Parking
Use the Miller Visitor Center/day-use parking area, then follow the marked trail network to either junction. Coyote Ridge has no separate parking area.
Overview
About Coyote Ridge Trail
Why go
- A quick, scenic link between two of the park’s named loops.
Heads up
- Too short to be a standalone outing; either approach adds miles.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation3,950–3,999 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Red Rock Tour Guide
Your drive to Coyote Ridge Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Red Rock State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire0:00 / 0:28
“You're approaching the trail access for Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire. Eagle's Nest is my pick for a broad red-rock view from the park's highest point.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Red Rock Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Miller Visitor Center and Hummingbird Garden
- Twin Cypress and Habicamp
- Lime Kiln Trailhead
- 4 audio storiesacross Red Rock’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Mule Deer, Gila Woodpecker, Clark's Spiny Lizard, and 10 more
- Works offlinemaps, 12 trails, 11 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Coyote Ridge Trail
A link between two loopsCoyote Ridge Trail is a 0.
Coyote Ridge Trail is a 0.2-mile, one-way connector between the Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire loops. That distance covers only this segment; reaching either junction adds miles, so it works best as part of a longer walk. Turn around on the connector for about 0.4 mile on the ridge, then retrace your approach.
A short, winding ridgeThe path bends across a small ridge, crossing several washes and opening to views of the…
The path bends across a small ridge, crossing several washes and opening to views of the surrounding red-sandstone country. It's short but steeper and more winding than the adjoining Apache Fire trail. From the Eagle's Nest junction toward Apache Fire, the route climbs; from Apache Fire toward Eagle's Nest, it descends. Allow about 10 minutes each way. At the openings, frame the distant cliffs through the scrub instead of trying to fit the whole park into one shot.
Access and park rulesThere's no standalone Coyote Ridge parking area.
There's no standalone Coyote Ridge parking area. Park at the Miller Visitor Center/day-use area, then follow the signed park trails to either end; the approach adds distance. Restrooms and the park store are back at the visitor center. Pets are prohibited except service animals, and hikers must stay on designated trails.
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.
