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Residents chill at Summerlin park
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The Willows Pool is a favorite place for Summerlin kids to spend the summer.
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Summerlin's youngest residents have many options when it comes to summertime fun.
According to Kevin Orrock, executive vice president of master-planned communities for The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of Summerlin, the community has all the right amenities and a full calendar of activities, events and camps that create the ideal summertime experience for kids who live in Summerlin.
Summerlin's 150 parks and more than 150 miles of trails offer plenty of recreational opportunities for its residents.
Parks feature baseball, soccer and football fields, basketball, tennis and volleyball courts, interactive water-play areas and playgrounds.
The trails are perfect for cycling, skating or running.
When the temperatures soar, Summerlin residents can cool off in one of the community pools.
Summerlin has two private community pools for the exclusive use of residents that are owned, operated and programmed by The Summerlin Council, the nonprofit arm of the Summerlin Community Association dedicated to the social, recreational, cultural and educational enrichment of residents.
Private community pools include The Trails Pool, which features lap lanes, a dive tank and wading pool; and The Willows Pool, a resort-style play pool that features a water slide and beach entrance.
A third pool, Veterans Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool, is owned and operated by the city of Las Vegas as a public facility. This pool features 25-meter laps crosswise and 100-meter laps length wise, two diving boards of varying heights and shallow play area.
Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center also has a full calendar of indoor activities, including regular storytimes for kids, a teen book club, Harry Potter Magic Show and Signature Production's Little Shop of Horrors. Library activities and events are open to the public. Call 702-507-3860 for library event information.
Also open to the public are classes and camps at the Summerlin-based Art Starts Here, a privately owned and operated art school for students of all ages.
Art Starts Here offers a summer camps, oil painting classes, summer art workshops and more. Call 702-586-1341 for information on activities at Art Starts Here.
The Summerlin Council has a robust schedule of activities planned exclusively for Summerlin residents, including a variety of swim classes and athletic leagues, a summer concert series and a dozen youth camps, including Mad Science Camp, Drama Kids and Space Adventures Camp.
Proof of residency is required to register youth for activities, classes and camps coordinated by The Summerlin Council. Call 702-341-5500 for more information.
Summerlin began to take shape in 1990 and has ranked in the country's top 10 best-selling master-planned communities for nearly two decades.
Located along the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley, Summerlin encompasses 22,500 acres with about 7,500 acres still remaining to accommodate future growth within the master plan.
The community is home to nearly 100,000 residents.
Amenities include more than 150 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of the Summerlin trail system, 26 public and private schools, 14 houses of worship, nine golf courses, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and more than three dozen actively selling floor plans.
Homes are available in a variety of style -- from single-family homes to townhomes, condominiums and lofts -- priced from the mid-$100,000s to more than $1 million.
Custom homesites in The Ridges are priced from the high $200,000s.
Luxury apartment homes offer monthly rents starting from the $800s.
For more information, visit summerlin.com, facebook.com/summerlinlv or call 702-791-4500
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