Bartley Ranch Regional Park
6000 Bartley Ranch Road, Reno, NV 89511 (click here to view a map)
Park Ranger Office: (775) 828-6612
Bartley Ranch Regional Park is located just off of Lakeside Drive south of McCarran Blvd in south Reno. Consisting of 56 acres of scenic pasture, multi-use trails, horse arenas, picnic areas, the Historic Huffaker School and the outdoor Robert Z Hawkins Amphitheater, this park offers something for everyone!
Bartley Ranch Regional Park is home to a wide variety of plant and animal species. Click here to view the species list. For photos of some of these species, click here.
Reservable Facilities
The Western Heritage Interpretive Center, the Brick House, and the Historic Huffaker School buildings are reservable for parties, ceremonies and meetings. The park has four reservable group picnic pavilions: Huffaker, Last Chance, Plaza and the Flying B. The day use individual picnic areas are available on a first come, first serve basis. For availability or to request a building or picnic pavilion reservation, click here or contact Park Reservations at (775) 823-6501.
The Robert Z Hawkins Amphitheater is the site for many public performances and is available for private rentals as well. For more information, please contact Jeff Patterson at (775) 828-6615.
The Historic Huffaker School has been featured in a brief 'Washoe Way Back' video: See the video here!
You can help preserve the past at one of Reno’s most unique historical landmarks by participating in the Historic Huffaker School "Brick Pathway Project". Click here for more information.
Trails
Programming
Interpretive programs include guided hikes, Junior Ranger Activity Guide and selected events in the Western Heritage Interpretive Center.
Park History
This land was part of the Wheeler Estate, owned as a farming and ranching enterprise by one of the first white settlers in the Truckee Meadows area, Daniel C. "Uncle Dan" Wheeler. By 1923, an Italian immigrant by the name of Demetrio Buscalia was prosperous enough to purchase this portion of the Wheeler Estate. Buscalia operated a small dairy farm on this property, making use of the Last Chance Ditch and Lake Ditch to irrigate his grazing lands. Gus Bartley, Demetrio Buscalia's son, began to transform his father's dairy ranch into a horse boarding and training farm (Bartley Ranch) after World War II. The ranch operated up until 1985, after which the property was sold to Washoe County. After years of development, the park opened in 1995.
Activities: BBQ/Picnicking, Come in from the Cold, Horseback Riding, Hiking/Walking, Junior Ranger Program, Photography, Biking
Facilities: Flying B Pavilion, Huffaker Pavilion, Last Chance Pavilion, Plaza Pavilion, Huffaker School, Western Heritage Interpretive Center, Brick House, Robert Z Hawkins Amphitheater, Horse Arenas
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