Hidden Palms Park is a pretty decent park. It has a playground area with the hanging tire which the…read morekiddos had a great time swinging on. There's a few small tables and sitting areas throughout the park. There's a tennis court as well as a small fitness area.

Question for you. " What is inflation proof?" Answer: the local park…read more Hidden Palms Park is a local park in the triad of Paradise Palms parkd that include Desert Bloom and Duck Creek. Out of the three parks, Hidden Palms focuses more on the immediate area, to the degree of having zero restrooms. The closest ones are at Duck Creek Park to the east and Von's to the north. The lack of restrooms is a nice way of saying that this is a neighborhood park, where local residents are a short drive or walk away from their own restrooms. To further support this point, the small parking lot only provides thirteen parking spaces with an additional two for handicapped park users. Throughout the years, I had driven by Hidden Palms Park several times. However, it was just recently I had stepped foot in it. When I visited, there were a few people. They were mostly by the softball field. The highlight was walking along the approximately half-mile walking path, which took me 5.37 miles to complete. I will describe my walk in conjunction with the park amenities. Starting from the parking lot and the adjacent playground as the starting point, I walked clockwise. Starting off, the walking path led me south, then west around the pickleball courts and softball field #1 before paralleling Pebble Road to the south. Walking further along the sinuous white paved walking path as it gradually shifted north, open green space with mature pine trees bordered it. To the left was the subdivision border wall. To my eyes, the open grass needed some tlc. Instead of a colorful golf course green they were close to a yellow palette. Continuing north, I took in softball field #2. As the walking path shifted away from the subdivision border wall, the open grass returned. As the path curved east, there was a fitness equipment station. Fronting the open space towards the John R. Beatty Elementary School north border wall was a sand volleyball court. At the sharp curve returning me south towards the parking lot, were the tennis courts. Approaching the end of the approximately 0.5 mile walk were the picnic tables and playground. On my Diminutive Outdoors visit here, I simply walked around. This included a short stroll to the north border wall in the shadow of the park landmark: a towerering cellphone tower that resembles a pine tree. Here, I found my favorite spot in the park: a shaded bench overlooking the expanse of the park to the south. I am aware that Hidden Palms is more of a neighborhood park than it is a local or regional park. However, that does not stop me from having the opinion that it would give an improved park experience if it was connected to Duck Creek and Desert Bloom Park by means of a multi use trail. I understand that it would involve the controversy of giving Pebble Road a protected pedestrian bike lane, furnishing Pollock Drive with a road diet (narrowing it from four to two sections) between Pebble and Wigwam, and reimagining Wigwam Avenue into a more pedestrian bicycle friendly corridor between Pallock and Desert Bloom Park. From evaluating Hidden Palms Park, I am of the impression that this would give Paradise Palms a trail system that Hidden Palms Park would anchor. Additionally it would connect park users from outside the neighborhood with a public restroom. In conclusion, I give Hidden Palms Park "3 Stars." Considering that local parks are inflation proof, it costed me zero cents to explore it. With that said, I will most likely return to the nicer nearby Duck Creek Park and Desert Bloom Parks before returning to Hidden Palms Park.

Recreational flag football games with the NYS League. 13U. Leonard, with NYS, is here too. The last…read moregame of the day is at 3 pm. The small parking lot is always packed. Residential parking across the way, and along the streets, are your best bet. Like I mentioned before, there is very little shade, unless you go by the trees, but it is a ways from the fields, and closer to the small park which is also popular. Make sure you wear sunblock and wear a hat. Also, if it is windy, there are no tall structures to block the wind. So, dress appropriately. Just a few tips. There are seven games in the flag football season. Six of the seven games are located here for the 2026 Winter season. All of the start times vary. Hubby's in his eighth season of coaching this age group. Hubby's a good coach. So, when you see poor coaching on the other end, it's sad, because it is the kids who are emulating your behavior (the adults). I am making light of this, because one boy who grabbed one of our kids' flags immediately threw it on the ground, which demonstrates poor sportsmanship.

Nice park with a playground, soccer field, lots of greenery, basketball, baseball field, and…read morewalking trail in a quiet shaded area. Enjoy coming here to go for a walk. Right now, the flowers are blooming for spring and there is a lovely floral smell in the air. Great park.

This park is always well maintained and has plenty of parking which already puts it ahead of a lot…read moreof places. The restrooms are about as clean as you can reasonably expect for a public park (which honestly says a lot), and there's a water fountain where you can easily refill your bottle before or after a run. Small detail, big win. It's about 1.3 miles from here to the Wells Trailhead, and the pavement is pretty evenly laid out, making it great for running. There are posted signs warning about coyotes and rattlesnakes, so definitely keep that in mind nature likes to remind you who was here first. I've only seen a pack of coyotes once in the late afternoon, closer toward the Pabco Trail where it's a bit more wooded. I ran into them from about 20 feet away my heart probably skipped a beat but they didn't even look in my direction. Apparently I wasn't interesting enough that day. Overall, this is my favorite park and trail to run. It's peaceful, well kept, and just wild enough to keep things interesting.

Stunning the views of nature and the landscape it paints for us…read more On the backside of Lake Las Vegas, across from the fire station and at our feet is Wetlands Park. Nature she is surrounding us. We are basking in her glory. Come and play. This little park is a beautiful spot to rest and fill up that water bottle and use the restroom. The wetlands park is under you and all around you. Stay and play for a bit too. Can you ride the big road runner. Come up out of the egg. Use your immersion of your mind and be a kid. Walk out onto the outlook and see what nature is. This is not a casino. It's the real outdoors. The beauty is all around you . Enjoy !

Sometimes it's just best to be still!…read more Who gets up before the sun? When you get up before the sun we have the best of the world to watch! The park system of Anthem is amazing! This park is part of a beautiful walking path here in Seven Hills . Yes it's small twisting hills that are fun to walk or bike ride. The grass is well maintained and ready for you and yours to come and enjoy the outdoors. Get more out of your day with flowers and trees to enjoy and start the day'

I really enjoy coming to Sonata Park--it's such a peaceful and welcoming place to spend some time…read more Today, I'm here for a special reason: to support my godson at his youth league soccer game. It's always great to see kids out there giving it their all, playing hard, learning teamwork, and just having fun. The energy on the field is contagious, and it's heartwarming to see all the families and friends gathered around, cheering them on. Being part of moments like these--no matter how big or small--means a lot to me. Sonata Park is the perfect setting for days like this: open space, good vibes, and a real sense of community.

O' Callaghan Park is a rather large park with lots of amenities like water fountains, bathrooms,…read morepicnic tables, gazebos, handball court, baseball field, basketball court, playground areas, swings, and a large well maintenance grass field.

I love going for walks over here! Lots of grass, open space and things to do! One of my favorite…read moreparks

Took our furbabies for a much needed outdoor outing. This trail is right next to our house. Let me…read moresay this first. We got lost! Like really lost. There's so many different side trails that it got confusing for us and it took us over 2 hours to get back to our car. Do your research before taking side trails lol. Other than that everything was absolutely beautiful! We such a fun time together and wondering around. The weather was beautiful and we all got our steps in. This is a very mild trail. Not a lot of climbing or cliffs, but it was quite long because of our getting lost. Great for pets and kids.

The Whitney Mesa Lower Trail (from this point abbreviated WMLT) is a one mile out and back…read moremulti-use trail that bridges the City of Henderson to a natural mesa. It is a trail that has the characteristics of both a City of Henderson and backcountry trail. The WMLT is anchored by the Whitney Mesa Recreation Area Galleria Drive Trailhead at the south and the Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve to the north. There are two parking lots that serve the trail. The south one is at the Whitney Mesa Park Recreation Area and the north one is at the Whitney Ranch Activity Center. Both are off Galleria Drive.     I am no stranger to both the Whitney Mesa Lower Trail and the greater Whitney Mesa Recreation Area. From my hikes here what distinguishes this trail from the majority of the Recreation Area is that this is an official City of Henderson Trail with its own route markers and street lights that travels below in the shadow of the mesa. The majority of the Recreation Area consists of backcountry trails on top of the mesa. In reality it is an urban trail at the eastern periphery of the Recreation Area that provides dramatic closeup vistas of the towering Mesa to the west and a residential community, a church, and recreation center to the east.      The few times that I have visited, I parked at  Natural Grocers. This is a good spot to pick up bottled water. From there I walked northbound on Arroyo Grande and turned right onto a no name City trail that bridges the southwest trailhead off Sunset Road to Stone Tree Bluff Street which feeds into the trail.      The trail starts out as a loop encircling ab adorable western themed playground featuring a horse statue, carriage, and general store that is adjacent to open green space. The trail briefly heads northwest as it approaches the Mesa on a slightly uphill climb. When you turn around you can see a panoramic view of southeast Henderson. The trail continues north and past the curve it follows the Whitney Mesa. For the rest of the trail there is urban nature to the left. There are a few signs warning trail users that coyotes and rattlesnakes frequent the habitat. This is also hiking habitat. There are a couple of trails with moderate difficulty that climb up to the top of the Whitney Mesa to join the main backcountry trail. I can picture how beautiful the scenery is when the sun sets. This is a cool spot to watch planes that are about to land at Harry Reid International Airport because it looks like the planes are landing on top of the Mesa. As the trail travels further north there is an attractive distant vista of Frenchman Mountain to the northeast. But to the immediate west in the shadow of the Mesa is Armijos Camp which is a neat area with Indian dwellings and a real Western environment ideal for enjoying solitude in the city. The trail ends at Patrick Street where a few hundred feet to the west is the nature preserve that is decked with short trails that bring a touch of Red Rock Canyon to the City of Henderson. This makes for the perfect spot to turn around.     The nice thing about WMLT is that on the way back you can change the scenery by hiking up the moderately challenging trails climbing up to the top of the Mesa. This is the spot to take in amazing views of southeast Henderson. The main backcountry trail will lead to the noname City Trail (this should be extended to the WMLT) where turning left (northeast) will lead back to the Galleria Drive Trailhead.     One thing that I would like to say about WMLT is that it is disconnected from the rest of the City of Henderson and Clark County Trail System. It is an island onto itself. I think it would be awesome if the City of Henderson connected it with an extended Pittman Wash Trail complete with bridges over both Sunset and Warm Springs Roads. This ultimately would make the Whitney Mesa and WMLT a City of Henderson Trail System hiking and bicycle hub and destination.    I am a fan of the WMLT. It has given me the experiences of hiking on a City of Henderson Trail in the shadow of the backcountry without leaving the City.

I am a big fan of the Green Valley Ranch Walking Trail System. It is miles of attractively…read morelandscaped urban trails that connect the communities and parks throughout Green Valley Ranch. Bobtail Circle Park is a representation of the gorgeous Green Valley Ranch Trail system. When I have partook in my urban Green Valley Ranch hikes, eleven times I have passed through Bobtail Circle Park. It is located along the Amargosa Mile Marker Seven SpurTrail, which is a walking path that connects Amargosa Trail to Strawberry Hill Park and to Dos Esceules Park via Golden View Street. Bobtail Circle Park is a neighborhood park that is designed to serve the immediate neighborhood. The ramifications are that in similar fashion to Strawberry Hill Park down the spur trail, there are no restrooms. On account of zero parking spaces, motorists access this park by parking on the side of Bobtail Circle. The nearest parking lot is at Dos Esceules Park. For me, Bobtail Circle Park also serves as a component of the miles of Green Valley Ranch Walking trails. Just like the miles of connecting walking paths and parks, it is gorgeous. When I walk along the diminutive park, my eyes follow the landscaped wash to the east that I follow along the Amargosa Mile Marker Seven Spur Trail. Throughout the tiny park there is a canopy of mature trees that provide sufficient shade. This provides for a shaded spot to have a picnic at the picnic tables. At the northwest corner there is an open grass area. The focal points of the park are the playground and gazebo housing a picnic table and barbecue grill. It is managed by the Green Valley Ranch Community instead of Henderson. I am unsure if people outside the community are allowed to use the facilities. I would like to point out that although I have been to Bobtail Circle Park eleven times, I never checked in there because it was too close to my eleven Strawberry Hill Park Check-ins. I would also like to point out that I give Bobtail Circle Park four stars. I see it as a representation of the gorgeous Green Valley Ranch Walking Trail System.

Really nice park with plenty of seating throughout. They have a nice size playground area with…read moreswings and a functioning splash pad that we had fun running through on this very hot day. There were tons of families out. and was just a wonderful day for a Park visit. They have a gated dog park area, water fountains, and we really enjoyed hitting some baseballs around on the baseball field.

Does nature speak to you? Are you an individual that needs…read moreto stop and smell the roses and air to be the best human possible! Go outside and be inspired. As you walk through the gardens so much moves me . The world seems to stop and be in this moment, just for me. This park hosts many different activities for children especially, including a park and baseball field. There is a park for the pups. For our veterans they offer a small rock garden to keep veterans in our memories . The rock garden art is beautiful. So many individuals have come together to share their ideas of love and kindness. The respect from this community exhibited exists because we all care . Come and show your support and appreciation for your freedom and all that we have, but take for granted . If you want to remember someone that you once loved or cared for you can always sponsor them on a bench or tree for all to see and share. Once I sat on a bench and was to remember a cyclist that will now forever be remembered. Love in the end will never