4785 Village Green Pkwy, Reno, NV 89519, USA

Village Green Park (Reno)

Park Description:

Village Green Park is an 11-acre Reno park with restrooms. This public park is owned and maintained by the Caughlin Ranch HOA.

Park Amenities:

Playground, baseball/softball field, tennis courts, horseshoe area, barbecue area, volleyball court, pathway, picnic shelter, and tables/benches.

Park Contact Information:

City of Reno - Parks & Facilities (775) 334-2417

Park Highlights

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Park History

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The Park and Caughlin Ranch

Village Green Park was created by a public/private partnership between the City of Reno and the Caughlin Ranch Homeowners Association. Caughlin Crafted Homes built the park with recreation taxes from the building permit process within Caughlin Ranch. The Caughlin Ranch HOA maintains ownership and is responsible for maintenance. Thus was a new concept in the 1980’s as the City of Reno was dealing with how to fund the cost of park maintenance. In this scenario all future maintenance costs are passed on to the HOA. Caughlin Crafted Homes built the park in house. Dale Doerr was instrumental in the planning and development of the park. Construction of the park was led by Pat Reichman landscape manager for Caughlin Crafted Homes.

Village Green Park was part of the original Caughlin Ranch owned by Chrissie Caughlin. The ranch was 3,000 acres in 1897 and stretched from Skyline Boulevard to the Truckee River. In the early 1980’s Chrissie Caughlin’s heirs sold the ranch which was then developed by Alan Means, Sam Jaksick, and Don Lonie into the present day Caughlin Ranch.

Artown

The park has an amphitheater which has been used for art shows and music through the years. The Caughlin HOA has had a partnership with Artown since 2014 to use the park for music every Sunday night per Lorrie Olson, General Manager of the HOA. The shows are well attended with families picnicking with family and friends.

The Park Today

In the first couple of years the park had an outdoor skating rink during the winter months. According to Pat Reichman and Randy Lisenby, Landscape Superintendent, the rink was a total disaster as the ice would melt every afternoon. That is about all they got wrong. This is an excellent urban park with plenty of open space, lots of shade, BBQ pits, picnic tables, a covered gazebo, an amphitheater, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, horseshoe pits, volleyball court, and a new updated playground.

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References & Further Info:

City of Reno Parks & Facilities Directory - Village Green Park

Contributor(s):

Jim Dickey (history & history photos)

Haley McGuire

Alex Shahbazi

Last Updated:

September 15, 2023 at 4:31:33 PM

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