Cold" opens January 9 with Nevada Bluegrass. Performances will be offered every Saturday night through March 13.
HOT! Master Gardeners offer free workshops at Bartley Ranch Regional Park
“Gardening in Nevada” programs will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday in February and March to provide information and answer general horticulture questions for northern Nevada gardeners.
HOT! Wahoe County Parks offers Junior Snow Ranger program
Junior Snow Rangers is a self-guided winter nature program for families with children ages 6 - 14.
 

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