Visit Red Rock Canyon for free on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Christian Bertolaccini Las Vegas Review-Journal

9 years ago

Vehicles make their way along Calico Basin Road near a cloudy and snow-topped Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, near Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clouds float over the mountains at a snow-topped Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, near Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Cars make their way along Calico Basin Road near a cloudy and snow-topped Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, near Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Inside the scenic loop of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Nov. 16. Daniel Clark/View file photo

A pool of water from recent rainfall is seen inside the scenic loop of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Nov. 16. Red Rock is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a national conservation area. Daniel Clark/View file photo

Shannon Everett has her photo taken by Mackendy Dorsainvil at the sign for the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Monday, Nov. 16 2015. (Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Bureau of Land Management said Thursday that it will waive entrance fees to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

In a statement Thursday, the bureau said it’s joining other Interior Department agencies in waiving the fees.

Regularly, cars are charged $7 to enter the conservation area, while bicyclists and pedestrians are charged $3, BLM spokeswoman Kirsten Cannon said. The statement said additional fees, such as those associated with overnight camping and group day use, will remain in effect.

The bureau said park entry fees will also be waived for Presidents Day weekend, Feb. 14 through 16; on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26; and Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area drew 2 million visitors in 2015, Cannon said.

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