# Things to do with kids at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

> 10 upcoming family events and 3 ongoing programs and visits at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 3205 State Highway 159, Las Vegas, NV 89161, in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas area. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Fossil Sketching Hike (ages 14+)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/fossil-sketching-hike-ages-14--listing-562639fc980d1b4b574de953) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 14+ · Free · checked Oct 14. An Interpretive Naturalist leads a guided hike of about 2.36 miles (500 ft gain) on a moderate-to-challenging trail, teaching geological history and nature journaling while…
- [Bat Alebrije Workshop at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/bat-alebrije-workshop-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-608b98f8de80bbaa2498d546) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly outdoor art workshop at Red Rock Canyon led in partnership with local artist Vanessa Maciel. Participants learn the traditional Mexican folk-art technique of…
- [MicroArt: Lichen Nature Journaling at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/microart-lichen-nature-journaling-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-f640cf64cf86b2d0c3b99b82) — Sun, Oct 25 (+2 more dates) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 13+ · With admission · checked Oct 16. A four-part nature journaling series led by a Southern Nevada Conservancy interpretive naturalist at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, focused on the colorful lichen…
- [Moonstruck: A Full Moon Guided Hike at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/moonstruck-a-full-moon-guided-hike-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-f83fa19c5415c9a359c1107a) — Sun, Oct 25 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 10+ · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. An evening guided hike with a Southern Nevada Conservancy interpretive naturalist under the October full moon. Along a roughly 2-mile (3.2 km) moderate route, hikers look for…
- [Tarantula Trek at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/tarantula-trek-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-44b94148710a5f6f7d92b6cb) — Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 15. A ranger-led 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hike with 200 feet of elevation gain during tarantula mating season, Wednesday October 28, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Part of the hike is after sunset, so…
- [Kaibab Sea Guided Hike at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/kaibab-sea-guided-hike-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-0e9e99cfb99689b6a7fb89d0) — Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 16. A Bureau of Land Management ranger leads a three-mile (4.8 km) round-trip moderate hike that tells the story of the Permian Kaibab Sea, the tropical ocean that covered the Las…
- [Sprout Scouts at Red Rock Canyon (ages 8-11)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/sprout-scouts-at-red-rock-canyon-ages-8-11--listing-c16b36a4e586a2d993aa4037) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 8–11 · With admission · checked Oct 15. Sprout Scouts is a monthly Red Rock Canyon program for ages 8-11 where children become nature detectives through movement, storytelling and arts and crafts, exploring how plants…
- [Giving Thanks with Leave No Trace guided hike](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/giving-thanks-with-leave-no-trace-guided-hike--listing-60c7fa82cbfeae4278f9ee79) — Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Free · checked Oct 14. A Thanksgiving-week guided hike of about 4 miles (6.4 km) at Red Rock Canyon focused on the seven Leave No Trace principles; participants who complete the hike receive an…
- [Red Rock Junior Rangers: Trash Your Trash (December)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/red-rock-junior-rangers-trash-your-trash-december--listing-9f7e81618aa4ac49a52f9022) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Free · checked Oct 15. A Bureau of Land Management ranger leads a Junior Ranger program for children and their families at Red Rock Canyon. This month covers the Leave No Trace principle of trashing…
- [Winter Solstice Moonstruck: A Full Moon Guided Hike](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/winter-solstice-moonstruck-a-full-moon-guided-hike--listing-2a0df022cdb691d9942bff1a) — Mon, Dec 21 · 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 16. A guided hike at Red Rock Canyon on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, timed to the full moon. A Southern Nevada Conservancy interpretive naturalist leads the…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Red Rock Junior Rangers (monthly Leave No Trace program)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/red-rock-junior-rangers-monthly-leave-no-trace-program--listing-79630bf741d837728463eb1b) — Sundays 10:30 AM–12:00 PM: Nov 8 and Dec 6, 2026 · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Free · checked Oct 14. A BLM ranger leads a family Junior Ranger program at Red Rock Canyon NCA. Each month focuses on one of the seven Leave No Trace principles with a game and a short hike; Junior…
- [Sprout Scouts: desert plant detectives for ages 8–11](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/sprout-scouts-desert-plant-detectives-for-ages-8-11--listing-4bba4448f296b32145ab86ff) — Saturdays 10:00–11:30 AM: Nov 21 and Dec 12, 2026 · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 8–11 · With admission · checked Oct 14. Sprout Scouts invites children ages 8–11 to become nature detectives through movement, storytelling and arts and crafts while exploring how plants survive in the Mojave Desert…
- [Tarantula Trek (ages 10+)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/tarantula-trek-ages-10--listing-f05b4da02b9f299cd7df8b57) — Wednesdays 5:00–6:30 PM: Oct 14, 21, 28, 2026 · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 14. During tarantula mating season, a BLM park ranger leads a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) trail walk with 200 ft elevation gain to learn about tarantulas, their behavior and role in the…

## Recently ended

- [Painting in the Park: watercolor at Red Rock Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/painting-in-the-park-watercolor-at-red-rock-canyon--listing-2e5a618149404a217fb859ac) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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