Visitors to lovely Grapevine Canyon near Laughlin spot the images of the sheep if they keep sharp watch along the trail. The small masterpiece in stone sits well above the stream tumbling along the boulder-strewn canyon bottom. Grapevine Canyon invites hours of exploration among groves of trees, thickets of vegetation and tangles of the wild grapevines for which the spot was named. When daytime temperatures climb, the waterfalls and small pools provide places for refreshing splashing. Rock surfaces polished slick by rushing water gleam, making streamside footing treacherous.
Hikers follow ancient pathways when they walk in Grapevine Canyon.
The landscape has changed little from times before white settlers arrived. Native people frequented the canyon then as a good place to hunt with a reliable supply of water. Just like visitors today, those ancient people trod the trail beside the stream toward its source in the rugged foothills, about a mile from the entrance. Today, Grapevine Canyon sits within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is a popular spot reached from the paved highway by following a scenic desert side road.