The South Bowl of Fire or a visit to the Bluffs Trail offer new adventures on Saturday, Feb. 24 while a visit to the petroglyph-rich area around Temple Bar is on the schedule for Feb. 25. The visitor center is located just off Highway 93, northeast of Boulder City. The Alan Bible Visitor Center and Katherine Landing Ranger Station in Arizona host a variety of educational programs and hikes throughout the year. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a unit of the National Park Service. This is an easy five-mile hike along an old railroad bed and through five tunnels used during the construction days of Hoover Dam.
Reservations are necessary to learn the fascinating history of the railroad tunnel.
This moderate four-mile hike leads you through a colorful wash to a historic overlook of Black Canyon and the Colorado River. Breathtaking scenery abounds. Explore the history of the Temple Bar area on this moderate six-mile hike on a dirt road to an area rich in petroglyphs. All images may be copyrighted by the stories source. While we make every effort to ensure that the content of our stories is accurate and useful, we make no warrantees to its content.