Top State Parks: 2, Valley of Fire, Nevada

Many people visit Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park, partly owing to the proximity to Las Vegas and Lake Mead, but also because of the fantastic, multicolored landscape - the park has sizeable outcrops of pink, red and yellow rocks, eroded into striking formations, including narrow canyons, arches and pinnacles, making this one of the best (small-scale) photographic locations in the Southwest. There are few official trails, but cross-country hiking is relatively easy.

Valley of Fire - full description