Overview
About Cathedral Overlook
Why stop
- A distinct mapped viewpoint on Javelina Trail, separate from the park’s other overlooks.
Heads up
- Getting there means walking the trail; the distance from parking to this viewpoint is not published.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Red Rock Tour Guide
Your drive to Cathedral Overlook, narrated.
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Miller Visitor Center and Hummingbird Garden“Coming up is Miller Visitor Center, a useful short stop for getting to know the park's plants and wildlife.”
Plays on the road 0.5 mi from Cathedral Overlook in the Parkwolf Red Rock Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Twin Cypress and Habicamp
- Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire
- Lime Kiln Trailhead
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Mule Deer, Gila Woodpecker, Clark's Spiny Lizard, and 10 more
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Guide
More about Cathedral Overlook
The walk-in viewCathedral Overlook is a marked viewpoint on the eastern section of Javelina Trail in Red Rock…
Cathedral Overlook is a marked viewpoint on the eastern section of Javelina Trail in Red Rock State Park. It's separate from Gray Fox Overlook farther south, and it sits inside the park's linked trail network rather than beside a road. Keep it on your list if you want another stop on foot among the red-rock scenery; skip it if you're only making quick car stops.
Get onto JavelinaThe park map lists Javelina Trail at 0.7 mile one way through pinyon and juniper woodland.
The park map lists Javelina Trail at 0.7 mile one way through pinyon and juniper woodland. The overlook is away from the parking areas, but the map doesn't give the distance from a lot to this particular viewpoint. Ask at Miller Visitor Center for the best loop connection before setting out; don't assume the full approach is just 0.7 mile.
Look through the treesJavelina's woodland opens onto red-rock views.
Javelina's woodland opens onto red-rock views. When the trail gives you a gap in the canopy, leave some shaded trees in your photo; they show how this stop sits inside the trail network. The park marks a viewpoint here, but does not document the exact panorama from this pin.
Watch the woodland tooLook down the trail as well as toward the skyline.
Look down the trail as well as toward the skyline. The preserve supports mule deer, javelina, coyotes, bobcats and many birds, though those are park-wide possibilities rather than a promise at this exact viewpoint. Stay on marked trails to protect the habitat.
Plan around the visitor centerThe Miller Visitor Center is back by the developed entrance area, not at the overlook; it has…
The Miller Visitor Center is back by the developed entrance area, not at the overlook; it has accessible restrooms and a shop selling drinks and snacks. The map shows no parking beside the viewpoint, so stop there before you head out. Pets aren't allowed in the conservation park; service animals are permitted.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Red Rock
68 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
12 sightingsGila WoodpeckerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
19 sightingsClark's Spiny LizardMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
66 sightingsOrnate Tree LizardMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
41 sightingsGreater Earless LizardMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
37 sightingsSide-blotched LizardMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Red Rock. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
