Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Review
Rating: A
Neighborhood: West of Las Vegas
Address: State Route 159 and Red Spring (West Charleston Blvd)
Website: Red Rock Canyon
Are you looking for a unique location for a wedding engagement picture? Look no further than the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The picturesque views of the red rock formations are a site to be seen and cherished. The scenic background would make an unbelievable background to any engagement picture?
Where would you take your picture? If you didn’t want to pay the fee to enter the National Conservation Area, off the main highway is the scenic Red Rock Overlook. There is plenty of parking and space to take pictures with any sunrise or sunset. However, with more than a million visitors to the National Conservation Area each year, we would recommend early in the morning to miss most of the onlookers.
“Red Rock Canyon” as the Las Vegans call it, is located 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The straightest route to Red Rock Canyon is to take Charleston Boulevard west which will take you right to the entrance of the National Conservation Area. The climate is a bit cooler at Red Rock Canyon than downtown Las Vegas. So it is great in the summer heat and bring a sweater in the winter.
Red Rock Canyon is open from April 1 to September 30 from 6am to 8pm. The visitor center has the same day schedule but is open 8am to 4:30pm. Red Rock Canyon consists of a 13-mile scenic drive with 19 main hiking trails ranging from easy to strenuous. Each car entering the park can purchase a day pass for $7.
While at Red Rock Canyon be sure to say hello to the many wild horses and wild burros. While hiking the many trails to be had, be on the lookout for petroglyphs and pictographs on rock surfaces. If you do decide to go hiking, due to extreme desert weather, bring lots of water and watch for flash flooding in rainy seasons. Also, be aware of the many desert dwellers such as rattlesnakes and scorpions.
Red Rock Canyon is a great setting for a memorable and cherished picture. Red Rock Canyon also makes for a great day trip for the outdoors type couples.
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