Davis Creek Regional Park - Washoe Valley

Early this springs we made our first visit up to Davis Creek Regional Park in Washoe Valley and fell in love with it! Have you been here yet?

Long Ranch Park - Carson City

Carson City has so many great parks! Long Ranch Park is one of the really good ones! Tucked back in Kings Canyon, this park feels a little out of the way, but it's really only a few minutes away from downtown Carson City. 

Mills Park (East Side) - Carson City

I think most people know about Mills Park here in Carson City. It's huge! It's full of beautiful green lawns, big shade trees, and a meandering stream. Some of the biggest events of the year are hosted here.
Even so, I think this park is SO big that some of us (ME!) don't even know everything it has to offer! Did you know it has 2 playgrounds? A skate park? A mini railroad (that you can actually ride)? I have to admit I didn't until we'd been here in town for almost a whole year. Check out my first post about this park and you'll see I missed a few things! And things have changed a little bit since then too!

Ronald D. Wilson Memorial Park - Carson City

This is another one of the parks that we discovered in our attempt last summer to visit all the parks with playgrounds in Carson City. It's right by the freeway, but I'd never had any idea that it was even there!

Sunland Vista Park - Carson City

This little gem of a park was a fun discovery! Tucked back in a fairly quiet neighborhood it packs a fair amount of fun into a small space! 

Monte Vista Park - Carson City

Over the summer we tried to visit as many of the Carson City Parks as we could. I don't think we got to all of them (not by a long shot), but we sure tried! This park is little, but pretty nice if you're in the area and your kids need to get outside and get moving. 

Pete Livermore Sports Complex - Carson City

Last summer my son played baseball through the Junior Giants program and had a blast. All practices and games were held at the Pete Livermore Sports Complex, so we had plenty of time to explore!

Splash Pad - Minden Park - Minden

The Minden Splash Pad has been one of our favorite hang-out spots this summer! It's new this year, so we were excited to check it out and we weren't disappointed!

Harmony Park - Brewery Arts Center - Carson City

I saw something this winter on the Brewery Arts Center's Instagram feed about a music garden and couldn't wait for the snow to melt so we could go check it out. This small garden really packs a punch and is well worth a visit, or two! 

Kids To Parks Day - Silver Saddle Ranch - Carson City

This was our second year attending Kids to Parks Day here in Carson City. It was a fun family outing both times! Kids To Parks Day is a nation-wide celebration sponsored by the National Parks Trust, and happens the third Saturday of May every year. Missed it this year? It will be back next year! 

Sonoma Park - Carson City

The second new park we visited over Spring Break was Sonoma Park. It has one thing that sets it apart from many of the other parks in Carson City. Have you noticed how few of the parks here have swings? If that's what your kid loves, than this might be just the park for you!

Johnson Lane Park - Minden

We had big plans to try to visit a new park every day of Spring Break. Real life happened though and we only made it to two. Oh well! This park is one I've been meaning to visit for a while now and it just never seems to happen. We finally got it checked off our list though! 

Golden Eagle Open Space - Carson City

The other day we decided to go for a Sunday afternoon drive and explore the area a bit more. We were hoping to find somewhere we could get down to the river around the south end of Prison Hill. Unfortunately it seems like there is only private land between the road and the river here, so that didn't work out. What we DID find though was Golden Eagle Open Space, which ended up being a fun place for the kids to get out and play and to do a little hiking around. 

Zephyr Cove Park - Lake Tahoe

 Just across the highway from the great beaches at Zephyr Cove, you will find a little hidden gem. We stumbled across it when we were looking for the public library and I'm so glad we did!

Story Book Character Rocks - Hide and Seek

Good morning everyone! If you follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook than you've been seeing my painted rocks all week. Chances are good you're here to find out where and when to get your hands on some of them for yourself. :)  

John Mankins Park - Carson City

While out scouting around for Book Exchange Boxes one day we stumbled across John Mankins Park. The kids saw it before I did and went NUTS! This is one super cool park, and definitely worth stopping in for some fun. 

Sunset Park - Carson City

I was at a meet-up with some other moms at Fuji Park when one of them asked if we'd been to the toddler park here in town. WHAT?! There's a toddler park here?! I found out a location and within a few day we found ourselves stopping in for our first visit to Sunset Park. 

Governor's Field Park - Carson City

Every time we visit my husband at his office we drive past Governor's Field. The kids see the play structure through the fence and beg to stop and play, but we're always on our way somewhere and never have time to stop. The other day I finally remembered to leave time to stop at the park, and the kids were so excited!

Ross Gold Park - Carson City

After weeks of smoke keeping us inside, we finally had a day that had fairly clear air so we decided to go explore a new park and have some fun. This little park looked promising, so we stopped by for a bit. It wasn't quite as fun as some of the others we've visited around town, but the duck pond is fun!

Genoa Town Park - Genoa

I had been through Genoa a couple times before we came to visit this park, but would never have known it was there if our playgroup hadn't visited for one of our weekly meet-ups. This playground has some of the best shade of any park we've been to so far, with most of the play structure under the shelter of all the great trees in the park. If you're looking to escape the summer heat and sun, this might be just the getaway you and your kiddos are looking for!