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Red Rock Canyon Scavenger Hunt
Red Rock Canyon Scavenger Hunt: Explorers Outside
Be an outdoor enthusiast! Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada offer opportunity for outdoor exploration. The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is located west of Downtown and The Strip of the city of Las Vegas. Take a tour in your vehicle or cycle along West Charleston Boulevard to State Route 159 (map) and visit the 195,819 acres including Red Rock Canyon. There is a 13-mile scenic drive that routes one-way which you can drive or bike.
Get out your pencil and camera and you capture a world of knowledge to satisfy any curious mind at Red Rock.
Earth, Air, Water and Land: 4 Elements' Hunt
Ready to be a naturalist? Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area includes a visitor center, a structure surrounded by Nevada's State Rock - sandstone. Sandstone is in its more traditionally recognized form or as quartzite; you will see some of Nevada’s most spectacular scenery! Here's an interesting fact, the State Capitol, and the former United States Mint, are built of sandstone. Now that you have arrived, the scavenger hunt consists of clues around four themed elements: water, air, fire and earth. To prepare for your adventure, print out the list, carry a writing tool such as a pencil, be curious and feel confident. Read the items on the list and get ready to seek and find. Start your journey by reading about Red Rock; the area offers a Junior Explorer Discovery Book and a special webpage just for kids. Arrive at the Visitor Center, get ready to be a scientist A-Z: biologist, botonist, ecologist, geologist, hydrologist, meteorologist! You will explore, observe, question, and record your journey through the eyes of a scientist.
