An awesome Historic building in history-rich Nevada. The Ranch has an eye-appealing view of the…read moreSierras, the staff is personable and informative, and the events held during the spring/summer/autumn season are exceptional. The museum is first rate, clean, interesting and informative. The Director, Event's Manager, Staff, Docents and Sponsors are top notch!!! If you are traveling to Nevada, to Douglas County, to Minden/Gardnerville, the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park should be on your journey's agenda.

After living in the Carson Valley for over 27 years my wife and I decide to make our first visit to…read morethe Dangberg Ranch, and we walked away wondering what took so long. We were there to enjoy one of the speakers in their summer series, Christina Thomas, "Songbird: The Story of the Paiute People" and she was great as she shared the history of the Paiute people in the Great Basin. The Dangberg Ranch is located on HWY 88 just south of its intersection with HWY 395, and you'll head west onto a dirt road for about a mile to get to the ranch, and the road is a bit rough, and on the day we went, muddy from recent rain. Was it worth it? Absolutely, here's the web-site, and I'd encourage you to add this to your tour of the Carson Valley: http://www.dangberghomeranch.org/ As a side note, the view of the Sierra Nevada from this location are incredible.

Great trail for leaf peeping this year…read more Trails were well kept and easy to navigate in this out and back trail network by the river

Description: 40-acre park area. Amenities: picnic tables, handicap accessible fishing pier, river…read moreaccess ramp for non-motorized watercraft, decomposed granite walking paths, trailhead parking lot, enclosed portable toilets April thru November. Dogs are allowed off leash at all times. (Carson City Parks & Recreation) No water fountain.

I'm giving 5 stars for the wonderful work that goes on here. I attended a master gardeners plant…read moresale here last weekend and scored a couple fabulous plants. It was fun to get to chat with like minds. My master gardener creds come through the university of Alaska but it was great to chat with these master gardeners and learn the projects they are involved in here in Genoa, Nevada. River Fork Ranch is doing great work! Bravo!

River Fork Ranch is an 800-acre preserve owned and operated by the Nature Conservancy. It is…read morelocated where the east and west forks of the Carson River meet near Genoa Proper. River Fork Ranch is both a nature preserve and a working cattle operation. The ranch's riparian corridor and patchwork of pastures, meadows and wetlands support an interesting variety of wild life. The Visitor's Center was closed (COVID), while Gayle and I were recently there. We enjoyed the ~4 mile (out and back) trail between Genoa and Muller Lanes, which was nice flat, easy, and lightly travelled walk. As there is not much tree cover, the hike is open to sun and wind, so dress accordingly. There's better parking on the Genoa Lane side, with Muller being more of a roadside option. And don't stop here. If you're in the area, the Carson Valley Trails Association can lead you a wide variety of walking and hiking options.

Absolutely stunning park! Home of the Carson Valley Little…read moreLeague and its sprawling fields of green grass. This is a perfect park for a picnic or to get your steps in. Gorgeous views.

Gayle and I were at Lampe Park yesterday to watch her Mom's great grandson play in a T-ball game…read more The "game" consisted of each team batting completely around the roster twice. A hit for each kid was guaranteed, as was a one base advance. And no outs. It was fun watching all those future hall of famers run around chasing balls or the bases. A large number of family members were in attendance, and a fun time was had by all. Lampe Park itself is strategically hidden from the US 395 main drag and can be accessed by turning at Sharkey's (then looping around St. Gall Church) or turning at Walgreens. A huge skateboard park is located across the street. Parking is limited, although we didn't have any problem with that during our visit. Lampe park is a large 32-acres and with impressive ball fields that we experiences up close yesterday. In addition, facilities include: a group pavillion, a soccer/multi-use field, tennis/pickle ball courts, handball and volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic tables, BBQs, and of course a play structure. I found it to be a very roomy, well-kept, and welcoming park.

Tahoe Paradise Park sure was PARADISE! This park is great, that have so much to do, frisbee golf,…read moretennis court, bike trail, hike trail, lake, playground for kids, and beautiful bridge, picnic benches, rest benches. I like how they have a rule for dogs on a leash because there could be lots of kids running around. The playground was clean and had a variety of different obstacles for kids to play on. Highly recommend this place for all ages!

Super chill - Plenty of Parking - Clean Playground - Several nearby Concrete Picnic Benches - 2) 9…read moreHole Frisbee Golf Courses - Nice small Lake to Walk Around - We Just hosted our granddaughters 9th Birthday Party there - It was perfect. They do need to maintain the basketball hoops ( they need new nets as of June 1 2024 ) Its really nice to be able to walk along the Upper Truckee River and even has a Newly Built Beautiful Bridge to Bike or Walk across the river to the Washoe Meadows State Park - Where there are great Bike and Walking trails and Multiple Geo Cache to explore - Enjoy

This is a newer park that has a fishing pond, dock, clean restrooms, parking lot and happens to be…read morealong the Martin Slough Trail. It's a great place for families and the views of the snow capped mountains are incredible from here. It seems to be a popular place on a Sunday afternoon. We saw several people enjoying fishing and/or walking along the trail around the pond. The trail around the pond is dirt but flat enough to push a stroller along. There are park benches and a covered pavilion as well. There's not a lot of shade unless you are under the pavilion and if you venture along the paved Martin Slough Trail make sure to wear a hat and sunscreen because it's pretty exposed to the sun as well.

It's been years since I last hiked this loop on a hot Summer day in July…read more This is a steep trail and there are parts that narrowed out, but hubby and I walked single file through those parts. We spent a day hanging out here, but we stopped halfway for a break and lunch in some shade. There are plenty of little rivers that flow below the waterfall. Hearing the waterfall kept us chugging along because we were ready to cool off. This wasn't the biggest waterfall, but we enjoyed our time in it. It was very private once we actually got down there and so happy we were in our own little oasis; we had the whole place to ourselves. With all the precipitation we received this year I can only imagine how beautiful and full everything is. I'm planning on revisiting this Summer to see how everything has grown.

Beautiful hike, spectacular views with a waterfall, this hike offers up rewarding treasures that…read moreonly Genoa can deliver. We set off on this trail that starts in the historic town of Genoa at the end of Carson Street which is north of Main Street (same side as the Genoa Bar - look for the Orchard House). You will see a gravel parking lot and the Genoa Loop Trail sign at the start of the trail. We opted for the 6 mile round trip to the waterfall adventure on this particular day as we headed out. With an elevation gain of 1410ft and many switchbacks be sure to carry plenty of H20, wear appropriate footwear, maybe bring something like a granola bar or fruit and as always pack out, what you pack in. The trail is well maintained, but can be narrow & steep at times with bicyclists and furry companions allowed on the trail too. Please be sure to bring leashes along with doggy mutt mitts aka poop bags, there is a trash can and mutt mitts at the beginning of the trail but better to be prepared and there are no poop fairies. Remember everyone is out there to enjoy the beauty of the Great Outdoors so ENJOY IT! We thoroughly enjoyed this hike, stopping along the way to take in the spring flowers, beautiful views, grab our binoculars to look upon Genoa, the Carson River & Jacks Valley. We crossed the creek throughout the trail with foot bridges, butterflies, and the reward of our hiking adventure was the Genoa Waterfall as it cascade over as we listened to it surrounded by the pine trees. So get out there, this is a GREAT waterfall hike with stunning views added bonus you are already in the quaint historic town of Genoa so why not check out the cute town and grab a bite to eat or libation. Enjoy and #moveyourbody!!

I love this little park. You walk along the river and it is set in a lovely neighborhood away from…read morehwy 50. You probably need to go around 3 times to get a mile walk in but it is not boring. The fall colors are especially lovely this time of year.