Red Rock Canyon

Las Vegas, Nevada: We have been on the road for a few days now. We left Eugene after the Oregon v UCLA game and headed south. After visiting family in the San Joaquin Valley, we now find ourselves in Las Vegas. Amazingly enough, Jimmy Buffett is also here! Also, we are traveling with two other couples - in even more RV's, so that should keep things interesting.

I know Las Vegas is all glitz and glamour, but we certainly are not... so this morning we went hiking in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. This canyon is just a few miles outside of Las Vegas, but for some reason we have never stopped in to visit the park or hike the trails. Red Rock Canyon has a nice visitor center and a 13-mile drive with plenty of scenic stops and hiking trails leaving from convenient parking areas. Here are a bunch of photos of our hike - and not a lot of chatter.

The scenic loop road below the red rocks


Your correspondent, The Happy Hiker


Yucca with Red Rocks


Sandstone Strata

The hike was beautiful and less than two miles downhill over a good trail... which unfortunately meant it was two miles uphill back to the Honda. Dang. We did a little huffing and puffing as the trail is at 4000 feet elevation. We saw no wildlife (except one lizard) in the park today.

We begin our hike to Lost Creek & White Rock Springs


The view from the trail


White Rock Springs


Handprint pictographs at Willow Springs


From Red Rock Overlook

RV NOTES: I would not recommend driving your motorhome or dragging your trailer through this park. While the one-way road is super wide and could accommodate a large rig - there is simply no room for parking at any of the turn-outs. Bring your tow vehicle or towed vehicle. There are flush toilets at the visitor center parking lot and inside the visitor center. Pit toilets throughout the park. Water (vending) is available in the visitor center.

What do hungry hikers need after a trek through the desert? Tacos! We stopped at a just-opened addition to the popular local Roberto's Taco Shop on the Blue Diamond Highway and had delicious chicken tacos, $2.05 each. Perfect!

Roberto's Taco Shop soft chicken taco


Roberto's Taco Shop on the Blue Diamond Highway

Until my next update, I remain, your red rock correspondent.

RV Park: Oasis Las Vegas RV Park
We are in a long pull-through will full hook-ups. About $50 per night. Location, location, location! See photos on our Nevada RV Travel page.