Reno’s popular Truckee River Whitewater Park in the downtown hotel-casino district received official dedication Aug. 19 with a commemorative plaque and public 
information about the kayak course.
Mayor Bob Cashell and Councilmen David Aiazzi and Pierre Hascheff conducted the dedication at a site overlooking the park’s half-mile long kayak course, which encircles an island in the Truckee River. The $1.5 million park was funded by a statewide bond and built in 2003 after a nearly five-year effort spearheaded by the Nevada Commission on Tourism with the collaboration of the cities of Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Eldorado Hotel and Casino, Harrah’s Reno Casino Hotel and others.
The rock-lined whitewater park offers 11 drop pools, easy access and is open year-round for free public use. It is home of the annual Reno River Festival and numerous other competitive and river-oriented events.
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