{"id":773,"date":"2017-04-29T20:01:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T18:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/?p=773"},"modified":"2019-06-02T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T15:20:53","slug":"valley-of-fire-marslandschaft-80-kilometer-nordoestlich-von-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/en\/valley-of-fire-mars-landscape-80-kilometer-northeast-of-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley of Fire: A Mars Landscape 80 km Northeast of Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"The Valley of Fire is in the Mojave Desert 80 kilometers northeast of Las Vegas. The red sand stone dominates its appearance and make it look like the Mars. Valley of Fire is Nevada\u2019s oldest State Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valley of Fire State Park<\/h2>\n

The Valley of Fire State Park is 80 km northeast of Las Vegas and can be reached in 50 minutes. Lake Meade is southeast of it. The Valley of Fire State Park has two entrances: one in the east and one in the west. The Valley of Fire Road goes all the way through the park.<\/p>\n

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Elephant Rock and Trails<\/h2>\n

The most interesting rock is the elephant rock. That is a red colored rock that resembles an elephant. Erosion over many centuries has caused this very odd shape.
\nHollywood has used the Valley-of-Fire-Mars-atmosphere several times for movies. The mars scenes of Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger were shot here, also the scene in Star Trek VII when Captain Kirk dies.<\/p>\n

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The park has several hiking paths. Information is available in the visitor center at the park entrance. It also has a small exhibit about rocks, geology and the region\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Is Hiking possible?<\/h2>\n

We were there in November, even in Las Vegas it was relatively cold (10 \u2013 15 degrees) and in the Grand Canyon, there was snow. But in the Valley of Fire it was warm, spring weather as we say. That means a T-shirt is enough, no pullover needed. It\u2019s really very warm here, much warmer than anywhere else in close distance. I would only recommend to go hiking if the weather is right. In November it would have been possible but in summer not at all. The driving route along the main road is great. The red rocks create very special atmosphere in the middle of the desert. I have never seen anything alike. Definitely one of the best day trips from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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I would definitely recommend doing a day trip from Las Vegas, it\u2019s not far and you get to see something very special. It\u2019s also a common background for weddings and wedding pictures. When we were there, a couple was taking pictures. I\u2019m sure these pics are spectacular.<\/p>\n

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