Things to Do With Kids in Reno and Tahoe

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Places with child pricing, age limits or play areas, from the official pages. This is one guide among many, not the focus of the site.

Checked November 3, 2026. Dates, prices and hours change; the official page wins.

$17.95Discovery adult admission
FreeMay Arboretum
42 intubing minimum height at Boreal
NovAnimal Ark weekends only

Read from the official pages linked in Sources on November 3, 2026 and from our place pages. Prices and seasons change.

In Reno

The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum)490 S. Center Street. Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday until 8 p.m., closed Monday, with exceptions. Adults $17.95; ages 6 to 17 and seniors 65+ $15.95; ages 1 to 5 $13.95; under 1 free. 775-786-1000.
Wilbur D. May ArboretumFree, open year-round during regular park hours; no bicycles, no pets except service animals. See Rancho San Rafael.
Animal Ark1265 Deerlodge Road. Open seasonally March through November; in November weekends only, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed December through March. Ticket prices not printed on the page we read.

At Tahoe

Commons Beach in Tahoe City has a playground, three picnic areas and an amphitheater. Kings Beach lists a playground and 18 picnic tables.

Snow Play

Tahoe Tubing at Boreal lists 90-minute sessions and says children under 42 inches cannot tube; its page said closed for 2025-26 with 2026-27 holiday dates including Thanksgiving weekend, November 26 to 29, 2026. Hansen’s Snow Tube Resort in South Lake Tahoe lists $40 per person for one hour, cash only, and expected to reopen for 2026-27 with no dates. Spooner Lake and Galena Creek list sledding or snow play. Confirm every operator before driving.

On The Map

5 of the places named above are pinned for Things to Do With Kids in Reno and Tahoe. Tap a pin for the page and directions. Dashed pins are approximate. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Confirm

These items were not read on an official page when we checked, so we do not state them as fact. Who can confirm each one is named.

Wilbur D. May Museum hours and prices.
Animal Ark ticket prices.
Truckee Thursdays current schedule (only a 2021 article was read).
Both snow-tubing operators’ 2026-27 opening dates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Wilbur D. May Arboretum free?

Washoe County says admission is free during regular park hours; special events may charge.

Sources

Cite this page: It’s Reno editorial team, “Things to Do With Kids in Reno and Tahoe,” itsreno.com, checked November 3, 2026.

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