Located 8 miles north of Reno, Nevada, Silver Lake is near the intersection of Highway 395 and Red Rock Road at the base of Peavine mountain. The nearby residential area of Silver Knolls overlooks the lake and Stead Airport, where the exciting Reno Air Races take place every September.
If you would like more information about Silver Knolls send us an e-mail with your questions... OrangeElmo@gmail.com
The next SKCO Board Meeting is Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30 pm, in the Community Room at our fire house, 11525 Red Rock Road. Also available on Zoom. We welcome your attendance.
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Sand and sandbags are still available at our volunteer firehouse, 11525 Red Rock Road in Silver Knolls. Bring a shovel.
Open burning begins March 1st, weather permitting, and is now extended through April 30th. You will need a current burn permit which is available on the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District website at TMFPD.us
This spring there will be a Green Waste Days event at the Lemmon Valley Volunteer Firehouse, 130 Nectar Street, Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23, 9 am to 4 pm.
Community Yard Sales - Our Annual Community Yard Sale for 2023 will be Saturday and Sunday, June 3rd & 4th. Details to follow.
Did you know that Washoe County has designated Silver Knolls as a dark skies area? That means we need to shield our brightest lights to shine down rather than out.
Do you have a reflective blue address sign? They are still available. Text or call Dale at 775-772-3750 and leave a message that you want a blue sign. She will call you back and you can place your order. She asks that you make a minimum donation to the charity of your choice and present the receipt to either the SKCO Board, or to her at pick up / delivery. In an emergency, if the fire department or ambulance needs to find your house, these signs are a huge help, day or night.
Cub Scouts do fun things with other kids! They get to wear a cool uniform, learn fun things, and go places. They play all kinds of games and build things, like race cars and bird houses. Want to learn about nature? Want to learn about wild animals? Go Cub Scouting! We are Pack 127 of the North Valleys, meeting at 6 pm Wednesdays at the Community Room at Fire Station #430 Silver Lake (11525 Red Rock Road). Cub Scouts is a year-round family oriented program designed for boys and girls, kindergarten through 5th grade. Parents, Leaders and organizations work together. Scouting develops character, leadership, communication skills and good citizenship. We invite you to come visit our Pack. For more information please contact April Mendoza at 530-927-8393 or Maureen O?Brien at 775-851-3907. Thank you!
The North Valleys Master Plan from the Washoe County Department of Community Development , adopted 2010 is being advised as we speak. Please keep up to date by checking out these links. Click HERE for a link to the Cab Meetings and more information. Check out TMRPA's latest news here. Exciting times are coming, are you ready? 395 North Update: HERE
Neighborhood Watch:
The residents of Silver Knolls have formed a very active Neighborhood Watch group. Join us! Contact Neighborhood Watch by email at orangeelmo@gmail.com
Bylaws: Current Silver Knolls Community Organization Bylaws, approved by membership May 2017; in pdf format.