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Idlewild Park is a Spacious Oasis Near Downtown Reno

Reno's Idlewild Park is a beautiful green oasis in the heart of the city

Reno's Idlewild Park is a beautiful green oasis in the heart of the city.

Photo © Stan White
Reno's Idlewild Park is a beautiful open space just west of downtown. The park hugs a curve along the south bank of the Truckee River and features mature trees, large expanses of grass, two rentable picnic shelters, playgrounds, ball fields, a municipal pool, walking and biking paths, a train ride, Reno's Municipal Rose Garden, and small lakes for fishing and feeding waterfowl. Idlewild Park is the site of Reno's annual Earth Day Celebration.

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