How much time should I allot for Red Rock?

I%26#39;m going to be renting a car while in Vegas and am thinking of checking out Red Rock Canyon for a part of one day. I%26#39;m just planning to do the driving tour and stop occassionally for a few photos. How much time should I allot for this type of tour, approximately?

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How much time should I allot for Red Rock?

I was just there a few weekds ago. It was about 1/2 hour drive from downtown. We spent about 15 minutes in the visitor center and another 30 or 40 minutes drivng thru the park, stopping once to look around and once for a wild burro on the road.

How much time should I allot for Red Rock?

Your timeframe is about what I was thinking.

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We were there last week. It was an unusual day since it was very windy, maybe 30 mph, cold (45 deg) and even some drizzles, but we thoroughly enjoyed the day. We spent about a half hour at the visitor center buying some jewelry, games, and books at the store. Drove the loop in about 45 minutes stopping at most of the parking spaces for the trails. Since it was such a nasty day though, we didn%26#39;t do any of the hikes. Mind you, there were a lot of brave souls out. Joggers, bikes and a lot of hikers and even some rock climbers were braving the inclement weather. The views and vistas are breathtaking. The overcast skies seemed to really bring out the colors in the rocks. Overall, I%26#39;d say it was our #1 favorite thing we did on this trip. Do bring some sturdy shoes to enjoy the trails. We intend to go back in May on our next trip. Only negative was that two tour buses of seniors arrived and it made the vistor centor very crowded.

You can set your own time based on what has already been written here. I%26#39;ve gone about 40 times and have done different things with different times spent. Look for the petroglyphs which take a small amount of time at Willow Springs.

As long as you are there, you should take advantage of some of the hiking trails. Some are very short and it does make the visit so much more enjoyable.

www.redrockcanyonlv.org/Hiking_Trails.htm

You should also consider going to Valley of Fire rather than RRC. It is a distance but it really is so much more spectacular than RRC.

You will enjoy either one.