Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Nature preserve
6,151 acres32.9 mi of trail
Durango Loop TrailDurango Wash Connector Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Mike McBey · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has 277 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
24% of Las Vegas’ land is conserved, about 21,628 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (32.9 mi), Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs (24.6 mi), Lone Mountain Regional Park (5.3 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #5 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
21,628 acres · of 141.9 sq mi of land
Trails
277 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10,862 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
455 mi
361 mi lanes · 75 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Las Vegas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Las Vegas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Las Vegas is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #5 of 42 in Nevada. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Las Vegas’ overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical NV town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (277 mi) · NV 2.0 · U.S. 0.4APark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10,862 acres) · NV 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · NV 74% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Nevada towns of 2,500+ (42)Ahead of 90%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Las Vegas ranks #54 on Outdoors.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, with 32.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs
Managed by City of Las Vegas
832 acres24.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lone Mountain Regional Park
Park
147 acres5.3 mi of trail
Lone Mountain Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lorenzi Park
Managed by City of Las Vegas
58 acres3.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Las Vegas Springs Preserve
Managed by Las Vegas Valley Water District
168 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All American Park
Managed by City of Las Vegas
45 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 118 parks & preserves
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument6,151 acres · 32.9 mi of trail
DirectionsFloyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs832 acres · 24.6 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsLone Mountain Regional Park147 acres · 5.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLorenzi Park58 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsLas Vegas Springs Preserve168 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · Las Vegas Valley Water District
DirectionsDurango Hills Park93 acres · 2.7 mi of trail
DirectionsCentennial Hills Park55 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
DirectionsAll American Park45 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsPueblo Park62 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Summerlin Council
DirectionsDoc Romeo Park94 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
W. Wayne Bunker Family Park28 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Children's Memorial Park30 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPioneer Park19 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFreedom Park73 acres · 1 mi of trail
Ansan Sister City Park18 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsKnickerbocker Park17 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsPaseos Park13 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsBuckskin Basin Park33 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
The Trails Park21 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Reverence Park45 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Pulte Homes
DirectionsTrigono Hills Park6 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsGilcrease Brothers Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
North Tower Park6 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsCottonwood Canyon Park70 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBuckskin Cliff Shadows Equestrian Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBill Briare Family Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsRedpoint Arroyo Park25 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Summerlin
DirectionsPolice Memorial Park20 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSunny Springs Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsRaptor Play Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsGilmore Cliff Shadows6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMountain Ridge Park24 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Trails Park & Pool15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Tree Top Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSkyridge Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsStewart Place Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Hualapai Canyon Picnic Site and Walk Path14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWoofter Family Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
The Arbors Tennis & Play Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Charleston Heights Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Huntridge Circle Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSun Trails Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWinding Trails Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsDouglas Selby Park & Trailhead3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSkye Hills Trail37 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · 190 OCTANE FT PARTNERS L L C
The Vistas Park26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · The Summerlin Council
DirectionsFox Hill Park24 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Promenade Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Providence HOA
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Bureau of Land Management
DirectionsEarly Childhood Development Center Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCanyon Fairways Community Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Charleston Neighborhood Preservation Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Heritage Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCommunity Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Majestic Park96 acres
DirectionsEd Fountain Park30 acres · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsGrand Park28 acres · Howard Hughes Company, LLC
DirectionsRainbow Family Park24 acres · City of Las Vegas Parks & Recreation
Firefighters Memorial Park19 acres
Jaycee Park16 acres
DirectionsSkye Canyon Recreational Center14 acres · Skye Canyon
DirectionsHuckleberry Park14 acres
DirectionsDoolittle Park13 acres
Stonebridge Park10 acres · Summerlin Council
DirectionsCragin Park9 acres
DirectionsBruce Trent Park9 acres
DirectionsKestrel Creek Arroyo9 acres
The Crossing Park8 acres
DirectionsPatriot Park8 acres
Johnson Community School Park8 acres · Walter Johnson Middle School
Baker Park7 acres
DirectionsOxford Park6 acres
DirectionsHeers Park6 acres
Robison Community School Park6 acres
The Hills Park6 acres
Bob Baskin Park6 acres · City of Las Vegas
Hadland Park6 acres
Estelle Neal Park6 acres
Polly Gonzalez Memorial Park6 acres
South Tower Park6 acres
DirectionsEssex Park6 acres
Coleman Park5 acres
Ethel Pearson Park5 acres
Angel Park4 acres
Clark Community School Park4 acres
DirectionsVegas Verdes Playground4 acres
Smith Playground4 acres
Fantasy Park4 acres
DirectionsPittman Playground4 acres
Dexter Park3 acres
Mirabelli Park3 acres
DirectionsThe Hub3 acres
DirectionsBooker Playground3 acres
Fyfe Playground3 acres
Pop Squires Park3 acres
DirectionsStar Light Park3 acres
McWilliams Playground3 acres
James Gay Park2 acres
Rotary Park2 acres · City of Las Vegas
DirectionsBig Skye Park2 acres
Regional Park2 acres
Terrace Park2 acres · Howard Hughes Company, LLC
Cimarron Rose Park2 acres
Skye View Park2 acres
John S. Park Elementary School Park2 acres
DirectionsSymphony Park2 acres
DirectionsDorrell Park2 acres
Ridge Pine Park2 acres · City of Summerlin
Spinnaker Park2 acres
Bluebird Park1 acres
Lubertha Johnson Park1 acres
Eagle Creek Heights Park1 acres
Eagle Canyon Park1 acres
Explorer Park1 acres
DirectionsWildwood Park1 acres
Mark Dutton Park1 acres
DirectionsCentennial Park1 acres · 190 OCTANE FT PARTNERS L L C
Kensington Park1 acres
Who protects it
21,628 conserved acres
24% of Las Vegas’ land. Who manages Las Vegas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management10,958 ac
National Park Service6,516 ac
Town or city2,289 ac
State parks2,123 ac
Regional agency650 ac
County396 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service320 ac
National Public Lands · 10,958 acNational Monument · 6,516 acState Park · 2,120 acLocal Park · 1,666 acLocal Recreation Area · 1,508 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 258 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 9,885 | Open |
| Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument National Monument | National Park Service | 6,516 | Open |
| Floyd Lamb State Park State Park | State parks | 2,120 | Open |
| Red Rock/Sloan Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,073 | Open |
| Angel Park Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 471 | Open |
| Desert National Wildlife Range National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 320 | Restricted |
| Aloha Shores Park Local Park | Town or city | 148 | Open |
| Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 141 | Open |
| Kellogg - Zaher Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 114 | Open |
| Desert Pines Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 104 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
99 places to go in Las Vegas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Las Vegas
Baker PoolIn Baker Park
DirectionsDoolittle Pool
DirectionsGarside Pool
DirectionsLuck Motel Pool (empty)
DirectionsTrails PoolIn The Trails Park & Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Las Vegas
Adcock Playground
DirectionsDowntown Container Park Treehouse Playground
DirectionsMariposa PlaygroundIn Las Vegas Springs Preserve
DirectionsMariposa Playground Splash PadIn Las Vegas Springs Preserve
DirectionsTree Top Park PlaygroundIn Tree Top Park
DirectionsWarren Playground
Directions71 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Las Vegas
Barkin' Basin Dog Park
DirectionsSunstone Aria Dog Park
DirectionsThe Hydrant Club
DirectionsWinding Trails Dog ParkIn Winding Trails Park
DirectionsPlus 11 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Las Vegas
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Las Vegas
INC Las Vegas Locale
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Las Vegas
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Las Vegas
Provident Community Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 36.6 miHorses · 2.5 miUnpaved · 80.9 mi
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad4.7 mi
Durango Loop Trail2.3 mi
Lone Mountain Loop1.3 mi
Outer Loop0.6 mi
Durango Wash Connector Trail0.5 mi
The Loop0.5 mi
Mainwal Boulevard0.3 mi
JAM Trail0.3 mi
Street Z0.1 mi
Biking & sports
455 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
361 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
75 mi
off-road bike paths
19 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
232Tennis
201Golf
120Basketball
109Baseball
47Soccer
31Pickleball
11Football
11Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →22 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Las Vegas Mormon FortBuilding · listed 1972
About itVegas Grammar School Branch No. 1Building · listed 1979
About itTule Springs RanchBuilding · listed 1981
About itU.S. Post Office and CourthouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itJay Dayton Smith HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itRailroad Cottage Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itLas Vegas Grammar SchoolBuilding · listed 1988
About itLas Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1991
About itMoulin Rouge HotelBuilding · listed 1992
About itHuntridge TheaterBuilding · listed 1993
About itGreen ShackBuilding · listed 1994
About itJohn S. Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003
About it10 more on the History page.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Las Vegas
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 87 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 81 | 68 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 1.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Las Vegas →
Next door
Las Vegas and its neighbors
Las Vegas has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Las Vegas277 miNorth Las Vegas85 miSunrise Manor42 miSummerlin South32 miParadise22 miSpring Valley14 miWinchester0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 24% | 2.0 | 16 | 89% | A |
| Winchester | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 63% | C− |
| Sunrise Manor | 17% | 1.3 | 1 | 59% | B |
| North Las Vegas | 28% | 0.8 | 16 | 93% | A |
| Spring Valley | 4% | 0.4 | 2 | 59% | C+ |
| Summerlin South | 2% | 3.3 | 5 | 86% | B |
| Paradise | 3% | 0.5 | 3 | 56% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Las Vegas
Where can I hike in Las Vegas?
The longest trail networks: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, 32.9 miles; Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 24.6 miles; Lone Mountain Regional Park, 5.3 miles; Lorenzi Park, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Las Vegas is conserved land?
24% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Nevada town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Las Vegas’ trails?
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Las Vegas?
455 miles of bike routes are on the map: 361 of painted or protected lanes, 75 of off-road paths and 19 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Las Vegas?
93,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Las Vegas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20,346 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Las Vegas have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #5 of 42 in Nevada. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Las Vegas neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →