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3000 S McCarran Blvd, Reno, NV 89502
Mira Loma Park
Park Description:
Mira Loma Park is a 37.5-acre Reno park with year-round restrooms.
Park Amenities:
Playground, skate park, soccer/football field, baseball/softball field, basketball courts, tennis courts, horseshoe area, exercise area, pathways, picnic shelter, barbeque area, rentable shelter, and tables/benches.
Park Contact Information:
City of Reno - Parks & Facilities (775) 334-2417
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Park History
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Mira Loma Overview
Mira Loma means “view of the hills” and the park by this name lives up to that description. Reno put aside $201,000 for construction of the park in 1980, despite an otherwise tight city budget. The planners met with surrounding residents to brainstorm ideas for the design of the park. By 1983, a portion of the 13-acre park was under development.
A few years later, voters approved a bond measure to finance improvements to the city parks, including Mira Loma Park. By 1988, the park was expanded to almost 38-acres and included many new amenities such as tennis courts, jogging path, more baseball/softball fields, and restrooms. Tennis courts were at a premium at the time since the only tennis complex in southwest Reno was at Pine Middle School, so the community was happy to have four courts added to the park. The new ball fields promised to host 200 softball teams. In 2000, another bond issue was approved by voters to go toward city parks, including the erection of a skateboard park at Mira Loma, which was completed in 2002.
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Mira Loma playground equipment. Source: Jay Kolbet-Clausell.
A few years later, voters approved a bond measure to finance improvements to the city parks, including Mira Loma Park. By 1988, the park was expanded to almost 38-acres and included many new amenities such as tennis courts, jogging path, more baseball/softball fields, and restrooms. Tennis courts were at a premium at the time since the only tennis complex in southwest Reno was at Pine Middle School, so the community was happy to have four courts added to the park. The new ball fields promised to host 200 softball teams. In 2000, another bond issue was approved by voters to go toward city parks, including the erection of a skateboard park at Mira Loma, which was completed in 2002.
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Mira Loma playground equipment. Source: Jay Kolbet-Clausell.
Wind Turbines
In addition to the children’s summer programs hosted at the park, the baseball, softball, radio-controlled car club, and rugby tournaments (the park was home to the Washoe Zephyr Soccer Club), the park was considered as a location for the historic Lake Mansion in 1990. The mansion ultimately ended up closer to its original location near downtown.
In 2010, a wind turbine was installed on top of the concession stand at Mira Loma Park. The installation was a test to see if the energy generated could be used for lighting the park. Turbines were installed at several other places around the city, such as City Hall. A second turbine was installed the following year with funds from NV Energy and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Unfortunately, the power generated from these roof-top turbines was lower than anticipated, and the effectiveness and durability of the wind turbines was questioned in subsequent years. Neither turbine exists, but there is a large single turbine now erected near the picnic shelter.
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Wind turbine at Mira Loma. Source: Jay Kolbet-Clausell.
In 2010, a wind turbine was installed on top of the concession stand at Mira Loma Park. The installation was a test to see if the energy generated could be used for lighting the park. Turbines were installed at several other places around the city, such as City Hall. A second turbine was installed the following year with funds from NV Energy and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Unfortunately, the power generated from these roof-top turbines was lower than anticipated, and the effectiveness and durability of the wind turbines was questioned in subsequent years. Neither turbine exists, but there is a large single turbine now erected near the picnic shelter.
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Wind turbine at Mira Loma. Source: Jay Kolbet-Clausell.
The Jones Ranch
Prior to becoming Mira Loma Park, the area was part of the Jones Ranch. Robert Jones and his wife Jane were early pioneers of Nevada. They travelled across the plains in 1858 and settled in Gold Hill where they owned a dairy with a milk route. They moved after ten years down to the ranch, which at that time was located in what was called the Glendale district. Robert Jones died in 1903, followed by Jane in 1915, and the property where the park is located was then owned by Emma J. Marble, daughter of Robert and Jane Jones.
Developer Michael Dermody announced in 1985 that he planned to seek approval to build 1,400 condominiums, apartments, and townhouses on a 100-acre parcel from the Jones Ranch. The nearby communities of RoseView and the Estates at Rosewood Lakes were developed by Dermody with Taylor Woodrow Homes. The use of the word “Rose” in the names of the communities and previous golf course came from 84-year old Lord Frank Taylor’s visit to the area from the UK. During a visit, he envisioned tree-lined streets of homes with views of Mt. Rose, and this inspired the names.
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Partial map of Truckee Meadows from 1921 showing where Mira Loma Park now is located.
Developer Michael Dermody announced in 1985 that he planned to seek approval to build 1,400 condominiums, apartments, and townhouses on a 100-acre parcel from the Jones Ranch. The nearby communities of RoseView and the Estates at Rosewood Lakes were developed by Dermody with Taylor Woodrow Homes. The use of the word “Rose” in the names of the communities and previous golf course came from 84-year old Lord Frank Taylor’s visit to the area from the UK. During a visit, he envisioned tree-lined streets of homes with views of Mt. Rose, and this inspired the names.
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Partial map of Truckee Meadows from 1921 showing where Mira Loma Park now is located.