Showing posts with label Red Rock Canyon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Rock Canyon. Show all posts

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Oak Creek Canyon Hike - Red Rock Canyon NCA

Oak Creek Canyon Trail is the last trail on the loop road of Red Rock Canyon. Drive the short dirt road to the trail head. The trail goes towards the canyon for about a mile, then you have to make your way up the canyon through large boulders. Some of the trail is marked, but most you just try to find the easiest way around and over the boulders.

Oak Creek Canyon Hike
Oak Creek Canyon - Cairn marking the way.
Oak Creek Canyon  - Large Boulders to traverse
Making our way through the boulders

Saturday, February 25, 2017

La Madre Springs Trail - Red Rock Canyon NCA

La Madre Springs trail starts at the Willow Springs Parking lot. If you have 4-wheel drive vehicle, you can drive up Rocky Gap Road and park closer to the beginning of the trail, or you can drive up Rocky Gap Road that goes in the opposite direction of La Madre Springs trail near the trailhead sign.

This tail is a 3.6 mile an up and back hike that is mostly uphill to the dam and then back down to the trail head. The views are amazing from grey and white striated mountains in one directions, to red and white sandstone cliffs and amazing white bumping cliffs in the other directions.

You can also hike up Rocky Gap Road for some amazing views of the valley below and steep, rocky cliffs forming deep rocky washes. Keep your eyes out for deer and bighorn sheep.

Two men climbing a boulder off of Rocky Gap Road. This road goes in the opposite direction of La Madre Springs Trail

Dead tree in the wash next to Rocky Gap Road in Red Rock Canyon.

La Madre Springs Trail

Juniper - La Madre Trail - Red Rock Canyon NCA

Along the La Madre Springs Trail - Red Rock Canyon NCA

Trail head of La Madre Springs Trail

View from La Madre Springs Trail - Red Rock Canyon, NCA

View from La Madre Springs Trail - Red Rock Canyon NCA

Hikers on Rocky Gap Road - View from La Madre Springs trail.

Prickly pear cactus, yucca, and Pinyon Pine tree on the La Madre Springs Trail

Prickly Pear Cactus on the La Madre Springs Trail

Prickly Pear Cactus on the La Madre Springs Trail

Prickly Pear Cactus on the La Madre Springs Trail

View from Rocky Gap Road near La Madre Springs Trail