I have read a lot about the trails in Bootleg Canyon and I have crossed some of them when hiking to Red and Black Mountains from the St. Jude Ranch side of the mountains.
I was looking for some new hiking places and I checked in a book given to me about the best bike rides in Las Vegas. It turns out that several of them were for Bootleg Canyon and I decided to do the Outer Caldera Loop Trail.
Entrance to the canyon is from Canyon Road in Boulder City. As you go up the road, there are two traffic circles. The second one has a metal mountain bike sculpture and the 35 mile River Mountain Trail passes one of the circles.
There are bathrooms at the small park and this is a trailhead for some of the trails in this section of the canyon. The historical marker in my photos tells how the canyon got its name.
This is a wonderful area for outdoor activities on foot or wheels (non-motorized). The geology is very colorful and interesting.