Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location	Clark /Nye counties,Nevada, United States
Nearest city	Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36°16′18″N115°41′40″W / 36.27167°N 115.69444°W /36.27167; -115.69444
Area	316,000 acres (494 sq mi; 1,280 km2)
Established	August 4, 1993
Governing body	United States Forest Service
Website	Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

TheSpring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is aU.S.national recreation area, administered by theU.S. Forest Service, west ofLas Vegas, Nevada. It covers over 316,000 acres (494 sq mi; 1,280 km²). The area runs from low meadows (around 3,000 feet or 910 meters above sea level), to the 11,918-foot (3,633 m)Mount Charleston. The SMNRA is a part of theHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It adjoins theRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which is administered by theBureau of Land Management.

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is home to several plant and animal species that arethreatened. This was the driving force to create theMount Charleston Wilderness area.

The SMNRA offers activities such ashiking,picnicking, and skiing at theLas Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort.

The area was first named theCharleston Forest Reserve in 1906.^{[citation needed]}

Additional land was added in 1989 to bring the area up to the current 316,000+ acres (1,279 km²).The area was designated as Spring Mountains National Recreation Area by theU.S. Congress in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

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• Bristlecone Trail
• Lower Bristlecone Trailhead
• Sawmill Trailhead
• Upper Bristlecone Trailhead

• Fletcher View Campground
• Hilltop Campground
• Kyle Canyon Road
• McWilliams Campground
• Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway

• Kyle Canyon Road
• Mt. Charleston National Recreation Trail (S. Loop)
• Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
• North Loop Trail

• Bonanza Trail
• Cathedral Rock Connector Trail
• Cathedral Rock Trail
• Cathedral Rock Trailhead
• Echo Trailhead
• Fletcher Canyon Trail
• Fletcher Canyon Trailhead
• Griffith Peak Trail
• Griffith Peak Trailhead
• Kyle Canyon Road
• Lower Bristlecone Trailhead
• Mary Jane Falls Trail
• Mary Jane Trailhead
• Mt. Charleston National Recreation Trail (S. Loop)
• Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
• North Loop Trail
• North Loop Trailhead
• Robbers Roost Trailhead
• Sawmill Loop Trail
• Sawmill Ridge Route Trail
• Sawmill Trailhead
• Trail Canyon Trail
• Trail Canyon Trailhead
• Upper Bristlecone Trail
• Upper Bristlecone Trailhead

• Cathedral Rock Picnic Site
• Deer Creek Picnic Site
• Kyle Canyon Picnic Area
• Kyle Canyon Road
• Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
• Old Mill Picnic Site
• Sawmill Trailhead

Areas for Group Picnicking at Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Office

• Foxtail Group Picnic Site
• Kyle Canyon Picnic Area

• Lee Canyon (Ski and Snowboard Resort)
• Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway

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  Cathedral Rock Trail Avalanche chute: Destruction of trees taken on June 1, 2008
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  Little Falls on June 1, 2008
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  Entrance and Sign
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  A hiking trail in the mountains.
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  Forest Service sign at theVisitor center
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  Charleston Peak South Loop Trail Sign
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  Fall Colors on South Loop Trail toCharleston Peak

• U.S. Forest Service SMNRA Page
• link to SummitPost description of Cathedral Rock hiking trail

• IUCN Category V
• Spring Mountains
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
• Protected areas of Clark County, Nevada
• Protected areas of Nye County, Nevada
• National recreation areas of the United States
• Protected areas of Nevada
• Protected areas of the Great Basin
• Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
• Protected areas established in 1993
• 1993 establishments in Nevada

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