General Park Information:
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park is a 570 acre park with restrooms open all year.
Amenities Include: Playground, dog park, volleyball, horseshoes, exercise area, hiking, picnic area, barbecue area, arboretum, reservable buildings, multi-use field, gardens, amphitheater, museum, labyrinth, fishing, and bird watching.
Here is a link to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park on Washoe County’s website.
Download a one-page park guide here!
View the slideshow to see some of Rancho San Rafael Park's amenities!
history
biodiversity
Fauna:
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!

community submissions
Biodiversity Submissions:
Community Stories and Photos:

Your Name
Rancho San Rafael 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
Rancho San Rafael 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
Rancho San Rafael Park
Tell us your stories about this park or share your photographs to add to the growing record of our shared park history!
Doggie Ambassadors Project:


Becky Kellett, Kristen Puchert, and Genevieve Darling are the Doggie Waste Ambassador for this park. Thank you for helping to keep Rancho San Rafael free from dog waste!
To learn more on how you can become a volunteer Doggie Waste Ambassador, click here.
Rancho San Rafael Park Researcher:
Jill Richardson
Jill is the History Researcher for this park. She has dedicated time to research and document the history of Rancho San Rafael Park and region, in addition to conducting several in-person interviews. Thank you Jill for your commitment to our parks and historic preservation!
References/more info
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation: One-page park guide here!
Wilbur May Arboretum: Park Guide
Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada State Journal
Interviews with:
Virginia ("Ginnie") Kersey
Julee Conway
Karen Mullen-Ehly

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