Red Rock Canyon Poster Scenic Destinations ceremoniously opened Zion’s first tourist

ceremoniously opened Zion’s first tourist season as a national park on May 15

the only road from Fruita to Caineville passed between the narrow walls of Capitol Gorge

Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia suggested to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that a “park-to-park” road should connect Shenandoah to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Today’s Desert View Drive was improved further between 1955 and 1963 to accommodate comfortable travel within view of the spectacular Grand Canyon

Red Rock Canyon Poster Scenic Destinations ceremoniously opened Zion’s first touristDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy The Aztec Sandstone cliffs of Red Rock Canyon stretch across nearly 197,000 acres of the Mojave Desert. Established in 1990, Nevadas first National Conservation Area stands in colorful contrast to the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip, located just 17 miles to the east. Visitors are offered the chance to travel the 13 mile scenic drive, hike the many miles of trails or scale the rugged cliffs within