Spring Mountain Ranch State Park

I love Spring Mountain Ranch. If you're visiting Vegas, and want to dedicate a few hours to seeing the mountains, hiking in mountains, rock climbing, or anything else dealing with rocks ... go drive the Red Rock Canyon scenic loop, you won't be disappointed. BUT, if you've seen the rocks already, then just five miles down the road from RRC is Spring Mountain Ranch, and it has everything else. More densely packed vegetation than the rest of the canyon ... more critters (rabbits, chipmunks, the occasional wild burro) ... four (ish) miles of easy hiking ... a beautiful ranch built in the 50s ... a story of a diamond which includes Elizabeth Taylor in its history ... a secret passage in a closet! ... all with an ever present view of some very pretty red rock mountains. If THAT piques your interest, then you'll love Spring Mountain Ranch as much as I do.
5 7 years ago (15-05-2018)

Really a beautiful place. It's always great when dogs are welcome. Great place to spend the afternoon hiking or relaxing in the picnic area. Be aware for ticks.
5 7 years ago (31-03-2018)

Beautiful getaway from the city life. Area to relax and picnic with the family, hiking trails that are super kid friendly (though not completely stroller friendly), historical stops, cows and burros (when they're around) for the kids to woo over. Only thing is Lake Harriet is still dry which is a bummer since they're cleaning it up. Hope it gets filled spoon! Just a beautiful sight along with the mountains being so near to marvel at. 10 entrance fee for everyone. No more local discount.
4 7 years ago (02-03-2018)

Charcol grilles avail but certain times of the year not allow. Bring a gas grille. Nice place to spend an afternoon.
5 7 years ago (27-05-2018)

Wonderful...until that park ranger... I love Spring Mountain Ranch and we do a lot of photo sessions there — a lot of people do. It’s beautiful there. However, our last outing was ruined by a female park ranger named “Tori” or however she spells her name. I felt like we had a shadow wherever we went. We were on the trails when she rudely tells us to stop taking pictures and head back to the picnic area. The trails didn’t close until 4:30, we had every right to walk along the trail. It’s a park that we drove all the way down to enjoy and we weren’t trashing anything—that park ranger needs to let people enjoy themselves.
4 8 years ago (12-12-2017)