Red Rock Canyon waiving its entry fees for Saturday

Entry fees for Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area will be waived Saturday to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day.

The Bureau of Land Management will only waive amenity-related fees for the day, according to the agency. Other fees, such as group day use, will remain in effect. Amenity fees were increased in February because of an increase in visitors to the park.

The usual entry fees are $15 for cars, $10 for motorcycles and $5 for cyclists and pedestrians. Most campsites at

Red Rock are closed during the summer months, according to the BLM.

National Get Outdoors Day started in 2008 as an extension of the Get Outdoors USA! campaign, which encourages people to stay active and explore public lands and parks.

The entrance to Red Rock Canyon is west of Las Vegas on Charleston Boulevard/state Route 159. pronounced dead at the scene. She had not been heard from since Wednesday night, Spencer said.

“There is definitely head trauma,” he said, adding that it’s unclear how she was killed.

“It’s very early on, and I stress it is preliminary in our investigation,” Spencer said. condition.

“Because of the nature of his condition, and from hearing the details, homicide has taken over the investigation and will investigate,” Spencer said.

A responding officer saw the suspect’s vehicle as he was fleeing and pursued it to the area of Sands Avenue and Koval Lane, where the suspect hit another vehicle and attempted to run away before being taken into custody nearby, Spencer said. No one was injured in the crash, police said.

The 17-year-old suspect is charged with one count of attempted homicide, police said.