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Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (Sloan Canyon Trailhead)
and BLM 101 Trailhead
Hiking Around Las Vegas, Sloan Canyon NCA
Sloan Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Nawghaw Poa Road approaching Petroglyph Trailhead (view S)

The Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (AKA: Sloan Canyon Trailhead) is located on the north edge of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA), on a low desert hill overlooking the Henderson neighborhood of Inspirada. The BLM 101 Trail also has a trailhead here.

Nawghaw Poa Road, the 0.7 mile access road, is paved with a paved bike trail, and there is a nice visitor contact building in the parking area.

Nawghaw Poa Road is open daily 8:00AM-4:30PM. The rest of the area is always open, and when the road is closed, hikers and bikers can use the paved trail to get to the trailhead.

Sloan Canyon Trailhead provides access to the Sloan Canyon Petroglyph Route and other hikes on the north side of the North McCullough Wilderness Area.

Link to Trailhead Map.

Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Sign at entrance to the parking area (view S)

From town, drive south on Interstate-15 about 15 miles to St. Rose Parkway (Exit 27). Exit onto St. Rose Parkway eastbound and drive east to Las Vegas Blvd (the first traffic light). Turn right onto Las Vegas Blvd and drive south to Volunteer Blvd (again, the first traffic light). Drive east 2 miles on Volunteer Blvd to Via Inspirada.

Turn right onto Via Inspirada and drive south 1.4 miles to a round-about left where the road becomes Bicentennial Parkway. Continue east on Bicentennial Parkway 0.6 miles to a stop sign at Via Firenze.

Turn right onto Via Firenze and drive south 0.6 miles past Adventura Park to a T-intersection with Savella Ave. Turn left onto Savella Ave and drive east 0.1 miles to Via Firenze (yes, Via Firenze; it splits and runs one-way around the park). Turn right onto Via Firenze and drive south 0.6 miles to Democracy Drive.

Turn right onto Democracy Drive and drive west 0.2 miles to Nawghaw Poa Road (Table 1, Site 1192). Turn left onto Nawghaw Poa Road and follow it south 0.7 miles to the end of the road (Site 1194). Park here, this is the trailhead.

Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead Parking and Visitor Center (view S)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Hours of operation; when closed, hike or bike in (view S)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead parking area (view SSE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Accessible parking spaces (view SW)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead parking area (view SE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead and toilets (view SE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (view S)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Regulatory signs at Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (view S)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Information signs at Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (view SE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Information sign: The Canyon Speaks (view S)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Information sign: Are You Ready? (view SE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon trail sign (view S)
Returning to the Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trail returning to the trailhead (view NNE)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon parking (view N when returning to the trailhead)
Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead
Petroglyph Canyon Trail returning to the parking area (view N)
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BLM 101 Trailhead

The BLM 101 Trail start at the end of Nawghaw Poa Road and runs east to connect with the Park Peak Loop Trail. On this trail, regulations permit bikes and dogs.

BLM 101 Trailhead
Note: BLM 101 Trailhead, not the Petroglyph Trailhead (view E)
BLM 101 TrailheadBLM 101 Trailhead and start of the trail (view NE)
BLM 101 Trailhead
BLM 101 Trailhead (view E from parking lot)
BLM 101 Trailhead
BLM 101 Trailhead sign (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Beginning of BLM 101 trail (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Information sign: Hiking in the Front Country (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Information sign: Hiking in the Front Country (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Information sign: Landforms in Motion (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Information sign: Landforms in Motion (view E)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Trail starts parallel to parking area (view N)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Returning to the BLM 101 Trailhead (view N)
BLM 101 Trailhead
Returning to the parking area (view W)

Table 1. Highway Coordinates based on GPS data (NAD27; UTM Zone 11S). Download Highway GPS Waypoints (*.gpx) file.

Site Location UTM Easting UTM Northing Latitude (N) Longitude (W) Elevation (ft)
1192 Nawghaw Poa Rd Start 669355 3977157 35.92589 115.12285 2,846
1194 Petroglyph Trailhead Parking 669169 3976094 35.91635 115.12514 2,895

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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