Ice Box Canyon holds seasonal waterfalls deep in a cool, shaded box canyon in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. The roughly 2.2-mile round-trip trail is primitive and requires boulder scrambling, with the falls flowing mainly in winter and early spring.
Ice Box Canyon Falls sits on Ice Box Canyon drainage. It lies in Clark, Nevada. The site is on public land managed by Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (BLM).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 2.2 miles round trip. The nearest town is Las Vegas.
When to go: December through April (after rain or snowmelt). Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
