OVERALL: Five stars! This is a great stop by the freeway that has a parking lot you can park your car. About a 40 min drive from Reno. Came on a Sunday before noon. More people started coming after 1pm. SNOWACTIVITIES: Easily walk onto a vast flat area with semi soft snow perfect for gathering together for snow balls or making snowmen. We grabbed chunks of snow and played with our dog. A family made a snowman and took photos. Saw two other dogs a group brought who were off leash, but we kept our dog leashed the whole time especially with kids around I know some people get nervous about dogs near kids. If it’s hills you seek, there are hills with nice clearings without trees and not too steep for sledding. I mention the trees because the last thing you want is to sled head first into a tree. There were a few families with children sledding down on sleds or circular discs. They were all laughing having fun and taking photos. Plus with the flat land at the bottom you have plenty of space to slow down and land in soft snow. Some freeway stops with snow are super icy and hurt when you fall because it’s so hard, but this place has perfect snow! Not too soft where you sink down to your knees and not hard. Ski or snowboard? The group who brought the dogs had skiis and walked somewhere higher up the hills past the trees so I assume they went up to the top to then ski down, but I never saw them come back down by the time we left. BATHROOMS: had a sign that said they’re closed. Trash can by the bathroom building.
