Carson City Parks Department

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Details on COVID-19 health precautions, including seating arrangements, for this series performances are forthcoming. Check back for updates.
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Wild Horse Productions is excited to revive the yearly tradition of the Halloween "Ghost Train" at Mills Park in partnership with the Carson City Railroad Association.

The Fuji Park playground adjacent to the Fuji Park Dog Park has been closed due to repairs, according to David Navarro, Parks Operations Superintendent from the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department, and is set to be reopened sometime in March, although the time frame is dependent on an order of new parts for the playground.

The Carson City Historical Society has recently been thrust into the spotlight because of the proposed demolition of the 155-year old building once occupied by Café at Adele’s and preceding businesses through the years attracting hundreds of customers through those historic doors.

Carson City Parks, Recreation, Open Space invites you to give back to your community on this year’s MLK Day of Service!

Recently, the department has found numerous large and detrimental dumpsites in the canyons near East Silver Saddle Ranch.

In response to the seasonal transition affecting daylight hours, the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range will temporarily change its hours for public use — starting Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 hours will be Sundays only, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To ensure adequate and safe accommodations for range enthusiasts, the range must adopt the new operational hours to hinder activity at night.

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space hosted its first Post Nevada Day Trash Mob on Sunday, Oct. 28. Twenty-five volunteers of all ages gathered at the Farmer’s Market parking lot at 8 a.m. Together, the group gathered more than 1,000 pounds of trash.

Carson City, Nevada – The Linear Ditch Trail from Saliman Road heading east to the I-580 freeway will be re-opened on Friday, October 12 at 12:00 p.m.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks & Recreation, in conjunction with the Carson City Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department, annually recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses for outstanding contributions made to further the combined missions of the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation and the Carson City Department of Parks, Recreation, and Open Space.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the region later this week due to overnight temperatures predicted to be below 15 degrees. Carson City and Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, are partnering to protect those seeking refuge from the cold during the overnight period. The cold weather shelter, located at Fuji Park on Old Clear Creek road, is scheduled to open on Wednesday night beginning at 6 p.m. through Saturday night.

Carson City residents gathered Friday in Mills Park with law officers and firefighters to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The service was held surrounding a I-beam memorial that was given to Carson City in 2010 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Among the flowers placed on the beam was as an American flag presented to the Carson City Fire Department by Michael Manfredo. The flag was given to the Carson City man by a son of one of the 343 fighters killed at the World Trade Center that day.

A memorial service to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be held at Mills Parks Friday beginning at 8:30 a.m. The service is at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam located at the eastern edge of Mills Park in Carson City.
The beam was given to Carson City by the Port Authority of New York to mark that fateful day. The public is invited.

A small shrub fire was knocked down shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday night at a park in the area of Windridge and Spooner Drive in Carson City. Children playing with matches is believed to be what started the fire, which burned some shrubs and bushes.

Carson City firefighters were called at 4:56 p.m. Smoke and flames were visible in the area. Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies investigating found a box of matches next to the fire. Neighbors told officers that they saw two children, between the ages of 7 and 9, running from the area about the time the fire started.

Every year the Carson City Shade Tree Council presents a different topic and educates the professional and the amateur alike about trees and their environment. This year's seminar is packed with speakers not to miss. Catered breakfast from LA Bakery and lunch at the Carson City High School Greenhouse (following a tour), catered by the students at the Culinary Arts Program is included for the all day seminar for $75.

The Carson City Parks and Recreation Department is advising citizens not to walk on or do any activities on frozen ponds and waterways in the area. Even though temperatures have been frigid in the region lately, these frozen bodies of water are not safe to be on because of the inconsistent thickness of the ice.

Please stay off the ice for your safety and inform children of the danger as well. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department at (775) 887-2262.