About 600 million years ago Red Rock started forming. It was located underneath an ocean basin where it deposited 9,000 feet of sediment! Dinosaurs also play a part in Red Rock Canyon's history. The tracks of two-footed, meat-eating, dinosaurs have been found in the Aztec Sandstone at Red Rock Canyon in three different places. Professional Paleontologists are still researching these sites to this day.

Fast forward a bit to where the modern springs provided an abundance of plants and animals to the members of Southern Paiute, Virgin Anasazi, & Paleoarchaic peoples. Animals hunted and harvested included desert tortoise, rabbits, bighorn sheep, mule deer, quail, and more. Pinyon pine nuts, manzanita fruits, prickly pear cactus fruits, agave hearts, yucca fruits, and many other plants were used as food & medicine sources.

There is a lot of controversy going on regarding the housing being built up near Red Rock. You can read about that here. Red Rock Tours 100% supports conserving Red Rock for generations to come. 

Some of the projects that we support include

Tortoise Habitat - Rescues desert tortoises and provides resources, information, and educational programs for the public on these amazing creatures.

The Red Rock Canyon Artist in Residence (AiR) program promotes the understanding and appreciation of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area through the world of art.

Southern Nevada Conservancy, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Las Vegas, NV, carries out this mission at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area under a formal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Our adventures are hand selected by Vegas adventures that know every peak, cave, and trail at Red Rock. We got together to categorize them by difficulty so Las Vegas tourists and locals can enjoy the beauty that took the world 600 million years to create!

Record your encounters with other organisms and identify what is around you. If it can't be identified you are helping scientists and resource managers understand when and where organisms occur. The initiative is called iNaturalist and is a joint initiative with National Geographic.