Water Sports & Play

The Truckee River in Reno becomes a magnet for a wide variety of recreational activities during the warm months of the year. With so many people coming to the Truckee River to pursue their own brand of recreation fun, it's important for everyone to share our beautiful river by being polite and considerate of other users.

The Truckee River runs swift and cold in spring, even after warm weather arrives. Safe, common sense precautions will help keep a day of enjoying the water from turning tragic. This is especially true when small children are involved. They are least likely to be aware of the danger lurking in the alluring water of the Truckee River.

The Reno / Tahoe combination of high elevation and hot summers results in some rigorous outdoor conditions. The arrival of summer heat doesn't necessarily mean area waters have warmed up. Learn how this works and your visits to area lakes and rivers will be enjoyable rather than tragic.

Reno residents head for the water when the heat is on. We may live in a desert, but there is plenty of water-based recreation in the Reno / Tahoe region thanks to our proximity to the Sierra Nevada and the cool water that flows our way from its many streams.

Opportunities abound for fishing with your family around the Reno / Tahoe area. We have a variety of urban fishing holes suitable for everyone as well as more challenging angling waters in lakes and streams throughout northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.

Pyramid Lake is a recreation destination north of Reno, Nevada, featuring boating, fishing, camping, wildlife viewing, bird watching, photography. It is completely within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reservation.

Reno / Tahoe has hot summers and a high elevation, creating health concerns for people sensitive to high temperatures and exposure to UV radiation from the sun.

The City of Reno has four public swimming pools, two of which are outdoors and operate on a seasonal basis during the summer months. Sparks Parks & Rec operates four public swimming pools, three two of which are outdoors and operate on a seasonal basis during the summer months.