Las Vegas OUTDOORS : Parks

The garden-like, 410-acre, mixed-use residential and commercial village known as The Gardens is the setting for the 20-acre Gardens Park, which is the winner of our 2008

Three shady, group picnic areas with grills and small family-oriented picnic areas compliment the five-acre Children's Discovery Playground at Lone Mountain Park. The playground features...

When it's time to get back to nature, head 15 miles northwest of the Strip to Floyd Lamb Park, which features several environs: grassy lawns, four ponds, and natural desert areas.

A sizeable park with a decent balance of amenities and open space, Children's Memorial Park is best known among the younger set for its four playgrounds, all of which offer modern, clean...

A mixed-use entertainment, shopping, office space, and residential development, The Village at Centennial Springs features shops, restaurants, and service-oriented retail. The complex re...

Located within Henderson's water reclamation facilities, the 140-acre Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, complete with nine ponds, is home to thousands of migratory waterfowl and numerous residen...

Sunset Park features a lake stocked every two weeks with catfish or trout (and resident ducks eager for stale bread), eight lighted basketball courts, eight lighted tennis courts, baseba...

The Las Vegas Springs Preserve is the winner of our 2009 Parents' Picks award for Best Touris...

The architects responsible for the design of Centennial Hills Park's picnic pavilions and playgrounds won awards in 2003 for their vision, and we can see why.

The pavilions mi...

A unique wash environment created using water runoff from the Las Vegas Valley, this 130-acre nature preserve provides two miles of paved walking trails and great wildlife viewing. The presence...

Among the favorite features at Hollywood Recreation & Community Center are a fitness center and a 29,000-square-foot skate/BMX park.

A wide array of classes, including gym...

Children's Park in Town Square Las Vegas is the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best ...

Desert Breeze Park features playing fields, a dog run, playgrounds, picnic areas, and a skateboarding park.

The Desert Breeze Community Center houses a gymnasium, indoor baske...

The Dino Dig sandbox and replicas of fossilized dinosaurs (including a giant triceratops skull that children run through) at the 20-acre Aliante Nature Discovery Park are perhaps the big...

Skateboarders flock to Freedom Park for its many above-ground steel ramps. The 68-acre park also has picnic grounds, a golf course, four playgrounds, a jogging/walking path, and three so...