In a dry, barren place like Las Vegas, you’ve got to have beautiful things to look at and fun things to do outside. Clark County Parks & Recreation does a great job of providing and maintaining fantastic parks, so it’s no wonder that housing has sprung up around the parks. In Vegas, parks and apartments sort of go together. Here’s a list of some of the best parks in the Las Vegas area along with information about the average cost of apartment rentals for the neighborhoods around them.
Sunset Park
This park has a 14-acre pond in the middle and a small island in the middle with Easter Island heads sitting to keep watch over the happenings in the park.
This park has everything, including:
- Fishing (the pond is kept stocked all year)
- Frisbee golf
- Remote control boating
- Tennis courts
- Basketball courts
- Fitness tracks
- Picnic areas
- Play areas
Sunset Park also hosts the annual Las Vegas Renaissance Fair each fall. Average rent for apartments in the surrounding Paradise area is $930 per month.
Desert Breeze Park
This giant, beautiful park has plenty of activities for children. There’s also a dog park that’s usually kept pretty clean. With fenced playgrounds, parents are able to keep an eye on their children without being in their way.
The park also has other amenities, including
- Community center
- Skate park
- Basketball courts
- Baseball fields
- Picnic areas
- Soccer fields
Located in Spring Valley, NV, the average rent for nearby apartments is $1,135 per month.
Clark County Shooting Park
Not really your traditional park, this affordable, family-oriented recreational shooting facility is open for public shooting Wednesday – Sunday.
The park features:
- Rifle range
- Skeet shooting
- RV park
- Archery range
- Pistol range
- Trap shooting
- Firearms training
- Many firearms-related events
Just outside of the northern Las Vegas border, next to Sheep Mountain, average apartment rent nearby is about $1,000 per month.
Clark County Wetlands Park
This beautiful park is all nature and has walking and biking trails, a community park, and a place for picnics and gatherings. Located in Whitney, NV, on the eastern edge of Las Vegas, average rent for nearby apartments is $921 per month.
One of the best ways to boost your quality of life and your health is to live near a park and visit it often. The great parks listed here are some of the best in the region and are more fun than the commercial attractions the Las Vegas area offers.
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