UPDATE 1:27 P.M. MARCH 22: Red Rock Canyon says the open trails at the conservation area outside of the temporarily closed Scenic Drive are reaching capacity.

.@RedRockCynLV says the open trails that are not in the temporarily closed Scenic Drive are reaching capacity https://t.co/WnIvKeZVOW pic.twitter.com/W1ZUUyKV14 — KTNV Action News (@KTNV) March 22, 2020

ORIGINAL STORY

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- The Bureau of Land Management says the following BLM facilities in southern Nevada are temporarily closed until further notice:



Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive and Visitor Center

Sloan Canyon parking area and Visitor Contact Station

Red Rock Overlook

Late Night Trailhead

Red Spring picnic area and boardwalk

All campsites at the Red Rock Campground

All nonessential businesses have been ordered closed by the Nevada Governor. Bureau of Land Management personnel are prohibited by the governor's order from servicing and maintaining these facilities. Therefore, these sites are closed. There are other public lands available for dispersed camping.

For a list of hiking trails that remain open, visit RedRockCanyonLV.org.

