7-23: Big time road construction on US 95 between SR 157 and SR 156. Allow extra time if driving to trailheads on SR 156 or Cold Creek road.

7-1: Fire in Mt. Charleston! State Route 157 and 158 are closed. SR 156 might be closed. The fire started in a home in Rainbow Springs off of SR 157.

6-23: Charleston Peak via North Loop Trail is doable now.

6-19: Most routes in Mt. Charleston are now snow free. Those hikes that have north facing sections will have snow. South Loop trail before the Meadows will still have snow. The gully below Mummy Mtn via Mummy Springs will also have snow.

6-14: Mt. Charleston received 2+ inches of snow Saturday at elevations above 10,000 feet.

6-6: Updated Big Falls and Little Falls hikes with more photos and waypoints. Both waterfalls are flowing. See photos and videos here.

6-1: Updated Fletcher Canyon hike.

5-24: I updated the Big Falls hike with waypoints.

5-23: It snowed today in Mt. Charleston!

5-22: Fletcher Canyon has tons of water flowing and a few snow banks. Now is the best time to do this hike.

5-19: I just called the US Forestry Service today( 5-19). They said Cathedral Rock and South Loop trails are open! They were to be closed until 2012. That's NOT a typo.

5-10: Trail Canyon Trail is now mostly snow free.

5-2: Mary Jane Falls and Fletcher Canyon are mostly snow free now.

 

Kyle Canyon
Head North on US 95. Use the Santa Fe Hotel and Casino as a landmark. Take US 95 north 6 miles past the Santa Fe to state route 157. Turn left (west) and travel 17 to 21 miles into Kyle Canyon. Map.

 

Continue on US 95, 15 miles past State Route 157 and turn west (left) onto State Route 156. Drive 18 to 22 miles into Lee Canyon. Map.

Continue on US 95, 21 miles past State Route 157 to Cold Creek Road. (Still, no sign, look for the prison.) Turn left (west) and drive 16 miles until the road ends at Bonanza Trailhead. The last 2.1 miles is a gravel road. You do not need a 4WD. Map.