Spring Picnic and Adaptive Hike, Calico Basin, Red Spring Boardwalk
Trail Access Project invites our past participants with limited mobility and one guest to a picnic and adaptive hike in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on March 21. There is a 1/2 mile elevated boardwalk loop adjacent to our picnic area. The loop is ADA compliant and takes you to red sandstone outcrops while protecting a sensitive meadow. The trail has several ramps of 30 feet length at 8% grade with flat resting areas in between. Trail Access Project is providing picnic boxes and drinks. There are two "vault" toilets at the picnic area.
WHEN: Saturday, March 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LOCATION: The event will be held at the Red Spring Picnic Area and Boardwalk at Calico Basin within Red Rock Canyon NCA. Drive 3.8 miles west of the 215 on West Charleston Boulevard (Nevada Highway 159). Turn right into Calico Basin and go 1 mile to Red Spring Picnic Area. No fee or permit is required to enter Calico Basin.
PARKING: The area is popular with hikers so the large parking lot fills quickly. If you are willing to wait, regular parking spaces usually vacate often. There are 7 accessible parking spots. If the lot is full, individuals can be dropped off at the picnic tables, and then the driver can park out on the Calico Basin road shoulder. If you are parking a side-ramp van on the shoulder, try to park so that the ramp accesses the pavement. The shoulder is sandy and steep in some places.
TRANSPORTATION: We know that some individuals rely on RTC Paratransit for transportation, but Paratransit doesn’t go to Red Rock Canyon. To help with this shortfall, Trail Access Project is renting two wheelchair ramp vans to drive from an RTC Transit Station that Paratransit does service. Each van carries two wheelchairs and will be driven by volunteers. Additional details will be confirmed once we receive your request.
