Whitney Mesa Park Recreation Area

Whitney Mesa Park Recreation Area is a free public park at 1550 W Galleria Dr in Henderson, zip code 89014, open to kids and teens ages 5 to 18. It offers a wide mix of outdoor activities: playgrounds, basketball, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball, football, hiking trails, and cycling paths.

Amenities on site include picnic areas, restrooms, sports courts, sports fields, hiking trails, and open green spaces, so the park works for both organized pickup games and unstructured outdoor time. The hiking trails and cycling paths set it apart from parks that are purely sports court and playground focused, giving older kids and teens an option beyond team sports.

The park is open every day from 6:00 AM to midnight year round, one of the latest closing times among Las Vegas area parks, which helps for evening activity after school lets out and during the hot summer months when families wait until the sun goes down to be outside.

There is no cost to use the park, and no information is listed on scholarships or payment methods since it does not charge for entry or use. There is also no information on file about accommodations for kids with special needs, so families with specific accessibility needs should call (702) 267-5850 to ask about the park's trails and play areas before visiting.

Age brackets of 5 to 12 and 13 to 18 reflect the range of activities available rather than a formal enrollment structure, since this is an open public park without registration. No website is listed for Whitney Mesa Park, so the phone number is the main way to get information on field conditions, closures, or scheduled events.

Because the park combines court sports, field sports, and trail access in one location, families can mix a structured activity like a pickup basketball game with unstructured time on the trails or open green space during the same visit.