Sunset Park, Las Vegas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sunset Regional Park |
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| Type | Public |
| Location | 2601 East Sunset Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89120 |
| Administered by | Clark County Parks & Recreation |
| Website | http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/parks |
Sunset Regional Park, one of the largest parks in Las Vegas, is located near McCarran International Airport in the southeast part of the valley. The park is bordered by Sunset Road on the north, Eastern Avenue on the west and Warm Springs Road on the south. It is situated in close proximity to the affluent Tomiyasu neighborhood.
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History
Accumulation of the land for the park began in 1909, when it became the Miller Ranch. It later became the Vegas Stock Farm, which trained and raced thoroughbred racehorses. Clark County acquired the property in 1967 and turned it into a park.
Sunset Park Pond
Sunset Park Pond is around 1.4 acres (5,700 m2) in surface area and 10 to 12 feet (3.7 m) deep. It is home to various species of water fowl and fish.
Sunset Park Pond features a giant stone Moai, of the type found in Easter Island, Chile, carved of stone originally for the Aku Aku Restaurant, where it stood at the restaurant's entrance at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. The moai was moved to Sunset Park Pond after the closing of Aku Aku, in an effort spearheaded by Paulina Jimeno de Bosch, mother of the Consul of Chile in Las Vegas, Paulina Biggs Sparkuhl.
Recreation
Fishing
Fishing is available year-round in the pond. The State of Nevada Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks the pond weekly with rainbow trout from November to March, and with channel catfish monthly from April to October. Other species include bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie and largemouth bass.
Sporting facilities
The park contains several softball and little-league fields as well as basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts. One 27-hole disc-golf court is located on the western edge of the park and is 7,608 ft (2,319 m) by 8,775 ft (2,675 m) in size.
Other facilities
There are 31 picnic areas with capacities ranging from 50 to 1,000 people. There are four walking trails totaling 3.5 miles of pathway.
Events and Entertainment
Las Vegas Renaissance Fair
During the fall, Clark County's Parks and Recreation hosts the annual Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival in Sunset Park.
Gift of Lights
From 2000–2009, Sunset Park hosted a drive-through holiday light show called the Gift of Lights. Beginning with the 2010 holiday season, the show was moved to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
