While visiting Vegas you see these dirt piles called mountains in many areas, which we've always compared to the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains we have at home. But you really can't appreciate the mountains around Vegas until visiting them and seeing all the life hidden within the rocks, as well as seeing the rocks up close.
Visiting Red Rock Canyon Park helps give you one of the best views of these gorgeous mountains, as well as a visitor's center to describe many interesting points and facts.
We visited the park, took the ride on the scenic road, parked and hiked to a natural spring and enjoyed it all! One word of caution - It was a mild day, but we were still parched... Be sure to take water with you!!
The nice thing is how incredibly quick the car ride is from the Vegas strip area to this location... makes it a quick & easy place to visit for a few hours!