OVERTON, Nev.--On Monday, December 17, 2007, Valley of Fire State Park
will open its new addition to the park’s Atlatl Rock Campground.
Twenty-one RV camp sites with hookups for power and water will be
opened, adding to the existing eighteen camp sites at the park. A new
restroom with coin-operated showers and an RV dump station were also
installed for visitor convenience. “This project is another example of
all the good things that have come from Question 1 Bond funds,” said
State Parks Administrator David Morrow. “It is only 1 out of 25 more
projects utilizing the 27 million in funds we have available.”
The new RV hookups will make visiting the park more comfortable during
the extreme temperatures of both the summer and winter months and will
help reduce the need to run noisy generators. The new camp sites will
also allow more visitors to enjoy the park during the busy fall and
spring seasons. The cost for these new sites with hookups is $24 per
night. Contact Park Supervisor Jim Hammons at 702-397-2088 for more
information.
Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's largest state park, dedicated in
1935. Striking red sandstone formations and the stark beauty of the
Mojave Desert mark the park’s renowned beauty. Ancient trees and early
humans are represented throughout the park by areas of petrified wood
and 3,000 year-old Indian petroglyphs.
Popular park activities include camping, hiking, picnicking and
photography. The park offers a full-scale visitor center with extensive
interpretive displays. Valley of Fire is located six miles from Lake
Mead and 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas. It was voted as the “Best
Park/Nature Area” and the “Best Scenic Drive” in Southern Nevada by the
reader's of Nevada Magazine.
The Nevada Division of State Parks plans, develops and maintains a
system of parks and recreation areas for the use and enjoyment of more
than 2.3 million visitors a year. The division was established in 1963
by the Nevada Legislature to form a new state park agency within the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The division manages
and maintains 24 parks in Nevada.
NEVADA DIVISION OF STATE PARKS
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
901 S. Stewart St., Ste. 5005
Carson City, NV 89701-5248
(775) 684-2770
www.parks.nv.gov
