Gary Leverett

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View of Mouse Tank Road from a sea of slickrock

Photography Tips

Gorgeous pastels of the slickrock are enhanced during the golden hours, on cloudy days, or after a rainfall.

Travel Information

Heading up the scenic drive from the visitor center, there are parking areas on both sides of the road at parking area 2. Park on the right side. There’s a cluster of large yellow rocks about 50 yards from the road. First, walk to those rocks. Then continue eastward for another several hundred yards to a vast expanse of multicolored slick-rock.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Nearly no other people

Best Timing Sunrise in winter

Sunrise & Sunset 06:13 - 16:31 | current local time: 17:23

Photo Themes Desert Landscape

Locations Nevada

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