Area Attractions

Reno is located about 13 miles east of the California border along Interstate 80, at elevation 4500ft in the high desert. In addition to the limitless entertainment possibilities in the Reno resort casinos, the region also features some of the best outdoor recreational activities in the nation.  World-class ski resorts at nearby Lake Tahoe offer summer mountain biking trails, as well as countless hiking trails, beaches, campgrounds, and golf courses. Visit the RenoLakeTahoe.com website for information on events, recreation, and attractions.

Travel to the Reno Area

The Reno/Tahoe International Airport is served by 10 major airlines, including Alaska, Southwest and United. Ground transport to the regions is provided by Greyhound Bus Lines and Amtrak.

University of Nevada, Reno

Opening in 1874 in Elko, Nevada, the university moved to Reno in 1885 with two faculty and fifty students. It is a Land Grant University, with an enrollment of approximately 12,500 in ten schools and colleges. More than one-fourth of UNR students are pursuing advanced degrees. The university conducts more than $70 million in research grants and contracts each year. The campus is on a hill overlooking Reno, located just north of I-80 on either side of Virginia Street, which is the primary north-south thoroughfare of Reno. The features views of the city itself, as well as the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Lake Tahoe is just over those mountains, about a half-hour away.

The university is the oldest institution of seven in the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN). Others are the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; the Desert Research Institute, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Community College, Western Nevada Community College, and Community College of Southern Nevada. For further information on the University of Nevada Reno, please visit the UNR Homepage.