Hiking RED ROCK CANYON Las Vegas – ULTIMATE GUIDE

If you’re going to hiking at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Las Vegas we have some tips to make your hiking more organized and fun. This guide has a number of hiking trails from easy to advanced and also has a little-known hiking area that is not inside Red Rock National Park, meaning there is no fee to hike the trail but there is a fee to enter the park and do the scenic drive.

Red Rock Canyon borders the west side of Las Vegas and the entrance to the National Park is just 5 miles down the highway. There is also an entrance to Calico Springs which is just 3 miles west of town and there is a hiking and picnic area known as Red Springs. There are 5 hiking areas outside the park that are free to hike. Hiking Red Rock Canyon is one of the free things to do in Las Vegas during Covid 19.

Here are some of the trails featured in Red Rock and their specific information:

Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive:
Dist: 13 miles
Time: 25 minutes driving

Red Springs Boardwalk
Dist: 1/2 mi
Time: 30 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Tip: One of the free things to do in Las Vegas

Red Springs Boardwalk
Dist: 1/2 mi
Time: 30 mins
Difficulty: Easy

Calico Hills
Dist: 2-6 mi
Time: 1.5-3.5 hrs
Difficulty: Moderate

Calico Tanks
Dist: 2 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Difficulty: Moderate

Turtlehead Peak
Dist: 5 mi
Time: 3.5 – 4.5 hrs
Difficulty: Difficult/Advanced

Ice Box Canyon
Dist: 2.6 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Difficulty: Moderate

Willow Spring Look
Dist: 1.5 mi
Time: 70 mins
Difficulty: Easy

Los Creek – Children’s Discovery
Dist: .75 mi
Time: 55 mins
Difficulty: Easy

Here is a link to the Red Rock Park Map https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/wp-co…

Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Roc…

Best Trails in Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas – https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/ne…

Hiking Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas on Todd Miller TV http://toddmillertv.com/hiking-red-ro…

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