Red Rock Canyon was the place I learned to climb, it was a place I learned to hike in, to be independent, to explore, and to be the adventurer I am now. The Las Vegas valley is home to nearly 2 million people, plus the millions of tourists each year. I moved to the area when I was five in 1990. In the decades leading to now I have seen massive sprawl as Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas have all moved outwards, creeping continuously. Red Rocks has always been a place away from that, to climb, to bike, to hike, to just go out on a rainy day and see waterfalls that will end when the rain does. When Red Rock Casino and the houses near it were built, it was already an intrusion on the area, creeping ever closer to the Calico Hills. To put thousands of houses even closer is to devalue that which is Red Rock Canyon, a world renowned geographic splendor that attracts many (especially within the climbing community) who wish to avoid the casinos of the Strip. If the beauty of Red Rocks is diminished, it diminishes the tourism that is brought in, it also diminishes the health and well being of the very people who live here, the people who see Red Rocks as an oasis from the artificial that is the rest of the valley. A buffer zone should be created. We can already stand on top of White Peak, Turtlehead Peak, and many others and see the Vegas Valley, why is it necessary to bring houses even closer? Sadly, to have so many houses will mean the Canyon has to change to fit those houses, the traffic, the burros, desert tortoise, the fires that occur during monsoon season out there, all will be impacted and have an impact. To think that because it is across the road is to be short sighted in the cause and effect of developments on natural resources and land. And where will the line be drawn for stopping the spread? Will it be Blue Diamond Hill? Or will it be when a homeowner can walk right out their door to the entrance of Ice Box Canyon, when the land has been privatized and
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Donna Ross
9 years ago
Keep Red Rock as is....natural
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Leah Wz
9 years ago
Red Rocks brings so much to Nevada. Climbers travel all over the world to climb. Visitors of Vegas treasure being able to get out of the city to the quiet of the park. Increased traffic and construction will disturb this oasis of Nevadan desert. IT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED! Not surrounded by developments!
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Build somewhere else. Don't destroy this awesome place!
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Sheila Humphries
9 years ago
Stop development in Red Rock! STOP!!
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Ross Harper
9 years ago
Such a beautiful area should be kept rural and protected. There is so much mediocre land that is more suitable for housing.
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Stephanie Kasheta
9 years ago
I have many fond memories of this placing, growing up, exploring it with my gramps and siblings. Please let it be as it is, a world wonder.
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Loretta Wells
9 years ago
We need to preserve this land. Stop building.
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Tammy Bennett
9 years ago
Save Red Rock!
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Matt Mercure
9 years ago
Don't spoil it, one of the most beautiful places on earth! Been there three times, hope to go again...But not if it's "developed."
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Donyel Cordas
9 years ago
Stop the destruction of our tourist attractions
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Brenda Verle Marshall
9 years ago
We need to preserve our wild areas. Development means increased water usage for a desert area, severe impact on soils, wildlife, and even increased air pollution. Not everything is meant to have cement and asphalt. To do anything that impacts the area is morally reprehensible.
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Mike pobanz
9 years ago
Keep all the Red Rock area rural, not developed
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Patricia G Christensen
9 years ago
Leave your profits out of Red Rock
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Tara Pike
9 years ago
I've lived in Las Vegas since 1986. I never thought our community would threaten Red Rock. Please protect it for all of us.
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Ashley Lee
9 years ago
Las Vegas needs to keep nature. There isn't enough left anymore.
Red Rock Canyon was the place I learned to climb, it was a place I learned to hike in, to be independent, to explore, and to be the adventurer I am now. The Las Vegas valley is home to nearly 2 million people, plus the millions of tourists each year. I moved to the area when I was five in 1990. In the decades leading to now I have seen massive sprawl as Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas have all moved outwards, creeping continuously. Red Rocks has always been a place away from that, to climb, to bike, to hike, to just go out on a rainy day and see waterfalls that will end when the rain does. When Red Rock Casino and the houses near it were built, it was already an intrusion on the area, creeping ever closer to the Calico Hills. To put thousands of houses even closer is to devalue that which is Red Rock Canyon, a world renowned geographic splendor that attracts many (especially within the climbing community) who wish to avoid the casinos of the Strip. If the beauty of Red Rocks is diminished, it diminishes the tourism that is brought in, it also diminishes the health and well being of the very people who live here, the people who see Red Rocks as an oasis from the artificial that is the rest of the valley. A buffer zone should be created. We can already stand on top of White Peak, Turtlehead Peak, and many others and see the Vegas Valley, why is it necessary to bring houses even closer? Sadly, to have so many houses will mean the Canyon has to change to fit those houses, the traffic, the burros, desert tortoise, the fires that occur during monsoon season out there, all will be impacted and have an impact. To think that because it is across the road is to be short sighted in the cause and effect of developments on natural resources and land. And where will the line be drawn for stopping the spread? Will it be Blue Diamond Hill? Or will it be when a homeowner can walk right out their door to the entrance of Ice Box Canyon, when the land has been privatized and
Keep Red Rock as is....natural
Red Rocks brings so much to Nevada. Climbers travel all over the world to climb. Visitors of Vegas treasure being able to get out of the city to the quiet of the park. Increased traffic and construction will disturb this oasis of Nevadan desert. IT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED! Not surrounded by developments!
Build somewhere else. Don't destroy this awesome place!
Stop development in Red Rock! STOP!!
Such a beautiful area should be kept rural and protected. There is so much mediocre land that is more suitable for housing.
I have many fond memories of this placing, growing up, exploring it with my gramps and siblings. Please let it be as it is, a world wonder.
We need to preserve this land. Stop building.
Save Red Rock!
Don't spoil it, one of the most beautiful places on earth! Been there three times, hope to go again...But not if it's "developed."
Stop the destruction of our tourist attractions
We need to preserve our wild areas. Development means increased water usage for a desert area, severe impact on soils, wildlife, and even increased air pollution. Not everything is meant to have cement and asphalt. To do anything that impacts the area is morally reprehensible.
Keep all the Red Rock area rural, not developed
Leave your profits out of Red Rock
I've lived in Las Vegas since 1986. I never thought our community would threaten Red Rock. Please protect it for all of us.
Las Vegas needs to keep nature. There isn't enough left anymore.
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Wrong!
Save Red Rock from development.
Leave Redrock alone