The City of Reno Parks and Recreation department runs adaptive sport and recreation for people with physical and developmental disabilities. Most of it is seasonal, running September to April.
Parks Administration: 1 E. First Street, Reno, NV 89505. Phone: 775-334-2262.
The city does not publish schedules, venues or fees for these programs online. That number is the way to get them, and it is worth calling before turning up.
Adaptive Sports Programs
The City of Reno offers several sports-based programs, some of which are seasonal.
- Wheelchair Pickleball: Offered seasonally from September to April. This program is designed for all skill levels.
- Wheelchair Rugby: A competitive sport for individuals with physical disabilities affecting all four extremities. Players use specialized "Rugby Wheelchairs."
- Wheelchair Skills and Drills: Focuses on conditioning and sport-specific drills, including wheelchair basketball and power soccer.
- Sled Hockey: at Reno Ice, 15500 Wedge Parkway, Reno, NV 89511 — northern Nevada's only sled hockey programme, and the largest of the city's adaptive programmes. All equipment and on-ice instruction provided. Long trousers and closed-toe shoes required; no experience needed. Reno Ice opened in January 2021 and is the region's first year-round indoor NHL-regulation rink.
- Dance for All: A collaborative series between the City of Reno and the City of Sparks specifically for teens and adults with special needs.
The City of Reno also serves as a host site for Special Olympics Nevada competitions and is a chapter member of Move United, an organization focused on providing sports and recreation opportunities for youth, adults, and wounded warriors.
Getting there in winter
The programmes run September to April, which is the whole of the chain-control season. Reno Ice is at the south end of the valley on Wedge Parkway: 20 minutes from downtown in good weather, longer on a snow morning.
Coming over a pass makes the drive the binding constraint. From Incline Village and the north shore, SR-431 tops out at 8,887 ft and takes chain controls before anything in the valley. From Truckee and the west, I-80 crosses Donner at 7,239 ft. From South Lake Tahoe, US-50 goes over Spooner Summit at 7,146 ft.
If you are already in town, the Reno city cameras show what the streets are doing; they clear on a different schedule from the highways.
Cameras on the route to Mt. Rose.
For detailed schedules, registration requirements, or specific venue locations for these programs, refer to the official Reno, NV Parks and Recreation page. Program availability and schedules are subject to change.