A relatively small park near a highway. Very convenient. Hiking trails are pretty easy for our 4 and 6 yrs old. Good to be around in the fall and winter. Summer might be too hot.

Want to see the real Nevada. Rent a car gas up, drive Northeast on Rt. 93. Small towns and nice people. Taking Interstate15 for a short way out of Vegas we took 93 north. A two lane highway with little traffic in the morning. The landscape is vast and empty. A beautiful drive through many small towns. We passed several... More

Have you ever been in a slot canyon? You won't believe the beauty you'll find at Cathedral Gorge State Park in Nevada. Take your camera while exploring the spires and buff-colored cliffs made from layers of ash deposited millions of years ago by the Caliente Caldera Complex to the south. $7.00 to get in. Well worth it. Great picnic areas... More

This park is about 2 hours from Vegas. A very long nothingness of a drive, especially if you don't have a CD for some noise besides the rumbling of the ground. Now, coming from Boston, the drive, though long and had nothing, was interesting since it was so different. Passing through a "town" that was all of a block and... More

We stopped at the park in May 2005, on a drive up US 93, mainly as a leg stretcher. From the roadway, it looks pretty mundane, but once you get over the hillside, the park has some interesting features. It appears like nature has made numerous ancient sandcastles, that are so fragile they could easily wash away. The park offers... More