Clark County, Nevada
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- Atlatl Rock — Petroglyph · Clark County, NV
Signature managed rock-art stop in Valley of Fire State Park: a tall Aztec sandstone outcrop reached by a short stairway to a viewing platform with dense pre…
- Boulder City Historic District — Historic · Clark County, NV
Boulder City Historic District is a historic district in Clark County, NV, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, recognized for signifi…
- Bowl of Fire — Geology · Clark County, NV
A closed basin of vivid red Aztec Sandstone outcrops and eroded knobs inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area, north of Callville Bay. Wave-cut and wind-sc…
- Calico Tanks — Natural · Clark County, NV
Popular Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area hike from Sandstone Quarry into a chain of natural tanks that sometimes hold water, finishing with a Las V…
- Cathedral Rock — Natural · Clark County, NV
Prominent limestone/dolomite tower above Kyle Canyon in the Spring Mountains (Mt. Charleston Wilderness). Short steep trail (~2.8 mi RT, ~1,000 ft gain) from…
- Charleston Peak — Natural · Clark County, NV
Highest summit of the Spring Mountains and Clark County (11,916 ft) and Nevada’s most topographically prominent peak. Strenuous North and South Loop trails i…
- Christmas Tree Pass — Natural · Clark County, NV
Scenic backcountry pass through the Newberry Mountains between US-95 and NV-163 near Laughlin, threading Spirit Mountain Wilderness / Avi Kwa Ame National Mo…
- Clark County Wetlands Park — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
2,900-acre urban wildlife and nature park along the Las Vegas Wash on the valley's east side. A 210-acre Nature Preserve, Nature Center, and multiple free tr…
- Corn Creek Field Station — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
USFWS visitor center and trail hub for Desert National Wildlife Refuge at Corn Creek, north of Las Vegas. Orientation exhibits, nature store, short habitat t…
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
Largest wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states — 1.6 million acres preserving desert bighorn sheep, mountain lion, golden eagle, and 300+ bird species in the…
- Devils Throat — Geology · Clark County, NV
Large collapse sinkhole in Gold Butte National Monument that opened in the early 1900s and has widened over time (now roughly 100–120 ft across and very deep…
- Elephant Rock — Natural · Clark County, NV
Sandstone arch near Valley of Fire's east entrance that silhouettes like an elephant from a short trail at the entrance parking area. Do not stop on the high…
- Fire Wave — Natural · Clark County, NV
Swirling red, white, and pink Aztec Sandstone bands in Valley of Fire State Park, reached by an easy marked trail from a signed parking pullout on White Dome…
- Frenchman Mountain Summit — Natural · Clark County, NV
Frenchman Mountain rises east of Las Vegas, offering a rugged climb to a summit that overlooks Lake Mead and the valley skyline. The route is longer and stee…
- Gold Butte — Natural · Clark County, NV
Gold Butte National Monument sprawls east of Lake Mead with red and gold sandstone, Joshua trees, and extreme quiet. Whitney Pocket is a common day-use hub; …
- Gold Butte Townsite — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
Abandoned mining camp that gave its name to the surrounding Gold Butte country, now inside Gold Butte National Monument. Sparse ruins and desert roads mark t…
- Goodsprings — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
Southern Nevada's most accessible ghost town, booming on lead, zinc, and gold from the 1890s through WWII. The Pioneer Club saloon still operates. Clark Gabl…
- Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs — Petroglyph · Clark County, NV
Major public rock-art concentration in the Newberry Mountains / Bridge Canyon Wilderness unit of Lake Mead NRA northwest of Laughlin. A short walk from a sig…
- Hayford Peak — Natural · Clark County, NV
Highest peak in the Sheep Range inside Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas. Long desert approaches and ridge walking lead to a remote limeston…
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
City of Henderson’s ~140-acre wetland preserve built around the water reclamation facility—a premier Las Vegas Valley birding stop with multiple ponds, levee…
- Hoover Dam — Historic · Clark County, NV
1930s Bureau of Reclamation arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River at the Nevada–Arizona line. Visitor center, powerplant tours, memorials, and the dam roadw…
- Ice Box Canyon — Natural · Clark County, NV
Ice Box Canyon is a short, shaded wash hike inside Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas. Cooler air and occasional winter seeps contr…
- Jean Lake — Natural · Clark County, NV
Ephemeral desert lake / playa basin west of Jean and south of Las Vegas—classic Mojave valley-floor scenery on the approaches to Goodsprings and the southern…
- Lake Mead Anniversary Narrows — Natural · Clark County, NV
Anniversary Narrows is a Muddy Mountains slot reached via Callville Wash North Road inside Lake Mead NRA. Hikers follow a wash into high walls with dryfalls …
- Las Vegas Wash — Amethyst — Rockhound · Clark County, NV
A quick drive from Las Vegas where the volcanic wash produces amethyst crystals in rhyolite host rock. One of the most accessible collecting spots in souther…
- Little Finland — Natural · Clark County, NV
Little Finland (Hobgoblin’s Playground) is a plateau of wind-carved Aztec Sandstone fins in Gold Butte National Monument, Clark County. Delicate red fins and…
- Little Finland (Hobgoblin Playground) — Natural · Clark County, NV
Little Finland—also called Hobgoblin Playground—is a pocket of wind-carved Aztec Sandstone fins, mushrooms, and windows in Gold Butte National Monument. The …
- Logandale / St. Joseph — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
First established as a Mormon fort in 1865 on the Muddy River. The Huntsman Adobe (c.1888) is the oldest building in Moapa Valley. The St. Joseph Cemetery ho…
- Lone Mountain — Natural · Clark County, NV
Lone Mountain is a freestanding desert summit inside the Las Vegas metro area with a short trail to 360-degree valley views. Sunrise and sunset light the Str…
- Mary Jane Falls — Natural · Clark County, NV
Popular waterfall hike in Kyle Canyon on Mount Charleston: a short, steep trail to twin seasonal falls against limestone cliffs in the Spring Mountains NRA. …
- Nelson (Eldorado Canyon) — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
Nelson in Eldorado Canyon is a photogenic cluster of mining ruins, junked cars, and desert mountains between Boulder City and the Colorado River. Techatticup…
- Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park — Historic · Clark County, NV
Nevada’s oldest Anglo-American building site: the 1855 adobe fort established by Mormon missionaries at the Las Vegas Springs, later a ranch and stop on the …
- Overton Wildlife Management Area — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
NDOW-managed marshes, ponds, and mesquite thickets where the Muddy River approaches the Overton Arm of Lake Mead. One of southern Nevada’s most reliable wate…
- Potosi — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
Potosi Camp on the flanks of Mount Potosi is among southern Nevada’s earliest lode sites, worked for lead in the 1850s before later silver and zinc eras. Sca…
- Rainbow Gardens — Geology · Clark County, NV
BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern east of Las Vegas between Frenchman Mountain and Lake Mead — gypsum badlands and multicolored Tertiary sedimentary…
- Red Rock Canyon NCA — Natural · Clark County, NV
Dramatic Aztec sandstone escarpment thrust over grey limestone just 17 miles from Las Vegas. World-class rock climbing, ancient petroglyphs, and desert torto…
- Redstone Picnic Area — Geology · Clark County, NV
NPS day-use stop on Lake Mead’s Northshore Road where bright Aztec Sandstone knobs rise from gray limestone country. A short Redstone Dune Loop (~0.5–1.1 mi)…
- Rogers Spring — Hot Spring · Clark County, NV
Large perennial warm spring (~82°F carbonate water) at the foot of the Muddy Mountains on Lake Mead NRA’s Northshore Road. A short paved spur reaches parking…
- Saint Thomas — Ghost Town · Clark County, NV
Mormon settlement founded in the 1860s at the Muddy–Virgin confluence, later a thriving Moapa Valley town abandoned in the 1930s as Lake Mead rose behind Hoo…
- Searchlight Area — Gold & Copper — Rockhound · Clark County, NV
Hills around Searchlight have a long history of gold-copper mining. Old mine dumps on BLM land yield gold-bearing quartz, malachite, and chrysocolla from sev…
- Sloan Canyon Petroglyphs — Petroglyph · Clark County, NV
BLM Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area south of Henderson protects one of southern Nevada’s most significant rock-writing concentrations (hundreds of pa…
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park — Historic · Clark County, NV
Historic working ranch and luxury retreat at the base of the Spring Mountains adjacent to Red Rock Canyon NCA. Past owners include Chester Lauck, actress Ver…
- Techatticup Mine, Eldorado Canyon — Historic · Clark County, NV
Nevada's oldest and richest gold mine in dramatic Eldorado Canyon on the Colorado River. Guided underground mine tours through original tunnels that produced…
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument — Geology · Clark County, NV
NPS national monument protecting Ice Age groundwater-discharge deposits of the Las Vegas Formation in the Upper Las Vegas Wash. Mammoth, camel, horse, dire w…
- Valley of Fire — Natural · Clark County, NV
Nevada's oldest state park — 40,000 acres of blazing red Aztec sandstone, ancient petrified trees, and dense petroglyph sites. Fire Wave, White Domes, and th…
- Valley of Fire — Wonderstone & Chalcedony — Rockhound · Clark County, NV
The state park has several locations where rockhounds can find wonderstone and chalcedony. Listed top 10 by rockhoundresource.com. Combine with petroglyphs a…
- Valley of Fire Petroglyphs — Petroglyph · Clark County, NV
Mouse's Tank trail winds through a wash lined with Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs — spirals, sun calendars, bighorn sheep. The density of images per foot of …
- Warm Springs Natural Area — Wildlife · Clark County, NV
Southern Nevada Water Authority–managed desert oasis near Moapa with thermal springs, a short interpretive trail, overlooks, and habitat for endemic Moapa da…
- White Domes Slot Canyon — Natural · Clark County, NV
North-end Valley of Fire loop from the White Domes day-use parking area through soft sand, a 1960s film-set ruin, and a short slot of banded sandstone. The l…
- Whitney Pocket — Natural · Clark County, NV
Primary developed staging area in Gold Butte National Monument: a red-rock sandstone pocket with picnic sites, vault toilets, and dispersed camping amid dram…