Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno, Nevada, houses the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and the park offers many walking trails on its pathways, says Lahanton Audobon Society in its Rancho San Rafael Regional Park article. Group picnics are allowed on the vast park grounds, while weddings are also staged there as well. The Great Reno Balloon Races are held on the park grounds, while birding watches await ardent bird watching fans at the park, the website submits.
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra St.
Reno, NV 89503
(775) 785-4512
nevadaaudubon.org
Families with young children have various choices for fun at Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Sparks, Nevada. There is a water park, which ends activities at the conclusion of the summer season; however go-karts adventure, mini-golf and bowling activities begin in the fall, the promotion shows. It also notes that glow bowling is offered every day at the Coconut Bowl beginning at 10 a.m. and free Wi-Fi connection is also available at that location.
Wild Island Family Adventure Park
250 Wild Island Ct.
Sparks, NV 89434
(775) 359-2927
wildisland.com
Take a trip back in time and ride two separate trains that bring back memories of The Old West. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company website promotion offers a 3-hour railroad ride that it says begins in Carson City above the Carson River Canyon, running along the east side of Mound House before crossing a railroad bridge over U.S. Highway 50, which it says reinvents the history of The Old West. Customers are urged to keep a sharp lookout for old mines and silver ore veins as well as gold and silver mining towns while riding down the line, the promotion hints. Billions of dollars are being spent to refurbish the route of this train to establish authenticity, the website advises, and you can expect that when you arrive at Virginia City's F Street Depot Car, the train's last stop, a shuttle will take you to downtown C Street, where you can explore the area before boarding the train for your return trip home, according to the promotion.
The second train trip option is a 35-minute round-trip ride around Virginia City and Gold Hill. On this scenic ride, the train conductor becomes the travel guide as he recounts the story of Nevada's 19th century mining boom, when Virginia City was a very rich city, the promotion states, and you are also urged to watch for exposed veins of silver ore as the train moves along the route. Notably, the website points out that you will pass eight mines that were productive a long time ago.
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
P.O.Box 467
Virginia City, Nevada 89440
775-847-0380
virginiatruckee.com
