Springs Preserve
Thee Springs Preserve will open on Friday June 8, 2007, and the hours will be 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. for the summer and 10 A.M to 6 P.M.. Admission will be $18.95 for adults $17.05 for senior citizens and $13.95 for students and $ 10.95 for children from 5 to 17 years old and children under 5 years old are free. Annual passes will be available for $40 for an individual and $75 for a family. 8 acres of botanical gardens, the trail system the restaurant, playground and other parts of the common area will be able to be accessed free of charge. The Springs Preserve is located on Valley View Blvd. and the I-95. This preserve was where Las Vegas was really started. It was an oasis and the early Spanish Traders named it Las Vegas which translates to “The Meadows”.
The newly redone area will have a Desert Living Center a complex of five buildings that will give people practical ways to conserve resources without altering their quality of life. There also will be The Sustainability Gallery, Dialogue Center, a design Lab and technical training center, a ticketing area. classrooms and conference space and a 300 seat amphitheater.
The new Nevada State Museum will open on site in 2009 It will be an independent facility and will be run by the State of Nevada. This museum will provide visitors with a very complete history of Nevada.
An open air amphitheater located at the center of the preserve will offer concerts featuring a wide variety of theater performances and music concerts.
Many different areas and buildings will be developed over the next few years that will add to the excitement and learning about this wonderful historical area.
