Rocky Gap Summit Trailhead is located in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, about 1-3/4 hours west of Las Vegas, inside the Scenic Loop Road fee area. Access to this trailhead requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle.

From town, drive out to Red Rocks. From West Charleston at the Scenic Loop Road (Table 1, Site 0519), turn right onto Scenic Loop Road and drive north for 0.2 miles to the entrance station (Site 0855). Pay the fee, then drive around the one-way Scenic Loop Road for 7.2 miles to Willow Springs Road (Site 0526), which is 0.5 miles past Mile Marker 7. Turn right onto Willow Springs Road and drive north for 0.6 miles to the end of the pavement at Willow Spring Picnic Area (Site 0181). Without a high-clearance vehicle, park here and use the Willow Springs Trailhead.

Link to trailhead map.

For those with high-clearance vehicles, continue past the picnic area on the unpaved Rocky Gap Road (a rough dirt road) for 0.5 miles to Red Rock Wash (Site 0858). If the road across the wash and up the next hillside look bad, stop before crossing the wash (either in or just before the wash). The road gets worse past the wash.

Continuing, the rough and rocky road runs another 4.3 miles to a saddle on what is the crest of the mountain range. This road often is impassible during winter. The Rocky Gap Trailhead (Site 0501) on the left side of the road at the saddle.

Rocky Gap Summit Trailhead provides access to hikes along the top of the sandstone escarpment and many miles of strenuous off-trail hiking.

Trails: Bridge Mountain, Limestone North Peak.