Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Valley of Fire
0
2 mi
169
0
2 km
Unpaved road
Hiking trail
(approximate route)
Overton
LAKE MEAD
NAT'L RECREATION
AREA
LAKE MEAD
NAT'L RECREATION
AREA
Duck Rock
Duck Rock
169
White
Domes
White
Domes
V A L L E Y
VALLEY
O F F I R E
OF FIRE
S T A T E
STATE
Silica
Dome
Silica
Dome
Baseline
Mesa
Baseline
Mesa
To
Overton Beach &
Lake Mead
To
Overton Beach &
Lake Mead
P A R K
PARK
Rainbow
Vista
Rainbow
Vista
Natural Arch
Natural Arch
Mouse's Tank
Mouse's Tank
Petrified
Lo
g
Petrified
Lo
g
Visitor
Center
Visitor
Center
Cabins
Cabins
Pinnacles
Pinnacles
Elephant
Rock
Elephant
Rock
Atlatl Rock
Atlatl Rock
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters
Clark
Memorial
Clark
Memorial
Petrified
Lo
g
s
Petrified
Lo
g
s
169
To
To
15
Beehives
Beehives
Charlie's
Sprin
g
Charlie's
Sprin
g
The White Dome trail is also popular, leading hikers through a slot canyon and
past the stone ruins of the abandoned movie set for
The Professionals,
starring Burt
Lancaster, which was filmed back in the '60s. The park no longer allows filmmakers
to leave traces, and for good reason: It's a popular filming spot. You may recognize
the scenery from
Star Trek: Generations, Total Recall, Iron Eagle, Heldorado,
and more.
From the road within the park you'll be able to see formations that carry such
apt names as Bee Hives and Elephant Rock, along with another called the Seven
Sisters. But it's just as enjoyable to discover and name your own shapes within the
structures. As this is the unabashed desert, summertime temperatures can top 110.
Visits are easier at other times of the year, but if you really must see it then, arrive
here as early in the day as possible, carry at least a gallon of water per person, and
plan to get out before noontime.
