![]() It was named a state park of Nevada in 1935. Valley of Fire State Park is an area in the Mojave Desert that contains unique rock formations made of Aztec Sandstone. Some of the things in this post may be dangerous and not recommended for every body. Check your own resources and choose to do anything I discuss at your own risk. *****Everything in this article is my personal opinion and experiences. But no worries, I only include links to products that we have tried or truly recommend! I may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you) from purchases from these links. ****Note: This post may include affiliate links to products I recommend. Read further in this post to learn all you need to know to visit this amazing state park in the Mojave Desert of Nevada. I didn’t know what to expect the park, but was thoroughly surprised at the incredible rock formations. It is a place that makes you feel like you are on a different planet. Red and orange rocks tower over hiking paths and roadways. Check out my online archive of Nevada State Park images as well my full archive of images available for license or reproduction.Valley of Fire State Park is full of incredible colorful rock formations. Be sure to check this blog again in a few weeks to find some beta and a super-secret, amazingly cool, middle-of-nowhere spot to visit close by Valley of Fire. Probably why they don’t have peoples names written all over them. There are much more along the trail to the mouse tanks, but they are harder to get close to. ![]() There are some cool petroglyphs at Atlatl rock, but some jackasses have written their names around them. This really is the highlight of the park, wandering around through mini canyons and colorful rock formations, but it can be hot and without trails, you won’t be taking granny on this one. The main paved road that heads back toward the wave offers some great cross-country hiking on the sandstone formations (literally, petrified sand dunes with amazing color variations.) I favor the west side of the road for exploration, but cool things can be found on either side. But since there is only room to park about 3 cars there, if you figure it out, don’t tell. Not only is it shorter, it is way more scenic. Check out the fire wave, but try to use a map and your noggin to figure out a shortcut other than the designated park trail. I found the campgrounds to be at their emptiest around 10am. As for what to visit, the park isn’t huge and there aren’t a lot of hiking trails. The place is surrounded by BLM land, and if you head out the east entrance and down toward Lake Mead, the lake is so low that you can pretty much pull a camper out onto your own private peninsula in spots. If you can’t get a campground, don’t worry. The cool rock formations of these campgrounds make them nearly private and seem bigger than they are. But it is awesome! Pass the main area and pick a spot on the back loop, preferably on the west side of the road. Arch rock campground is smaller, you couldn’t fit a big RV in most of it, and may be generator free. ![]() More space and more noise, so your generator noise won’t stand out so much. I believe the campsites here are first-come, first-serve, which is refreshing, so if you have a big RV or a generator, aim for Atlatl rock campground. The weather is great here pretty much all the time, but folks still insist on packing in here in the middle of the summer when temperatures can hover above 100 degrees. ![]() This blog post focuses on the Valley of Fire state park a few hours outside of Las Vegas.įirst, try to go in the off-season. We headed down 95, passing through some funky old towns and even ghost towns (to come on another blog post,) spent a few days at the Valley of Fire State Park, which was one of the highlights and a must visit for anyone passing through southern Nevada, then up the eastern portion of the state to Cathedral Gorge and back home. Despite living in Reno for the last 15 years or so, I have never actually explored any of the desert southwest part of my own state. Monique and I took a few weeks last fall after our wedding photography season started to wind down to head out and visit Southern Nevada. ![]()
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