Trailhead Location: Taylor Creek Trailhead on the Kolob Canyons RoadDistance (roundtrip): 5.0 miles / 8.0 kmElevation Change: 450 feet / 137 mEstimated Hiking Time: 3-4 hours roundtrip The Taylor Creek Trail leads hikers deep into a narrow box canyon toward the Double...
The Kolob Canyons district of Zion National Park is located at Exit 40 on Interstate 15, 40 miles north of Zion Canyon and 17 miles south of Cedar City. A five-mile scenic drive along the Kolob Canyons Road allows visitors to view the crimson canyons and gain access...
Toquerville is a city in east–central Washington County, Utah. Toquerville was named after an early Paiute chief. The population has grown from only 19 families in the late 1800s. Toquerville's proximity to Zion National Park has created a healthy tourism economy...
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 miles east from Las Vegas Strip. It is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water...
The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. Laughlin is an unincorporated...
Lying on the former lake bottom of Lake Mead the remains of the town of St. Thomas, Nevada re-emerges as a result of the decline of Lake Mead. Ninety years ago, through the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam was approved and constructed to harness the mighty Colorado...
Located South of Laughlin, Nevada the Big Bend Conservation Area is a partnership between the Nevada Division of Wildlife, Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Nevada Division of State Parks, and the LCR MSCP. The partnership began with the acquisition of a small...
The Tundra Communities Trail to Mushroom Rocks is a good opportunity to stretch your legs and experience dramatic panoramic views of the Rockies. Best of all get a sense of how harsh an environment these mountain peaks are with a biting cold wind in the dead of...
Casa Codorniz is located in a small 60 acre subdivision in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area 6 miles from the Colorado River, Lake Mohave and 12 miles from Bullhead City, Arizona and Laughlin Nevada. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national...
A moderate/easy 4wd trail in the Arizona Black Mountain foothills to an interesting Lake Mohave/Bullhead City overlook. Lake Mohave is a reservoir on the Colorado River created in 1951 following the completion of Davis Dam near present-day Laughlin, Nevada, and...