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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Highway 93 approaching Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view N)

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road is a short (0.5 miles), paved road that provides access from Highway 93 to the Pahranagat Visitor Center, trailheads, the refuge maintenance area, staff housing, and the start of Alamo Road (access to Desert NWR).

After exiting the high-speed highway, the slow winding nature of this road, with marshes and tall trees pressing towards the pavement, makes a nice respite from one's travels.

Getting to the Road

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road is located about 1-1/4 hours northeast of Las Vegas. From Las Vegas, drive north on Interstate 15 to Highway 93. Turn left onto Highway 93 and drive north for 66.3 miles to Pahranagat Visitor Center Road, on the left. Watch for signs along Highway 93 announcing the road.

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Highway 93 at Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view N)

The Road

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road branches off from Highway 93 and quickly passes a "Welcome to Pahranagat NWR" entrance sign. The road continues southwest before bending right and winding between marshy lands and tall cottonwood trees (about 0.2 miles out).

Approaching a rocky hillside, the road bends left onto the old entrance road and runs straight for another 0.2 miles to a three-way fork. The paved left fork turns into the Visitor Center parking lot. The right fork is Alamo Road, a long and adventuresome road, and the middle fork runs into the refuge maintenance area.

The left fork turns into a parking area loop. The first parking stalls are suitable for trailers and other large vehicles. Looping around to the left adjacent to the Visitor Center building, the road first passes accessible parking stalls and then enters the general parking area. The road ends here.

Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view W from Highway 93)
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Beginning of Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view W )
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Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge entrance sign (view W)
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge entrance sign (view W)
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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view SW)
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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view SW)
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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view W)
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Narrow road and sharp curve (view NW)
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
The new road merges with the original entrance road (view W)
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The original entrance road is now paved (view SW)
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Pahranagat Visitor Center Road (view SW)
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Approaching Pahranagat Visitor Center parking (view SW)
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Pahranagat HQ Road at Alamo Road North (view SW)
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Alamo Road departing the pavement (view SW)
Pahranagat Visitor Center RoadArriving at Visitor Center parking area (view SW) Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Turning around the loop at the end of the parking lot (view E)
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
Bottom of loop in the Visitor Center parking area (view E)
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Reserved parking (view E)
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Visitor Center general parking area (view N)
Pahranagat Visitor Center Road
General parking (view N)

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