1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV , 89161-1202 Phone: (702) 515-5379 Website Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and offers enticements of a different nature including a 13-mile scenic drive, miles of hiking trails, rock climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking, road biking, picnic areas, nature observing and visitor center with indoor and outdoor exhibits as well as a book store. The conservation area showcases a set of large red rock formations, a set of sandstone peaks, and walls which were formed by thrust faults including the Keystone Thrust. Red Rock Canyon is located about 18 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip.
Hours of operation for the Visitors Center: Daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. You must pay admission to access this machine.
Daily Car/Truck fee - $20, Daily Motorcycle Fee - $10, Daily Bicycle Fee - $8, Daily Pedestrian Fee - $5, Commercial Tour Vehicle Fee - $20 per vehicle + $5 per person, and the Red Rock Annual Pass - $50 per car load. All types of America the Beautiful passes are accepted.
Plenty of free parking at the Visitor Center and limited parking inside the park on the scenic route.
2024 Token Machine is inside the Visitor Center entrance doors on the right. The token machine has two money/token slots in the front and one on each side: one slot for each design. Each token cost $2 and are .999% copper. The machine accepts $1, $5, $10, or $20 bills only. CAUTION! THE TOKEN MACHINE DOES NOT GIVE CHANGE. Designs all have 'Preserve & Conserve' on the front:
1) Raccoon and paw prints with 'Ringtail'.
2) Scorpion with 'Scorpion'.
3) Quail and quail tracks with 'Gambel's Quail'.
4) Tortoise with 'Max'.
Reverse: Image of Red Rock Canyon with 'Red Rock Canyon Nat'l Conservation Area 2023 Las Vegas, NV'.
Three Poker Chip designs, All have ' Las Vegas, NV' on the front of them Designs are:
1) (Tan) Burro,
2) (Black) Tortoise,
3) (Red) Mountain Goat Ram.
Reverse- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
1 inch mini-Token: is in the gift shop. The 1" token costs $1.25 each. Design is:
1) 'Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area', image of area.
Rear- 'Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Established 1990',
The 1 inch token book that they fit in for $6.00; both include the tax in the price.
Retired Tokens from 2012 to 2023 designs all with 'Preserve and Conserve' on the obverse and Red Rock Canyon on the reverse:
2012 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Jack Rabbit', 2) 'Chuckwalla'.
2013 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Wild Burro', 2) 'Ringtail'.
2014 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Chuckwalla', 2) Eagle with '1984-2014 30 Years Friends of Red Rock Canyon'.
2015 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Cougar', 2) 'Wild Burro'.
2016 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Hugo the Tortoise', 2) 'Hummingbird'.
2017 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Monarch Butterfly', 2) 'Maxine the Tortoise'.
2018 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Desert Kit Fox, 2) 'Monarch Butterfly', 3) 'Bobcat', 4) 'Roxie the Tortoise'.
2019 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Shelby the Tortoise', 2) 'Monarch Butterfly', 3) 'Red Tailed Hawk', 4) 'Cottontail'.
2020 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Mae the Tortoise, 2) 'Monarch Butterfly', 3) 'Bald Eagle', 4) 'Big Horn Sheep'.
2021 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Mountain Lion'. 2) 'Lucy the Tortoise'.3) 'Gila Monster', 4) 'Wild Burro'.
2022 Retired Tokens: 1) Mojave Green Rattlesnake, 2) Great Horned Owl, 3) Tortoise Libby, 4) Joshua Tree.
2023 Retired Tokens: 1) 'Antelope Ground Squirrel', 2) 'Betty', Tortoise, 3) 'Mule Deer', 4)Tarantula.
Reverse: Image of Red Rocks with 'Red Rock Canyon Nat'l Conservation Area Las Vegas, NV' and the year of issuance.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N36° 8' 7.8426" Longitude: W115° 25' 40.1766"
Google Maps coordinates: 4HPC+6R Las Vegas, Nevada
2/14/24: Scans of 2024 and Poker Chip designs are installed.
August 16, 2024. Tokens are of excellent quality. The money slot for the Ringtail Raccoon design was inoperable. MWHTH. |