Note: Nawghaw Poa Road is closed during construction of the new visitor center. Walk in from Democracy Drive. See Closure Notice (PDF).

The Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead (AKA: Sloan Canyon Trailhead) is located on the north edge of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA), on a low desert hill overlooking the Henderson neighborhood of Inspirada. The BLM 101 Trail also has a trailhead here.

Nawghaw Poa Road, the 0.7 mile access road, is paved with a paved bike trail, and there is a nice visitor contact building in the parking area.

Nawghaw Poa Road is open daily 8:00AM-4:30PM. The rest of the area is always open, and when the road is closed, hikers and bikers can use the paved trail to get to the trailhead.

Sloan Canyon Trailhead provides access to the Sloan Canyon Petroglyph Route and other hikes on the north side of the North McCullough Wilderness Area.

Link to Trailhead Map.

From town, drive south on Interstate-15 about 15 miles to St. Rose Parkway (Exit 27). Exit onto St. Rose Parkway eastbound and drive east to Las Vegas Blvd (the first traffic light). Turn right onto Las Vegas Blvd and drive south to Volunteer Blvd (again, the first traffic light). Drive east 2 miles on Volunteer Blvd to Via Inspirada.

Turn right onto Via Inspirada and drive south 1.4 miles to a round-about left where the road becomes Bicentennial Parkway. Continue east on Bicentennial Parkway 0.6 miles to a stop sign at Via Firenze.

Turn right onto Via Firenze and drive south 0.6 miles past Adventura Park to a T-intersection with Savella Ave. Turn left onto Savella Ave and drive east 0.1 miles to Via Firenze (yes, Via Firenze; it splits and runs one-way around the park). Turn right onto Via Firenze and drive south 0.6 miles to Democracy Drive.

Turn right onto Democracy Drive and drive west 0.2 miles to Nawghaw Poa Road (Table 1, Site 1192). Turn left onto Nawghaw Poa Road and follow it south 0.7 miles to the end of the road (Site 1194). Park here, this is the trailhead.