Time: 9:30 am
Place: Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City, NV
Parking: Parking area .6 miles down their gravel ranch road see above
Amenities: bathroom, hiking trails, bird watching, picnic area, working cattle ranch, barns and caretaker house, hiking and horseriding trails
Meeting Place: the parking area. Painting areas in walking distance.
Dogs: I do not know what dog requirements they have - please leave at home.
Children: I do not know what their requirements are - but they probably want them supervised because of barbed wire and dangerous ranch equipment. If you are going to paint, please leave them with a sitter.
Directions: From Reno, take 580 south
Take exit 38 for Fairview Drive, keep in left lane
Turn Left at the light onto Fairview Drive
At the round-about, take 1st exit onto East 5th Street
Turn Right on Carson River Road
Follow Carson River Road for 1.4 miles to the entrance at a bend in the road.
Picture above shows their sign on Carson River Road
Follow their gravel ranch road .6 miles to the parking area
Links, pictures and trail maps:
Friends of Silver Saddle Ranch http://fossr.org/
Silver Saddle Ranch http://www.silversaddleranch.info/ssr-carson-about.htm
What to bring:
- camera
- painting gear
- carts will work here - level ground
- drinking water
- donation money? (if they have a donation box)
- hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, umbrella
- lunch or snacks
- folding chair if you wish
- bug spray (where there are cattle....there are flies)
- Antihistimine if you are sensitive to bee stings (this is bee and wasp season!)
What you can paint:
- cattle (at least I think they are there year-round! They were there when I visited in winter)
- ranch and pasture vistas
- some sagebrush and cottonwood trees
- nearby Carson River if you choose to drive down the road
- Ranch buildings
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