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for my last ride at red rock canyon loop. took nevada hwy 159 from dtown las vegas west towards the loop. hung a right on w. calico basin rd.
there was a decently-sized, hard dirt turnout on the right just after turning onto w. calico basin rd. parked there for free and rode approx 1.25-1.5 miles
(if memory serves) to the rrc loop. seem to remember the shoulder on both sides of the road being decently wide with rumble strips as well.
hitting it in november would be ideal. would have done 2-3 repeats on the loop had there been more time that last visit but hadda be back for "activities" with the so.
enjoy! did it during the week and maybe 25 cars passed me within the canyon monument (mostly on that longish, uphill first third) but imagine weekends could get a little busy there.
those first few miles of climbing are somewhat of a drag but hang on and go at your pace because the last 2/3 are so worth it. once you hit the top, you're carving turns at a decent clip
and the scenery really kicks in. like pulling over/slowing down all too often to take pics scenery.