Journey report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Solely mad canine and … hikers exit within the noon solar? 😀
Surprisingly, when Las Vegas is sweltering over 100 Fahrenheit, an hour away you may hike Mount Charleston (11,916 toes or 3,632 m), sometimes 20°F to 25°F cooler than the town.
Click on PLAY or get a glimpse on YouTube. Late June 2026, I tented 4 nights. This video is a compilation of a number of day hikes.
VERY sunny. Lengthy days. However I used to be by no means too scorching.
It’s beautiful.
Night time skies incredible.
There are many mountain climbing trails to select from throughout the Mount Charleston Wilderness, which is throughout the Spring Mountains Nationwide Recreation Space of the Humboldt–Toiyabe Nationwide Forest.
AllTrails lists a few of the finest.
Over 60 miles of trails, most over 6000ft in elevation.
Some trails are signed. However I randomly linked totally different trails utilizing the Maps.me app offline. Telephone service is restricted there in 2026.
I had a motorbike and roamed up and down the mountain, as nicely.
Wild horses ignore vacationers.
Path rides can be found. And plenty of convey their very own horse as much as trip in cooler climate.
Mount Charleston has about 200 camp websites and over 150 picnic areas.
Final 2 nights I joined mates at McWilliams Campground which is near the Lee Canyon Ski / Mountain Bike Resort and eating places.
That is glamping.
Open fires are nonetheless allowed in campgrounds, regardless of the excessive danger of untamed hearth.
We hiked the NEW Lee Canyon path from the ski resort, near 2 miles up over a vertical achieve of 850 toes. And a pair of miles again.
For sure, we loved a chilly beverage on the restaurant on our return.
You’ll be able to trip a chairlift up and hike down, should you choose.
To plan your journey, test the Go Mt. Charleston web site for up-to-date path maps and security alerts.
Surprisingly, it rained on our final evening.
