James Regional Sports Center was opened in 2018 off Durango and Robindale. This newer facility is primarily soccer fields, with a children’s playground on the east side. The paths in the park are wide, enough for a car to pass to easily load and unload equipment and teams. There’s a large strip mall to the north, a self-storage facility to the west, and empty lots to the south.
The park is half a mile east-west by a quarter mile north-south. It’s got water fountains and a bathroom with doors near the playground, and a asphalt walking path on each north-south edge. The paths are straight along the edges of the soccer fields, with 90-degree corners. You can’t go in between the individual soccer fields, as one large, contiguous fence surrounds each row of fields. You can run east-west between the rows of fields.
It’s not my favorite place to run in Las Vegas, but it gets the job done. All the soccer fields are fenced off with thick black bars, so you don’t have a good view of the fields. It can feel a little like a prison as you’re running by.
5K Walking or Running Routes from James Regional Sports Center
1.5-mile loop:
Start at either parking lot. Run the perimeter of the park twice. Easy!
If you want to switch things up, you can snake from side to side.
Some groups find the park an excellent place for a timed run. It is flat and has a lot of straight paths, without many other people in the way. Races hosted here include:
- The Great Chef Run, raising money for hospitality students in Nevada, starting in 2023
- Rockin’ Reindeer Run
- 2024 Holiday Classic
- Red Rock Running Company’s 2025 4th of July 5k
