Spectacularly located in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the Ice Box Canyon hiking trail will reward you with spectacular canyon scenery and seasonal waterfalls between April and December. The Red Rock Canyon is located close to Las Vegas and makes a great diversion from all the glitz and bright lights. Here you can seriously get back to nature as you undertake one or two of the many hiking trails. Ice Box Canyon is considered to be a strenuous hike, part of which crosses the open desert. Once you reach the shade of the Ice Box Canyon, things get a little cooler and easier. The hike is around 2.2 miles long and generally takes hikers about 2 hours.

Address: Ice Box Canyon Waterfall, Ice Box Canyon, Las Vegas, NV 89161

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