Plants are crushed and uprooted, wildlife homes and shelters are destroyed, and food and water supplies are altered and obliterated. Why? Off-road driving and riding creates ruts upsetting delicate drainage patterns, compacting the soil, and leaving visual scars for years.
Vehicles, including bicycles, are prohibited off established roads. Park in one of the many designated pullouts or parking lots. The Scenic Drive is one-way 13-mile, winding road, and has soft sand shoulders. Trash bags, donated by Friends of Red Rock Canyon, are available at the Fee Booth. Dispose of your trash in a responsible manner and recycle what you can. Plastic 6-pack rings may strangle creatures that encounter and investigate them. Loose paper blows into bushes and creates an unsightly mess. Our dry desert climate cannot quickly decompose such things as orange peels, apple cores, egg shells, and other picnic remains. Your actions will inspire other park visitors. Leave No Traceĭuring your visit, pick up trash around campgrounds and trails. 'Too easy' a lifestyle for our desert dwellers may cause overpopulation and turns them into dangerous creatures as they lose their fear of humans. It is not in the best interest of any wild creature to wean them from their natural food supplies. To conserve, protect and enhance includes the following guidelines: Keep Wildlife Wildįeeding any wildlife is prohibited.
