General Park Information:
New Washoe City Park is a 9-acre park without a restroom.
Amenities Include:
Playground, tennis court, basketball court, baseball field, horseshoes, barbecue, and picnic area.
Here is a link to New Washoe City Park on Washoe County’s website.
View the slideshow to see some of New Washoe City Park amenities!
history
Submit Your Park Stories and Photos!
Do you have personal photographs or stories about this park and are willing to share your memories with your community? Stories and photos can be recent adventures in the park, old memories of what the park used to be like, or fond remembrances of what this park has meant to you in the past. Sharing your photographs and memories will help to build our shared history of these important public places.
Click here to upload your photos and/or stories!

biodiversity
Typical flora and fauna:
The following are a few of our favorite highlights.
See the community submission section below to view additional wildlife sightings found at this park, and submit you own favorite naturalist sightings on iNaturalist here!
Fauna:
community submissions
Biodiversity Submissions:
Community Stories and Photos:

Your Name
New Washoe City Park
Tell us your stories about this park or share your photographs to add to the growing record of our shared park history!

Your Name
New Washoe City Park
Tell us your stories about this park or share your photographs to add to the growing record of our shared park history!

Your Name
New Washoe City Park
Tell us your stories about this park or share your photographs to add to the growing record of our shared park history!
volunteer highlights
New Washoe City Park History Researcher
Jill Richardson
Jill is the History Researcher for this park. She has dedicated time to research and document the history of New Washoe City Park. Thank you Jill for your commitment to our parks and historic preservation!
References/more info
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Washoe County: New Washoe City Park.


General Park Resources:
History Resources:
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(Untitled). (1877, September 5). The Daily Appeal, p. 3.
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B. (1895, June 8). Flush times in Washoe. Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 4.
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Carlson, H. S. (1974). Nevada Place Names. Reno: University of Nevada Press.
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Gooseberries. (1881, August 2). Reno Evening Gazette, p. 3.
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Manning, H. (1982, April 5). Recreation, swim programs escape cuts. Reno Gazette-Journal, p. 20.
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McMillan, D. (1977, June 22). County area subdivisions, mini-warehouses approved. Reno Evening Gazette, p. 9.
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O.B. (1886, March 30). Early days of Wahsoe. p. 3.
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Old V flumes that once flourished here. (1940, October 6). Nevada State Journal, p. 18.
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Plan new church site. (1960, November 20). Reno Evening Gazette, p. 20.
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Steamboat and vicinity. (1878, May 23). Reno Evening Gazette, p. 3.
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Washoe County - No. 6. (1873, February 1). Nevada State Journal, p. 2.