Information Details

Private Pricing:

A private trip allows you to choose your own dates, set your own pace, and enjoy a more customized experience with your guide.

Pricing is per person, per day:

  • Full Day:  1:1 – $400, 2:1 – $250, 3:1 – $200, 4:1 – $190
  • Half Day:  1:1 – $350, 2:1 – $225, 3:1 – $180, 4:1 – $160

Maximum Group Size

  • Casual Hikes – 1:8 (1 guide to 8 hikers, with no more than 2 guides to 10 hikers)
  • Moderate Hikes – 1:5 (1 guide to 5 hikers, with no more than 2 guides to 10 hikers)
  • Difficult Hikes – 1:3 (3 hikers to 1 guide, with no more than 3 guides to 9 hikers)
  • Extreme Scrambles – 1:2 (2 scramblers to 1 guide, with no more than 3 guides to 6 scramblers)

Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions: Included in the course cost are hiking permits, entrance fee for the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, and the guide fee.

Exclusions: Not included in the course cost is all personal clothing, gratuities to guide, lodging/camping fees, snacks while on the program, or travel insurance.

Hiking Options

Casual Hikes – 1-3 hour tours, 1-3 miles, minimal elevation gain

  • Best for younger children or families
  • Examples:
    • Fire Ecology Trail – An easy loop trail that runs through an area where the BLM performed a prescribed burn to reduce the intensity of potential wildfires that might kill the tall ponderosa pines in the wash. These efforts have been successful and little evidence of the rie remains. (1 miles, 100 ft gain)
    • Lost Creek Trail (0.6 miles, 277 ft gain)
    • SMYC Trail (2 miles, 300 ft gain)

​Moderate Hikes – 3-6 hour tours, 3-6 miles, moderate elevation gain. Half-day group programs tend to do moderate hikes

  • Half-day group programs typically do moderate hikes
  • Examples:
    • South Oak Creek Trail – The trail follows an old Jeep road through the open desert towards Oak Creek Canyon. Keep your eyes out for petrified wood and unique conglomerate rock on the trail as you make your way to the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon. (5.5 miles, 623 ft gain)
    • Guardian Angel Pass (3.2 miles, 580 ft gain)
    • Calico Hills Trail (4.7 miles, 1000 ft gain)

Difficult Hikes – 4-8 hour tours, 4-8 miles, severe elevation gain

  • Must be in good physical condition
  • Examples:
    • Turtlehead Peak Trail – This trail features sweeping, panoramic views from the summit of Las Vegas and Red Rock Canyon. Although it’s not the easiest climb, Turtlehead Peak is one of the most accessible in the Canyon. (4.5 miles, 2200 ft gain)
    • Gray Cap Peak Trail (5.2 miles, 1700 ft gain)
    • Juniper Peak via Middle Oak Creek (8.7 miles, 2430 ft gain)

Extreme Scrambles – 4-8 hour tours, 4-8 miles, severe elevation gain. These programs may include a rope and a helmet and will provide participants with an attempt on a Red Rock scrambling summit. This option is only available as a private program.

  • Must be in excellent physical condition

Trail Runs – This can be occasionally accommodated on a private basis. However, guides who provide this kind of program are limited, so those who are interested should book early (in excess of two months).