Valley of Fire sighting maps
647 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
11 sightingsMojave Desert TortoiseGopherus agassiziiMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
23 sightingsSidewinderCrotalus cerastesMost seen 5 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
18 sightingsBlack-tailed JackrabbitLepus californicusMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
11 sightingsRingtailBassariscus astutusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
19 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 7 AM–1 PMSighting map
112 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
29 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
150 sightingsChuckwallaSauromalus aterMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
74 sightingsDesert IguanaDipsosaurus dorsalisMost seen 9 AM–1 PMSighting map
52 sightingsZebra-tailed LizardCallisaurus draconoidesMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
401 sightingsSide-blotched LizardUta stansburianaMost seen 8–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
28 sightingsDesert Horned LizardPhrynosoma platyrhinosMost seen 6–8 AM & 6 PMSighting map
133 sightingsWhiptailAspidoscelis tigrisMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 5 PMSighting map
32 sightingsPhainopeplaPhainopepla nitensMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
35 sightingsBlack-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineataMost seen 7–9 AMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Valley of Fire. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Valley of Fire Tour Guide
Valley of Fire, 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.
See the Valley of Fire audio tourRecorded for this place
Fire Wave: Walk to the Stripes“You're approaching the Fire Wave parking area, the start of the walk to its pink-and-cream striped sandstone. Allow an hour or two for the one point four-mile round trip over loose sand and uneven rock.”
Plays as you drive up to Fire Wave in the Parkwolf Valley of Fire Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Lizard That Wedges Itself In
- White Domes: A Slot Canyon and a Film Set
- Rust in the Sandstone
- The Smell of Desert Rain
- 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

