Valley of Fire Series: Top of the World Arch & Slots (Jim's 1,500th)

When you RSVP, 3 separate answers are required:
Q1. What is your cell number?
Q2. Are you willing to drive (it is 50 miles one way all paved road) and take 3 passengers?
Q3. Where will you meet the group: near Aliante Casino or at the old VOF Visitor Center?

Questions, text Jim at 702-515-9824.

Please read the entire hike description. New participants will be required to sign a Waiver similar to the Disclaimer below.

Tailgate: after hike potluck; informal social gathering with food and drink; bring a camp chair. All participants are expected to stay and socialize at the tailgate after the hike. If you have to be back before 3:00pm, do not sign up!

Carpooling is mandatory due to limited space at the trailhead. The main group will meet near Aliante Casino. The location will be sent by text to the number you provide when you RSVP. Each rider must pay $10 to their driver for gas.

This hike is in the VOF State Park so if you have a Nevada State Park Pass, please bring it along with photo ID. Otherwise the cost is $10 per car.

If you live in Henderson or Boulder City and wish to meet the group at the old VOF Visitor Center lower lot and carpool from there to the trailhead, let me know when you RSVP. On your way, you will go thru both a National Park and a State Park fee booth so be prepared.

We will descend a colorful sandstone canyon, walk in a sandy wash and go through several winding slots, hike cross-country past Eye of the Iguana and Chocolate Wall, climb two very steep slabs to Top of the World Arch for a snack break, and then descend a rocky canyon, turn onto a sandy wash, and return through several more slots.

QUICK STATS
Trailhead: Will be provided to carpools at the Visitor Center
Distance: 6.0 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,200 feet
Difficulty: Strenuous due to deep sand and steep slabs
Class: Class 1 trail/wash with some class 2 and 3 scrambling
Exposure: Some
Pace: Moderate
Duration: 7.5 hours (4.5 hrs hiking, 2 hrs driving, 1 hr tailgating)

Gear: Mid-height hiking boots or gaiters are recommended for deep sand; trekking poles are optional

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Tentative Schedule Lake Mead Series:
12/27 - Black Mtn (Anthem) & Park Peak
1/3 - Hamblin Mtn
1/17 - Anniversary Narrows & Peak plus Rainbow Canyon
1/24 - Seven Dry Falls, Cholla Forest & Bacon Canyon
2/7 - White Owl Canyons & Twilight Zone Tunnels
2/14 - Red & Black Mountains (Boulder City)
2/21 - China Ranch (Tecopa, CA) or VOF: Yellow Spire
2/28 - Frenchman Mtn

Tentative Schedule Valley of Fire Series:
1/10 - Sandstone High Point (Raven’s Nest)
1/31 - Africa Loop

Tentative Schedule Red Rock Series:
3/14 - White Rock Springs Peak
3/21 - Terrace Canyon or Gunsight Canyon
3/28 - Indecision Peak or Black Velvet Peak
4/4 - Goodman Peak
4/11 - Crabby Appleton Peak
4/18 - Imagination Trench – Jim’s birthday 4/20
4/25 – Shark Fin or LBMR

Tentative Schedule Charleston Series 2026:
5/2 to 8/9 – earlier start/slower pace group

Tentative Schedule Southern California & Southern Utah 2026:
8/15 - Ashdown Gorge (UT)
8/29 - Taylor Creek (UT)
9/18-20 - Big Pine Lakes (CA) – already posted
10/3 – Candy Cliffs/Yant Flats (UT)

Disclaimer:
Please be aware that your Meetup organizers are not tour guides and are not park rangers. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would take if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for your own safety and well-being. By signing up for and/or attending this Meetup event, you acknowledge, understand, accept, and agree that hiking and other outdoor activities can be dangerous and can cause serious bodily injury and possibly death. The organizers of this group and current and former members can not be held responsible or liable in any way for the actions of any participant - including you - at any event. All attendees participate at an event at their own risk and are solely responsible for any damage to their property, and/or any injury to themselves or their guests. By signing up for this event, you affirm that you understand this disclaimer, and that you knowingly and voluntarily agree not to bring any type of claim arising out of or related to this Meetup event against the organizers of this Meetup group.