Calico Hills Overview | Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
The Calico Hills are the Jurassic Era sandstone hills that form the border between the Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive area to the West and the Calico and Brownstone Basins to the East. There are many hiking routes around and up to the summit of the Calico Hills. Experience colorful sandstone rock gardens with cacti, desert holly, junipers and pinyon pines. The higher areas have spectacular views. There are exciting adventures for hikers and rock climbers of all experience levels. Click the image or title above for details.
Damsel Peak End-To-End | Brownstone Basin, Nevada
Ascend the SE slope of Damsel Peak, then traverse from the south to the North summit. Finally, return through the Brownstone Basin. Click the image or title above for details.
Gateway Canyon & Gray Cap Ridge NW | Calico Basin, Nevada
Wander through a unique, hidden world in the Northwest area of Gray Cap Ridge. Gateway Canyon will whirl you around and by the time you emerge into the Northwest area of Gray Cap Ridge you may wonder if you’d landed in another dimension! Finding a non-vertical way down into the Brownstone Basin can be a real puzzle, but great fun. Click the image or title above for details.
Red Cap Peak Summit | Red Rock Canyon NCA, Nevada
Red Cap Peak, also referred to as “Little Turtlehead”, is a Jurassic Era Sandstone Summit in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada. This adventure begins at the Kraft Mountain Trailhead in the Calico Basin and navigates through Ash Canyon before summiting the peak. The best time of year for this adventure is Spring and Fall. Click the title or image above for more details.
Gray Cap Ridge Brownstone Basin Loop | La Madre Mountains Wilderness, Nevada
Beginning at Gene’s Trailhead in the Calico Basin, traverse most of Gray Cap Ridgeline from the SE Summit, then return to the Calico Basin by way of the Brownstone Trail and Road. Best time of year for this adventure is Spring or Fall. Click the image or title above for all the details.
Brownstone Trail | Calico Basin | Brownstone Basin | La Madre Mountains Wilderness, Nevada
The Brownstone Trail adventure spans Nevada’s Calico Basin, Brownstone Basin and La Madre Mountains Wilderness. Along the way, there are spectacular views of the La Madre Mountains Ridgeline, Damsel Peak, the Las Vegas Valley and Strip and the Jurassic Era calico sandstone Gray Cap Ridge. Click the image or title above for more detail.
Calico Basin Daily Workout Trails | Calico Basin, Nevada
This extensive network of trails in the lower Calico Basin, Nevada, is an awesome setting for daily conditioning workouts whether your sport is hiking, trail running or mountain biking. The trail system is just a few miles from metropolitan Las Vegas, making access convenient. Work out year-round in a natural setting on a healthy running surface. Build strength, endurance, flexibility and agility! Click the image or title above for more details.
Damsel Peak Loop | Brownstone Basin, Nevada
This complete loop of Damsel Peak’s base in the Brownstone Basin, Nevada searches for previously unknown summit routes to the summit.
Pink Goblin Loop | Calico Basin, Nevada
This short 3-4-mile loop in Nevada’s Calico Basin packs a lot of bang for the buck. You’ll ascend Kraft Mountain’s Hell Hill, circle West on the Rattlesnake Trail, and finally descend spectacular Ash Canyon. Experience some light wilderness navigation challenges and some very light class 3 rock scrambling. aaClick the image or title above for more details.
Upper Calico Hills Loop | Calico Basin & Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
This spectacular 6-mile loop combines 6 or more trails to circle the upper Calico Hills in Red Rock Canyon & Calico Basin, Nevada. The trail passes through two beautiful wild passes in the Calico Hills: Ash Canyon and the mid-Calico Hills Black Corridor Pass. Click the image or title above for all the details.