Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Lahontan State Recreation Area this Saturday
Lahontan State Recreation Area will host its Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26. Each year, park employees and volunteers fill upward of 3,000 plastic eggs with candy and then scatter them around the day-use area of the park.
Children under the age of twelve are divided into four groups (3 and under, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12), and each group searches for eggs in their assigned collection area. Additionally, several prize baskets and larger toy items are raffled off immediately after the Easter Egg Hunt.
WHEN: Saturday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (the hunt starts promptly at 10 a.m.)
WHERE: Lahontan State Recreation Area’s Silver Springs Day Use Area, 1972 Fir Avenue, Silver Springs NV 89429, From Highway 95A head east on Fir Ave. and turn left onto the entrance road to the park. For any additional driving directions please feel free to contact the park.
COST: Entrance fees to the park are waived for all participants and there is no additional charge for the egg hunt.
CONTACT: Brad Larkin, 775-867-3500, blarkin@rmin.riss.net
The passport challenge continues: The Nevada State Parks Passport Booklet is now available and may be picked up at any state park. Visitors who have their booklets stamped at 15 different parks will earn a free annual pass to all Nevada State Parks. The booklet, which serves as a travel aid as well as travelogue for park visitors, includes photos, a description of each park, lists of amenities, travel journal pages and spaces for validation stamps which have been designed to reflect each unique state park.
— Jenny Ramella is a Public Information Officer for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources