Running trails in Reno, NV
Reno has 22 trails in the directory — 4 paved and 9 on crushed gravel or dirt, 9 loops that return to the trailhead, 8 with a stated distance, 8 shaded, and 6 open 24 hours. 15 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 9,983 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 4,348 reviews
Park on a former ranch with picnic & recreation facilities, as well as a museum & botanical garden.
Mayberry Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,021 reviews
Outdoor spot with scenic views and picnic areas, featuring paved and unpaved trails and river swimming spots.
Huffaker Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 721 reviews
A 9-acre park known for a 1.7-mile walking & running trail with scenic views & native plants.
Hunter Creek Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 557 reviews
Hiking trail leading to a waterfall, with scenic views along the way.
Damonte Ranch Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 564 reviews
Sprawling park, known as Rocket Park owing to its rocket-like play structure, with grassy spaces, kid-friendly trails, picnic areas, basketball courts and playgrounds.
Bartley Ranch Regional Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 510 reviews
56 acres of pasture, walking trails, a regulation-size horse arena & reservable Western buildings.
Hidden Valley Regional Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 394 reviews
Public park offering a children's playground and picnic areas, as well as tennis and pickleball courts.
Tom Cooke Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 260 reviews
Scenic trail for hiking, biking and casual walks, with riverside views and hills.
Dorostkar Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 243 reviews
Riverside park featuring trails, BBQ stands and picnic tables plus areas for tubing.
Hunter Creek Falls
4.8 ★★★★★ 215 reviews
Scenic spot featuring a hiking trail that leads to a waterfall.
East Keystone Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 222 reviews
Hiking and mountain biking area with a variety of trails, a flowing creek, and broad hills.
Huffaker Hills Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 172 reviews
Popular natural area featuring hiking and biking trails, as well as picnic tables and scenic views.
Evans Canyon Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 167 reviews
Kid- and dog-friendly hiking area with views of the city and mountains.
Oxbow Nature Study Area
4.7 ★★★★★ 161 reviews
Well-loved locale featuring hiking trails, a pond, river access and educational plaques.
Ballardini Ranch Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 119 reviews
Hiking and mountain-biking area consisting of 2 loop trails with views of the Reno skyline.
Hoge Road Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 84 reviews
Hiking area with trails for mountain biking.
Hole-In-The-Wall Hike Destination Reno Nevada
4.7 ★★★★★ 63 reviews
Good for families, this hiking area offers trails along an aqueduct.
Quail Run Nature Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Kid-friendly hiking area featuring a trail that follows a canal and offers scenic views.
Flume Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Reno
- Match the surface to your legs. Reno gives you a choice: 8 natural surface, 4 paved, 1 crushed gravel, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 9 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Reno is Rosewood Nature Study Area at 4 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 6 trails in Reno are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 15 of the 22 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 2 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 14 have trailhead parking, 11 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Reno. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 8 shaded, 6 that runners describe as quiet, 14 dog-friendly, and 3 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
Browse Reno trails by type
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- Lit for early & night runs
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- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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