Yet we had the Cabins to ourselves and chose which one we wanted to move into. Blew off Elephant Rock trail as the parking lot was jammed and the roadside parking filled. Once back to Valley of Fire we began to hit the highlights. Bill bought a book about the CCC at the book store/gift shop while I drooled over a $500 squash blossom necklace.
Interpretation covers the Ancestral Puebloans, miners and settlers with a 10 minute video putting the story in perspective much quicker than reading what I thought was way too many signs. The displays of artifacts are impressive and well protected under glass, thus no photos. Now owned and maintained by the State of Nevada providing education, outreach and research opportunities. Formerly known as the Boulder Dam Park Museum, the facility was built by the CCC conservation corps in 1935 and was operated by the National Park Service to exhibit artifacts from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological sites before being inundated by the waters of Lake Meade. We both wanted to check this out but I also wanted an internet fix and had no signal in the park. Trails, roads and overlooks were crowded on Saturday and Sunday.īefore hitting the trails Saturday morning we drove a few miles north of the park to Overton’s Lost City Museum. About midnight all was quiet again and the next morning a Park Ranger said a friend of his was called to take him home to Vegas and told not to come back. Luckily our neighbor got an AT&T signal and called 911. In fact the first night some male idiot in the campground was hollering and swearing at the top of his lungs making rounds of campsites. Unfortunately we arrived on Friday of a three day weekend and being only 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas via I15 meant lots of weekenders.
WHITE DOMES VALLEY OF FIRE PLUS
Nice Visitor Center with displays about the natural and cultural history of the area plus a small book store where I bought a hat-pin to add to my growing collection. The Arch Rock campground was closed for the season. For $30 RV sites include water and electric, $10 more to dump. ‘Primitive’ camping with water, table and shelter at $20/night included our entrance fee which I think is $7/day. Grabbed campsite #2 in the Atlatl campground and then went for a late afternoon ride in the park via the Visitor Center. So a return trip is definitely in order as it’s only about a three hour drive from Kanab. Bill bought a great map that we didn’t open until after we’d left.
Yet there’s more to explore than we realized. The park’s brochure offers several trail options including their version of Utah’s Wave, White Domes, Rainbow Vista, and Mouse’s Tank, many revealing Native petroglyphs. Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada’s oldest and largest state park protecting 35,000 acres of awesome rock formations and cultural sites. Valley of Fire, a name that perfectly describes the fiery bands of colorful ancient sand dunes with captivating views around every sinuous curve in the rocks, roads, and trails. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
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