Sizzling Summerlin Master Planned Community

Summerlin is a 22,500-acre master-planned community located approximately eight miles west of downtown Las Vegas. The community is home to nine golf courses, 26 public and private schools, numerous houses of worship, 150 parks, over 150 miles of trails, business centers, shopping centers and medical facilities. Planned for 80,000+ homes and 200,000+ residents, Summerlin is currently home to 100,000 residents living in 40,000 homes, ranging from apartments to multi-million dollar custom homes. With more than 7,000 remaining saleable acres, Summerlin is projected to have a 30-year remaining build-out. Summerlin has received numerous awards throughout its two-decade history. The community consistently ranks as one of the country’s top 10 best-selling master planned communities. •Summerlin is adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the most treasured natural landmark in southern Nevada and world-renowned as a hiking and rock-climbing destination. •Summerlin is a multi-generational and fully integrated community. Since its inception in the early 1990s, Summerlin has consistently ranked in the Robert Charles Lesser annual poll of Top Ten Master Planned Communities. •Both an early prototype as well as a template for future master planned communities, Summerlin is on the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley offering the best of two worlds: suburban living with all the amenities that create a superior quality of life; and accessibility to world-class dining, shopping and dazzling entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip. Associations and Villages Summerlin North The Arbors The Canyons The Crossing The Hills The Hills South The Pueblo The Trails Sun City Summerlin Summerlin South Summerlin Centre The Gardens The Mesa Ridgebrook The Ridges The Willows Red Rock Country Club Siena Summerlin West The Paseos The Vistas Cycling Bicycle lanes are provided on most major roads in Summerlin. As the gateway into Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Summerlin is frequented daily by scores of cyclists making their way to the Conservation Area and using the community’s extensive trail system. Parks Most Summerlin neighborhoods have small pocket parks that are maintained by one of the Summerlin associations which make up a system of almost 150 parks.[3] Large community parks, which are available for use to all Summerlin residents, are located throughout Summerlin. As of 2008 there are nearly two dozen community parks that feature a variety of recreational amenities.[citation needed] These include league play soccer fields, baseball and t-ball fields, football fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, playgrounds, tennis courts, community centers, sand volleyball courts, horseshoes, bocce ball and shuffleboard courts, a tricycle course, interactive water spray features, motorized toy areas and barbecue areas. The following parks are owned, maintained and operated by The Summerlin Council. Arbors Paseo Park The Arbors Sports Park', 18 acres (7.3 ha)[4] The Arbors Tennis & Play Park Cottonwood Canyon Park The Crossing Park, 12.5 acres (5.1 ha)[4] The Gardens Park and Community Center Gardens Monument The Hills Park, 6.7 acres (2.7 ha)[4] The Mesa Park North Tower Park Oxford Park The Paseos Park The Pueblo Park, 68 acres (28 ha)[4] Ridgebrook Park South Tower Park Spotted Leaf Park Summerlin Centre Community Park The Trails Linear Park The Trails Park and Community Center, 28 acres (11 ha)[4] Tree Top Park Village Green Park The Vistas Community Park The Willows Park and Community Center, 12 acres (4.9 ha)[4] Willows Paseo Park Trails The Summerlin Trail System is currently more than 150 miles and connects neighborhoods to various amenities throughout the community.[5] Upon completion, the trail system will be more than 200 miles long and will connect to more than 2,000 miles of regional trails, making it one of the most comprehensive and efficient trail systems in the southwest.[citation needed] The Summerlin Trail System includes five types of planned trails: street-side, village, bike, regional and natural.[citation needed] In 2008 the Howard Hughes Corporation received the American Trails Developer Award, given to developers in recognition of "quality, well designed multi-use trails systems that are integrated into private developments," for the Summerlin trail system.[