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The Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area is a 48,000-square-acre nature preserve and National Conservation Area south of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for featuring the Sloan Petroglyph Site, which contains a plethora of petroglyphs and has been called the Sistine Chapel of Native American rock art. The site boasts more than 300 rock art panels with more than 1,700 individual design elements dating back to the Archaic era. The Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area also features several trailheads, including Dutchman Pass (Mission Hills) on the east boundary, Quo Vadis on the eastern border, Hidden Valley on the west southern border, Petroglyph Canyon on the western boundary (South of Inspirada), Shadow Canyon on the western boundary (Inside Solara), and Anthem Hills on the northwestern boundary (South Anthem).

Henderson, NV 89052, Phone: 702-515-5000

Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
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