"If only I had more time, I would set up a few nights camp here and bring home my own renditions of this fiery valley. Valley of Fire presents the perfect canvas in which to craft a masterpiece from. And many have! This might very well be the crown jewel of southern Nevada -- a right-alongside-contender with Gold Butte, Nevada's own chunk of the Grand Canyon. For now though, this brief visit will have do. But even passing through, I am inspired, tripled in mind, body, and soul." -- March 2009

Valley of Fire State Park Visitors Center

Las Vegas & Clark County
36.429865, -114.514614

Original Date Visited: 3/16/09
Signed: No

Into the Valley of Fire

The SHPO chose a great spot for this marker by locating it right in the middle of some of the state's loveliest scenery. The most popular route into the park happens by way of park's west entrance on the Valley of Fire Road. Use the Crystal exit (Exit 75) off I-15 then south on SR 169 for 13 miles.

If you're up for a longer and more leisurely route, you can get to VOF from Henderson by following the Lake Mead Parkway (SR 564) into Lake Mead NRA. Here, you can follow the scenic Northshore Drive right to the eastern entrance to Valley of Fire. Keep in mind that you'll still need to pay an entrance fee for Lake Mead NRA to take this route through the park. Northshore is an interesting alternative to the boring 15 freeway and well recommended if you have the time! By going this way you can also conquer - 37 - Powell of the Colorado at Echo Bay without having to double back from Valley of Fire.

* I could take up ten extra pages here just for Valley of Fire. So as a bonus and to save you from my perspective, I've included two huge search queries in the related links below for Valley of Fire specifically because there is just so much content on this place. You'll find an entire YouTube search query and All Trails hikes for this globally known hot spot. This'll keep you busy for awhile. Have a great trip! *

Street View

Here's what you'll see!
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Exact Description:
Governor James Scrugham moved the federal government to give 8,500 acres of the Valley of Fire to Nevada in 1925.

Park development began in 1933 by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. Dedicated prematurely on Easter Sunday 1934, the park was officially established by the state in 1935 by Col. Thomas W. Miller, as chairman of the new park commission.

World War II fiscal neglect and the 1941 Land Exchange Act almost eliminated the park from the state park system. Led by the tenacious Col. Miller, the 1955 legislature revitalized the system with sound support and funds. Authorized acreage is 58,000.