The Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center is a focal point for visitor orientation. The multiple facilities offer information and interpretation about recreation opportunities, geology, wildlife, and much more.
Plants & Wildlife
There are thousands of different types of plants and animals here in Red Rock Canyon, but some seem to stand out a bit more than others. Here’s our list of those characters that seem to make Red Rock Canyon such a special place.
Plants & Trees
- Mojave Yucca
- Banana Yucca
- Joshua Tree
- Black Brush
- Desert Almond
- Apache Plume
- Desert Willow
- Screw Bean Mesquite
- Western Red Bud
- Cottonwood
- Single Leaf Ash
- Scrub Oak
Mammals
- Cotton Tail
- Antelope Ground Squirrel
- Bighorn Sheep
- Wild Horse
- Wild Burro
- Fox
- Bobcat
- Mountain Lion
- Mule Deer
- Big Brown Bat
- Ringtail Cat
Reptiles
- Western Fence Lizard
- Chuckawalla
- Desert Iguana
- Side-Blotched Lizard
- Western Banded Gecko
- California King Snake
- Collard Lizard
- Chorus Frog
- Red Racer Snake
- Red-Spotted Toad
- Desert Horned Lizard
- Western Whiptail
Birds
- Gambel’s Quail
- Roadrunner
- Cactus Wren
- Chukar
- Phainopepla
- Kestrel
- Western Scrub-Jay
- Raven
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Golden Eagle
- Mourning Dove
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