Red Rock Canyon
Description:
Red Rock Canyon is just 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Las Vegas. It is a scenic area of rock formations and desert with a 3,000-foot (910-meter) escarpment produced by a thrust fault. Open to the public year-round, Red Rock Canyon has a Bureau of Land Management visitors center and is home to feral horses, wild burros, bighorn sheep, coyotes and a variety of desert plant life.
Location: 15 miles (24 km.) west of Las Vegas out Charleston Blvd.
Phone: 702-363-1921
Hours: See information page
Price: $5.00 per car charge to enter Red Rock. Season passes are available for $20.00 per year.
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Activities:
Hiking, Climbing and Biking.
If you are a photographer do not forget to snap a few shots as the sun sets. The colors are dramatic and you can be sure to capture the desert and the rocks as they dazzle you with their light show.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area website
