![]() ![]() This 0.3-mile hike at the east entrance of Valley of Fire State Park leads to a sandstone formation resembling an elephant with a unique natural arch for a trunk. This 0.25-mile hike, which begins next to the Valley of Fire State Park Visitor Center, approaches a rock formation that appears to stand with a bit of magic. This 0.3-mile hike gets close to petrified logs on the desert floor passing panels that explain how wood is petrified. Step right up to see Native American rock art on this 0.1-mile trail with stairs up a rock face to a collection of petroglyphs. ![]() Use the map below to create your own directions: Just after Arch Rock, turn left into the campground.Ĭampground address: Campground Road, Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, NV 89040Ĭampground coordinates: 36.4192, -114.55645 (36° 25′ 09.11″N 114° 33′ 23.21″W) Drive 1 mile (passing Atlatl Rock Campground, Atlatl Rock, and Arch Rock. Drive another 1.8 miles and turn left onto Scenic Loop Road (Campground Road). Reach the park’s west entrance after 14.5 miles. At the end of the offramp, go southeast on Valley of Fire Highway. A site along the longer road through Arch Rock Campgroundĭirections to Arch Rock Campground: From Las Vegas, take Interstate 15 north for about 35 miles to exit 75 (signs for Valley of Fire State Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area). Arch Rock Campground may be closed during slow seasons (winter and summer). Arch Rock Campground has vault toilet bathrooms and no showers. The biggest different between the campgrounds is the bathroom. Sites at Arch Rock Campground also have picnic tables, shade ramadas, fire rings, barbecue grills, and potable water spigots. The first 14 sites are centered around a loop and the others are spaced along a road that winds up through outcroppings of red sandstone to return to the road outside the campground. My body is more accustomed to it since I’ve been practicing it at home though so it’s not a huge adjustment, I’ll also do fasted cardios in the mornings at home which I guess trains my body for intermittent fasting in the mountains.Arch Rock Campground has 29 sites. I’ll skip breakfast and eat around 11am – 2pm depending on when I ate dinner, but I know when you’re hiking in the mornings, sometimes you need that energy to move. I try to eat a healthy diet at home especially if I know I’m going to be on the road for awhile.Īnother thing that helps but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to other hikers is intermittent fasting – I do this at home often and on the road I try to as well. ![]() I workout almost every day I’m at home which helps maintain my figure as well as stamina on the trails and I actually rarely hike alone anymore also. Hi Al, I tend to lose muscle mass and gain fat on my trips too because of all the carbs and sugar, but I try to pick protein-heavy snacks when I can just because I eat a lot of protein at home (boiled eggs if I have a cooler and jerky are my top picks for protein snacks on the road). Remember, it’s BLM so there are no campground services here which include toilets, running water, fire pits, etc. It’s just a large dirt area and a good option for sleeping in your car, but I’ve also slept in a tent here and it smelled like pee and our neighbors were extremely loud in the middle of the night – wouldn’t recommend pitching a tent here. ![]() This is the “overflow” camping for Valley of Fire and is close off Valley of Fire Road, but on a dirt road for less than half a mile. Campsites have a picnic table with a shade-maker, firepit, grill, and potable water.īLM Camping: We drove in late at night around 3 am (left LA at 10 pm) and pulled out in a free camping area just 6 miles before the park boundaries. There are fewer campsites than Atlatl which means fewer people = winning. We had no plans of camping on our visit but we got lucky and found an open campsite at Arch Rock Campground on 2.22.21. They are both first-come, first-serve, and cost $20/ night which includes your entry fee. Valley of Fire Campground: There are two campgrounds inside Valley of Fire State Park: Arch Rock Campground and Atlatl Rock Campground. ![]()
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