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Spanish Trails is a high-end master-planned community located in Southwestern Las Vegas on Tropicana between Rainbow and Buffalo.  It was one of the first true guard gated golf communities in Las Vegas.  Today, there are over 1,200 homes in the community divided between 11 seperate neighborhoods.  Amenities include a fitness facility, tennis center, two pools and spas, and of course golf!  The community boasts 27 holes of a private, Robert Trent Jones course, which flows between the homes.  The course features several water features, expansive fairways, lush landscaping, and scenic views of the mountains beyond. 

Spanish Trails offers townhomes and semi-custom single family homes, ranging from $300,000 to over $1,000,000.  The community has recently be retrofitted for modernization of the core elements.  Several homes are also currently being modernized.  The communities location has become ideal for those who need to be near the Las Vegas Strip.  Spanish Trails represents some of the finest Las Vegas Real Estate around.

Red Rock Canyon in Nevada is a national park bordering the Las Vegas Valley managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about 15 miles west of Las Vegas (just to the west of Summerlin), and is a natural backdrop for most of the west side of the valley. Some of the finest views in Las Vegas look over at Red Rock Canyon, and it is the only scene that is requested as much as "Strip Views".

The area is also one of the most visited areas around town and has some of the best hiking trails for outdoor going locals.  The conservation area also showcases a set of large red rock formations: a set of sandstone peaks and walls called the Keystone Thrust. The walls are up to 3,000 feet high, making them a popular rock climbing destination for the more adventurous. The highest point is La Madre Mountain, at 8,154 feet.

There is a one-way loop road, 13 miles long, provides vehicle access to many of the features in the area. The loop can be picked up from Charleston Blvd in Summerlin and circles back to Blue Diamond Highway on the Southwest Side of town.  Several side roads and parking areas allow access to many of the trails located in the area. A visitor center is located at the start of the loop road. The loop road is very popular for bicycle touring; it begins with a moderate climb, then is mostly downhill or flat.

Red Rock Canyon itself is a side-canyon accessible only by four-wheel-drive road off of the scenic loop. The unnamed but often visited valley cut through by State Route 159 is commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as Red Rock Canyon. The massive wall of rock called the Wilson Cliffs, or Keystone Thrust, can be seen to the west along this highway.

Parks of Summerlin Las Vegas

Most Summerlin neighborhoods (villages) offer small parks that are maintained by one of the Summerlin associations for residents. There are also large community parks, which are available for use to all Summerlin residents, located throughout Summerlin. As of 2010 there are two dozen community parks that feature a variety of recreational amenities. These include league play soccer, baseball, and 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 maintained and operated by The Summerlin Council:

Arbors Paseo Park
The Arbors Sports Park'
The Arbors Tennis & Play Park
Cottonwood Canyon Park
The Crossing Park
The Gardens Park and Community Center
South Tower Park
Spotted Leaf Park
Summerlin Centre Community Park
The Trails Linear Park
The Trails Park and Community Center
Tree Top Park
The Mesa Park
North Tower Park
Oxford Park
The Paseos Park
The Pueblo Park
Village Green Park
The Vistas Community Park
The Willows Park and Community Center
Willows Paseo Park
Gardens Monument
The Hills Park
Ridgebrook Park

In the mid 1950s Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. purchased 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in Southern Nevada near Las Vegas. After Hughes died in 1976, Summa Corporation was organized to oversee Hughes' vast business empire and land holdings, including the large parcel of Southern Nevada desert that is today known as Summerlin.

In 1988, Summa Corporation exchanged more than 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land adjoining Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land located south of Summerlin. This landmark land exchange was facilitated by The Nature Conservancy and critically acclaimed by the environmental community.  It created a buffer zone to protect Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area from future development.

Summa Corporation began construction of Summerlin in 1990 but initiated planning and infrastructure construction - including Summerlin Parkway - in the late 1980s.

In 2002, Summa, known by now as The Howard Hughes Corporation, enacted a second exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, giving more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) of environmentally sensitive land adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for 900 acres (360 ha) more suitable for development south of Summerlin.

Summerlin is currently home to more than 100 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of the Summerlin Trail System, nine golf courses - including Nevada's only two Tournament Players Club courses, the TPC at Summerlin and the TPC Las Vegas, more than a dozen houses of worship, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and 25 public and private schools.

The community is unfolding in villages and today, 19 of 30 total villages are complete or are under development.

Summerlin offers homes in a variety of styles and prices to create a true multi-generational community. As of January 2009, Summerlin has approximately 9,000 acres (4,000 ha) of its 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) yet to develop.

Summerlin is recognized as a standard-setting master-planned community and has a long list of national and local awards to its credit. These include the American Trails Developer Award, 2008; Best Master-Planned Community Award, Best of Nevada Real Estate Awards, 2007; New Community of the Year, Awards for Excellence, Urban Land Institute, 2002; National Landmark for Outstanding Landscape Architecture, American Society of Landscape Architects, 1999; and Best New Town Land Plan Award, Pacific Coast Builders Conference, 1993.

Source:  Wikipedia

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