![]() ![]() Vrs the Fire Wave Trail itself is an in and back trail. You can also search the Seven Wonders trail, this starts at the end of the Fire Wave Trail, creating a loop. On your left is parking, and on your right is a trail sign, of the beginning of the trail. It is the 2nd to last parking spot, on the map. And this trail, is the parking area BEFORE the White Domes Trail Head. You drive towards the White Doom Loop trail head on White Domes Road (going north). I found that this trail is not on the (online) trails map of this park. Here is map detailing the trails within the park. The Fire Wave Trail is only a short trail and is only around 1.5 miles out and back and does not require a permit to hike. It is within the Valley of Fire State Park. One of the most popular hiking trails in the Valley of Fire State Park is the Fire Wave Trail. About half of the hike is in soft sand, which can be tiring. We ventured out to Valley of Fire and got here before anyone else except a couple of other. We cut off a big dog-leg in the trail returning, and believe me we weren’t the first foot/paw prints.Īs the sun went down it was cooling rapidly so we headed back to camp for dinner and hopefully a quiet restful night so we could enjoy more of Valley of Fire the next day.This is a easy out and back trail to Fire Wave in Valley of Fire State Park. 18 reviews of Fire Wave Trail The Fire Wave is fabuloso. A very good excuse to return but not on a three day holiday weekend. With more time we could have continued exploring this amazing landscape, no trail needed. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. This is a popular trail for birding and scenic driving, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. For some reason I am reminded of my grandmother’s wooden furniture showing years of wear on decades of layered paint. Try this 23.3-mile point-to-point trail near Coyote Springs, Nevada. It’s close to Vegas where many of them fly into.ĭon’t get me wrong, Valley of Fire is fantastic. Maybe I should send visitors to the Valley of Fire version. But then it does keep a lot of people out of the non-trailed protected land. Fire Wave is the best and most popular hike in Valley of Fire State Park. OK, it was pretty but rather small compared to Utah’s Wave. Honestly, I was a little disappointed in the actual Fire Wave, but the entire landscape is amazing and once again I felt the pull to just wander off into it and not get lost. The stripes of colors and eroded shapes called to go off trail and get closer. Footprints in sand were obvious but I happily didn’t notice smashed walked on plants. Improve this listing Tours & experiences Explore different ways to experience this place. Sparsely scattered trail markers try to guide hikers but people just went every which way. Fire Wave 5 143 reviews 2 of 14 things to do in Overton Hiking Trails Geologic Formations Open now 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Visit website Call Write a review About Suggested duration 2-3 hours Suggest edits to improve what we show. The trail passed a huge monolith of red rock that bounced our voices so we called it Echo Rock. Water rounded rocks cemented together in dark masses of reds, greens and charcoal colors laid down on top of the sandstone by some ancient river later broken down to lay along the trail. Then we came across composite rock which seemed really out of place among all the sediments. I excitedly looked at the green shale, not the most prevalent rock in the park. Difficulty: Easy (suitable for all kinds of hikers) How to Get to the Fire Wave Trail. ![]() Too often people get focused on a destination and miss the journey. ( Note: The Fire Wave Trail is on the Valley of Fire maps found at the Visitor Center, but the Seven Wonders Loopalthough now an official trailis not.) Set on a sandy, scrubby basin surrounded by deep ruby outcrops of. Then once across the road paused to allow a huge group of tripod toting photographers to pass and almost run to the “feature” not noticing the beauty along the way. The jaunt begins with the very popular Fire Wave Trail, which culminates at the first of the Seven Wonders. Much like White Domes we experienced a crowded parking area at the trailhead. Plus it’s dog friendly on leash so we met several dogs and their people. But it doesn’t require a permit and the easy 1.5 miles round trip across sand and slick rock does offer some interesting rock and marvelous views. Grand Staircase Escalante National MonumentĬompared to Utah’s Wave the Fire Wave at Valley of Fire is puny.Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. ![]()
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