Spring Mountain Ranch State Park


Located within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area beneath the cliff of the Wilson Range, the 520-acre oasis known as Spring Mountain Ranch was originally developed as a working ranch and upscale retreat. It was once owned by German actress Vera Krupp as well as the reclusive millionaire Howard Hughes.

Today, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park preserves the historic lands and main ranch house as a facility for education about frontier life. It is open daily from 10am to 4pm for self-guided tours, and Park Docents are on hand to answer questions. Guided tours are available daily at noon, 1pm and 2pm.

At an altitude of 3,800 feet, the ranch is considerably cooler than the Las Vegas Valley and has greater diversity of plant life. Found here are Desert Scrub, Black brush, Pinon-Juniper, and Riparian flora, including Joshua trees and many varieties of wild flower, especially in spring. Native animals here include lizards, snakes, antelope ground squirrels, jackrabbits, cotton tails, kit fox, and coyote, along with rock squirrels, badgers, mule deer, and bighorn sheep at the higher elevations.

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park is located off Nevada State Highway 159. It can be most easily reached from Las Vegas by taking Charleston Boulevard due west. The mailing address for the park rangers is P.O. Box 124, Blue Diamond, Nevada 89004.

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