Sunset Park Construction Phasing Map (PDF)
Sunset Regional Park Improvements Phase 2
Sunset Park, one of the area’s most popular parks, remains under construction with an anticipated completion date at the end of 2012. The current construction project, known as Phase II of the Sunset Park master plan, is an $11.7 million improvement funded by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act and is nearing a 50% completion milestone. Signage remains in place at the park directing traffic from areas under construction for access and park availability. A new interior roadway will be approaching completion in the next couple of months as well as a new parking area at the park’s central hub, the Sunset Park administration building. Some areas, such as playgrounds and roadways, will open to the public as the areas are completed.
Improvements include:
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Enhanced trails
Water Play features
Playground structures
Demolition of pool and pool house
Improved ADA accessibility
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Relocation/improvement of existing park features
Utility lines relocated underground
Parking and lighting improvements
Shade shelters and restroom improvements
Pet waste stations |
A plan of the improvements is available here.
Press Releases
Construction continues at Sunset Park (PDF)
March 29, 2012: Information update regarding project progress
Construction Starts at Sunset Park (PDF)
August 2, 2011 News Release: Public Advised of Road Closures, Many Areas of Park to Remain Open
Sunset Regional Park Improvements Phase 1
In conjunction with the Clark County Parks and Recreation Master Plan, 2000-2020 (adopted 1999), construction improvements have been made to approximately 140 acres of Sunset Regional Park’s 325 total acres. These improvements include:
New access from Sunset Road
A new interior roadway
New parking lots
Improved drainage
Pedestrian bridge crossings
New restrooms |
A multiple-use trail system featuring interpretive signage about the park
Shade structures
Children’s play areas
New native and drought tolerant landscaped areas |
Click here for more information on Sunset Regional Park Improvements Phase 1
Click here to view a map of Sunset Park walking trails
Watch the Sunset to Love video - Learn more about Sunset Park's rich history & latest expansion - Click here
History of Sunset Park
This 325-acre regional park is the most popular public park in Southern Nevada. It has been the perennial “Best of Las Vegas” Review-Journal pick for the past five years and was selected “Best Park” by Vegas Seven magazine and Yelp.com in 2010.
The land for Sunset Park was acquired in 1967 and contains the last remaining dunes of what once covered most of Paradise Valley. More than 200 plant species in the Mojave Desert are found nowhere else on the planet and many of them are preserved at Sunset. The park is also home to abundant wildlife. It is one of the last habitats for Phainopopla, a tiny black-crested bird with red eyes that lives among the mesquite trees. Sunset Park was once home to early ranchers. Paiutes inhabited the site a thousand years ago and greeted visitors who sought to trade seeds, nuts and turquoise. Water continues to flow under the park and surfaces to provide irrigation to the entire west end of Sunset.