Carson City

Description

Join a Park Ranger on a birding adventure along the Carson River! Whether you are an avid birder or an outdoor enthusiast interested in local bird species, this hike will be an exciting experience for the whole family.

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Often held two times a year in the spring and in the fall.

Description

Join a Park Ranger for an educational walk all about the bears! While enjoying a walk through the foothills of the Carson Range, you will get to learn everything about bears from identification to their habits and culture. If you have been afraid of bears while hiking in this area, this is the walk for you!

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" According to the IMBA

Recurrence

Often held two times a year in the spring and in the fall.

Description

Join a Park Ranger for an exciting tour of the Carson River riparian zones. The Carson River have been integral in the history of Carson City and remains an important natural resource to us and our wildlife friends! This tour will take you from Morgan Mill River Access to the Mexican Dam 5 miles South along the Carson River and back (10 miles total).

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Annually in the Summer

Description

Join a Park Ranger for an educational walk all about the coyotes! While enjoying a walk along the Carson River, you will get to learn everything about coyotes from identification to their habits and culture. If you have been afraid of coyotes while hiking in this area, this is the walk for you!

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" According to the IMBA

Recurrance

Often held two times a year in the spring and in the fall.

Description

Discover the secrets of the creatures that come alive when the sun goes down and explore their fascinating adaptations for life under the cloak of darkness.

Difficulty

N/A

Recurrence

Often held once a year.

Description

Join the Carson City Park Rangers for a relaxing stroll through the cottonwood groves of the Carson River! Learn why the leaves change colors, what our animal friends are doing in preparation for winter, and everything you wanted to know about the Carson River.

Difficulty

Easy

Recurrance

Annually in the middle of October

Description

Join the Carson City Park Rangers and Dr. Thomas Herring, Professor of Physics at WNC, for a star gazing event at Silver Saddle Ranch. Telescopes will be set up around the Red House area and staff will be around to instruct on our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy and much more!

NOTE: These programs are weather dependent. Programs can be cancelled or postponed up until the day of the event. Check back here for the most up-to-date information.

Difficulty

N/A

Recurrance

Bi-Annually

Description

Join a Carson City Park Ranger and geologist Tom Gray for an adventure that truly rocks! On this hike, we will be discussing the geology of Nevada and Carson City, and looking at some cool examples along the way.

Difficulty

More Difficult

Recurrance

Annually in Spring

Description

Join a Park Ranger for a "slither" all about our native reptiles and amphibians! You will get to learn everything about common herp species found around the Carson City area. Bring your questions and curiosity about our herp friends!

Difficulty

Easy - More Difficult

Recurrance

Annually around Father's Day or for Junior Rangers

Description

Grab your friends/family, create a team, and join the Carson City Park Rangers for an exciting Scorpion Hunting competition. You and your team will be given a black light and a data collection sheet and will be set free on the Wild Horse Trail to find all the scorpions you can find. They glow under the black light which makes this activity unlike anything you've done before.

Difficulty

More Difficult

Recurrance

Annually in Summer

Description

Join the Carson City Park Rangers for some historical fun at Lone Mountain Cemetery. We will make our way around the cemetery stopping at famous historical figure burial sites and learning about their lives. Expect visits from Henry Marvin Yerington, P.H. Clayton, Hank Monk, and more!

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Regular Tours are coming soon, After Dark tours held every year in October

Description

Join the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department for an exciting historical tour of the Mexican Ditch Trail and Dam. From mining to ranching to outdoor recreation, the Mexican Ditch and the Carson River have been integral parts of Carson City's history, and remain important to this day. This tour will take you from Morgan Mill River Access (once apart of the historical Empire City) to the Dam 5 miles South along the Carson River and back (10 miles total).

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Annually in Spring

Description

Join the Carson City Parks Department and the Friends of Silver Saddle Ranch for a historical tour of Silver Saddle Ranch! From mining to ranching to outdoor recreation, Silver Saddle Ranch and the Carson River have been integral parts of Carson City's history, and remain important to this day. This tour will take you around the property and dive deep into the historical roots of the area.

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Quarterly or by request

Description

Join the Carson City Park Rangers for an end-to-end Prison Hill Patrol. We all know that the best Park Ranger patrol is by foot, and in Carson City, the best place to foot patrol is Prison Hill. This exciting 6 mile adventure takes you from the 5th Street Trailhead all the way to Golden Eagle Lane at the South end. Experience Pinyon-Juniper forests, rocky single-track trails, and the red canyons of the OHV area. 

Difficulty

Rated as "More Difficult" Accoring to the IMBA

Recurrance

Annually in Spring

Description

Join the Carson City Park Rangers on a moonlit adventure on one of the many Carson City trails! This experience is unlike any other and is one of the most popular Park Ranger-Led Programs.

Difficulty

From Easy to More Difficult

Recurrance

Quarterly during Full Moons

Description

Join the Parks Rangers on this interactive hike learning about Geocaching. Whether you are an avid Geocacher or wanting to learn more about it, this hike will be fun for the whole family. We each for one or two geocaches that we will revisit every Leap Day

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" According to the IMBA

Recurrence

Every 4 years on Leap Day

Next Available

TBD

 Description

Grab your Adventure Guides and join a Park Ranger for a Junior Park Ranger activity! This short activities focus on specific pages within the guide to help JR. Rangers finish and get sworn in. 

Adventure Guides are free and are available from the Park Rangers upon check-in. You can find more informaiton on the Junior Park Ranger program, here. 

Difficulty

Varies depending on Program

Recurrance

Quartly

Description

Lace up your hiking boots and get ready to join the Carson City Park Rangers for a festive holiday hike! This holly jolly hike encourages participants to wear their ugliest holiday sweater. We will be walking from Riverview Park to the Carson River while discovering the secrets of how wildlife prepares for the colder months ahead.

Difficulty

Rated as "Easy" According to the IMBA

Recurrence

Annually in December

Description

Bundle up and join the Carson City Park Rangers for this winter themed Ranger-Led hike! Look forward to climate and snow discussions, in addition to how riparian habitat persists through bitter cold. Be sure to dress for the weather and bring plenty of water.

Difficulty

Rated as "More Difficult" According to the IMBA

Recurrence

Annually in January