Tacking on one or more of those would likely require a longer visit. That said, there are also a few longer trails (Prospect, Pinnacles, Old Arrowhead Road and Charlie’s Spring) that are 5–6 miles one-way. Most of the trails here are short, flat and easy, with the biggest obstacle likely being that scorching desert sun.
Valley of fire seven sisters full#
If you want to see most of the main attractions in the park, it’ll probably take you a full day to explore. While we felt quite satisfied with our half day in the Valley of Fire, we by no means combed the whole park. The patchwork of colors, textures, and patterns woven throughout the rock here were easily some of the most eye-catching we’ve seen, and it was incredibly fun to explore and to photograph. However, we totally underestimated this one. The desert isn’t really our place, and we kind of figured it would be just another somewhat scenic swath of red rock.
Having visited a host of state and national parks throughout Utah and Arizona, we had initially tempered our expectations. Here, a vast expanse of Jurassic-period Aztec sandstone ignites the valley beneath a row of saw-toothed, limestone mountains. Valley of Fire is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful state parks we’ve visited. A decade later, in 1934, Valley of Fire officially opened as Nevada’s first state park. The area became known as the Valley of Fire roughly a century ago, when a AAA official traveling along the park’s primitive road at sunset witnessed the smoldering red sandstone. Located just an hour’s drive (fifty miles) northeast of Las Vegas, Valley of Fire is an absolute gem tucked away in the Mojave Desert.
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