Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area - Nature preserve in Henderson - Nawghaw, Poa Road, USA

Nevada is not all about The Strip! Our curiosity to find what's around lead most of our recent hikes in the desert parts of the state. With 27 state parks, 2 national parks and plenty of national recreation areas, we're always looking for something different to see. •Located in Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. A geological, scenic and tranquil trail to lose yourself for a few hours in every Nevadan's backyard at no cost.

Awesome. Great hike back into the canyon. We did the cowboy trail going around to the backside. The views are amazing. A couple of areas, 2 or 3 where we had to scramble down rocks. Petroglyphs are unforgettable if you're into it. Definitely will be back. On the way to the park, we fueled the bodies up at breakfast junkies in Henderson.

This is probably one of the cleanest trails Ives walk. Nice trail easy to moderate. Views are great and the petroglyphs add to its charm. Only thing there isn’t a lot of parking get there as soon as it opens if not cars are allowed to park at the bottom of the driveway almost a mile. They have portajohns at the beginning of the trail.

Such a cool spot and hardly anyone was on the trials. We were here on a Thursday, midday. They have bathrooms at the bottom where you park and they were clean and kept up. No graffiti and plenty of TP. Trails were clean and well marked. We actually did 2 different trials as this place is huge. First was McCullough Hills the 2nd was Petroglyph Canyon. McCullough Hills I believe was more for mountain bikes but we did see a couple coming up walking while heading out. View from up top is stellar. Not too difficult of a trail either. Petroglyph Canyon is an amazing place with great things to see. I didn’t mark our time but I think round trip it took us about an hour. We did stop a lot to take in the sites. The part right before you see the petroglyphs is pretty tricky and it’s probably best not to do alone. Kinda steep and I’m short 5’ 2” so it was difficult for me to climb up. We did see mountain goats, but other than that no other wildlife.

Nice 4 mile easy hiking trail.

Had an outstanding experience hiking the loop today. Spend about 2 hours, ~3 mile hike there total. We are novices from the Midwest so some points got our heart rates up, some mild climbing, definitely not ADA accessible, but brought water/snacks and took some shady breaks. Felt like a solid accomplishment for our group. Took lots of photos. Extremely kind and helpful volunteers under a tent at the parking lot - no visitor center/etc but it didn’t matter. Some porta potties on site if needed.

I had a few hours to kill before my flight home, so I decided to explore Sloan Canyon. Classic Mojave desert terrain. Magnificent desolation. No snakes, but lots of lizards. Saw not another soul in the 6+ miles I traversed. Going back to Vegas in mid-February and hope to hike some different sections. Take lots of water, sunscreen, and a wide brimmed hat!

One of the best hiking trails in Southern Nevada. Weekends are moderately busy. Medium to hard activity level.