The Vistas Park — Attraction in Las Vegas

Vistas Park is a great advance over the earlier Howard Hughes Corp bad designs of the 1990s, for instance, The Trails. The Vistas neighborhood even has sidewalks on both sides of the street in contrast to the inexplicable design choice of one sidewalk on one side of the street as in The Trails, The Crossing, or The Arbors. (See Lake Mead in Summerlin).

Vistas Park is devoted to athletics more than the old parks with several ball fields and tennis courts. In contrast, Trails Park has none of these amenities even though there is space.

Vistas Park is a wonderful addition...

We went to the pool. It is large with a big kid sized slide. Plenty of lifeguards. Outdoor shower is available. There are plenty of lounge chairs and patio tables. There are lots of umbrellas scattered around, but you may be responsible for opening up the one that you want to use. The covered shade area is small and has only tables, no lounge chairs. There are no shade trees, but you might find shade along the fence, with limited shade provided by the outside the pool garden. Minus one star for the limited shade overall. There are ample and clean restrooms that are...

I came here to play pickleball with my partner, and though the 2 courts were both taken, the park itself is very expansive, boasting a basketball court, 2 baseball fields, a large grass field and a very large playground with 6 standard swings. This park is my new go to due to its versatility and location. Great options for picnics throughout the entire park, and it is pet friendly. It's tucked away off Alta in a nice area, so safety is not a concern of mine when I'm at this park, especially due to the decent revolving number of visitors during each...