Sugarloaf Mountain | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Arizona
Sugarloaf Mountain in Arizona towers above Hoover Dam, offering one of the dam’s most spectacular vantage points. Click the image or title above for details.
Gold Strike Heights North | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada
Explore the terrain above and around Gold Strike Trail including Hoover Peak in the Hoover Dam area of Lake Mead NRA, Nevada. Click the image or title below for details.
Promontory Point | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada
Hike to a Spectacular Birdseye View of Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam! Click the image or title above for details.
Bowl of Fire SE Detail | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada
Detailed Views of Unique Sandstone Formations in the SE Bowl of Fire, Lake Mead NRA, Nevada. Locating this particular formation was like finding a needle in a haystack! Click the image or title above for more details.
Northern Bowl of Fire | Detailed View of Sandstone Sculptures and Life | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
From rattlesnakes to lizards to blooming cacti and unique, beautiful sandstone sculptures, explore the Northern Bowl of Fire as you may have never before seen it! Learn how to get there and understand the geology behind what you see. There’s a cool tip on how to lower your body temperature by 10 degrees or more on a blazing hot desert day. Click the image or title above for more detail.
Historic Railroad Trail | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
The Historic Railroad Trail is about a 10-mile out and back adventure in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. This trail is a side trail branching off from the 31-mile River Mountains Loop Trail and spans the distance from the Lake Mead Visitor Center to Hoover Dam. You could combine this trail with a tour of Hoover Dam and a walk across the old memorial bridge. The well-graded path, with it’s very gradual inclines and descents makes for an easy hike or run. Route details: 5 mi RT | 200ft Elevation Gain/loss; **Wide, Graded Railroad Bed** Click image or title above for more…
Hamblin Mountain, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Though Hamblin Mountain in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area of Nevada is only 3312ft in elevation, it is positioned in a location that provides an incredible view hard to match anywhere else in Southern Nevada. This is in part due to it having 849ft prominence and being the highest point within 2.72 miles. The summit affords one of the best views of Lake Mead down to the Hoover Dam area and up towards the Overton arm. Route Details: 7mi | 1,965 > 3,291ft; **Some Trail, Some Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Northshore Road | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Though Lake Mead National Recreation Area includes a few commercial developments, it is largely an untouched wilderness rivaling places like the Mt. Charleston Wilderness, the La Madre Mountains Wilderness and the Sheep Range. Here’s a quick tour of Northern Lake Mead NRA. Our overview adventure begins at the East entrance to Valley of Fire State Park. We note landmarks by the mile markers on Northshore Road which begins at mile 45.1 and ends towards Hoover Dam at mile 0. Route details: 45.1-mile tour of Northshore Road and various waypoints. Click image or title above for more…
Callville Summit Trail, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Callville Summit Trail is a great way to experience the area around the Lake Mead shoreline in a brief 1-2-mile excursion. You’ll get an idea of hiking conditions in desert terrain without committing yourself to a more extensive remote adventure. Hiking conditions include navigating loose rock, sudden drop-offs, high desert heat and other conditions unique to low desert adventures in the Southwestern U.S. Route description: 2-3mi | 1,229 > 1,500ft; ** Rabbit Trails – Take Your Pick** Click image or title above for more…
Southern Bowl of Fire | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
You can stand in the midst of the Bowl of Fire and see the entire Bowl of those beautiful Aztec formations in one of the most incredible 360 degree vistas available anywhere. And then proceed through a gentle valley to the North surrounded on both sides by more formations. Route details: 5-6mi | 1,965 > 1,905ft; ** Some Trail, Some Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
