Best time to go
Valley of Fire closes to all visitors each year from December 1 through 14 for maintenance. If you're planning a winter visit, check the park's access information before setting out.
Overview
About East Entrance
Why stop
- A handy arrival point for visitors coming from the east.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
Best time to go
Nearby facilities
3 active Valley of Fire alerts
- ClosureWest Entrance closed Monday–ThursdayMentions this placeThe West Entrance is closed Monday through Thursday; use the East Entrance on those days.Official details
- CautionFire restrictions in effectFire restrictions are in effect throughout Nevada State Parks, including Valley of Fire; follow them to help prevent wildfires and protect lives, property and natural resources.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Valley of Fire Tour Guide
Your drive to East Entrance, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Valley of Fire 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 place
Elephant Rock: Find the Silhouette0:00 / 0:25
“Elephant Rock is coming up near the east entrance, a sandstone arch with a long, trunk-like span.”
Plays as you drive up to East Entrance in the Parkwolf Valley of Fire Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Flowers Waiting Underground
- Natural Arch Trail: Look for the Small Windows
- A Seed Collector After Dark
- East Petrified Log: One Trunk, a Short Stop
- 34 audio storiesacross Valley of Fire’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bighorn Sheep, Mojave Desert Tortoise, Sidewinder, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 23 trails, 28 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!!!!”
Guide
More about East Entrance
A practical entrance, not a landmarkEast Entrance is Valley of Fire's eastern vehicle fee station, reached from State Route 169 or…
East Entrance is Valley of Fire's eastern vehicle fee station, reached from State Route 169 or State Route 167. Use it if you're coming in from the east; this is an arrival point, not a stop to linger at. Admission is collected here. Elephant Rock sits beside the entrance area, but it's a separate attraction.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Valley of Fire
638 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
11 sightingsMojave Desert TortoiseMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
23 sightingsSidewinderMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
18 sightingsBlack-tailed JackrabbitMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
11 sightingsRingtailMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
19 sightingsRed-tailed HawkMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Valley of Fire. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
