North Loop

Red Rock Canyon

The 13 mile Scenic Drive through Red Rock Canyon allows visitors to explore the highs and lows of the canyon from their vehicle or bicycle
Scenic Drive
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae
Yucca
North Loop has great Views of the Calico Hills
North Loop
Upthrust rock formation stands prominently by itself, providing an unbelievable 360-degree view from the summit!
Turtlehaed
La Madre Mountain Wilderness Area consists of 47,180 acres covering a part of Clark County, Nevada, that lies just west of the city of Las Vegas
La Madre Mountains
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area lies in Nevada’s Mojave Desert.
Red Rock
Aztec Sandstone, is quite hard and forms the prominent cliffs of the Red Rock escarpment.
Escarpment
Beautiful Sandstone makes the Calico Hills awesome
Calico Hills
keystone thrust fault at red rock canyon
Yucca
The Calico Hills are a beautifully colored group of sandstone formations
Calico
The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area [RRCNCA] is located just a few miles west of Las Vegas and encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert.
RRCNCA
Aztec Sandstone is exposed in Red Rock Canyon State Park in southern Nevada
Aztec Sandstone
Clouds over the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Clouds
Great view of Blue Diamond Hill from Red Rock Canyon
Blue Diamond Hill
Eenie, meenie, mienie, mo... Whichever way you wanna go
Final Thought

Red Rock > North Loop

North Loop is located in the desert area south of the Calico Hills and north of Red Rock wash. It has a lot of cool plants and excellent views of the entire Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It is more of a wandering than a trail.

Red Rock Canyon NCA spans more than 195,000 acres and is visited by more than two million people each year for its world-class hiking, rock climbing and biking. The Cottonwood Valley Trail System is a network of trails located in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and provides opportunities to experience the best desert mountain biking in Southern Nevada.

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