The Promised Land Rock Climbing

• ***(An all wheel drive car with decent clearance is recommended to minimize the hike.)

From Vegas follow Charleston Blvd West until you see a sign on the right for the "Scenic Loop Road". This is around 4.5 miles from the intersection of Desert Foothills Dr and Charleston Blvd.

Proceed to the pay station where you must pay for either a day pass $7 or a one year pass $30. From the pay station you will follow the scenic loop for 7.2mi until you reach Rock Gap Rd. Turn right and follow Rocky Gap Rd. until it turns to dirt. (There are several pullouts along the way so if the road seems too rocky you can pull over and hike the rest.) Follow the dirt road for around .75mi. Park at a parking area on the left side of the road directly opposite the La Madre Springs Trailhead. Hike up the road until you reach two big rocks with cairns on them. If you reach a really red embankment followed by a large pullout on the right you have gone too far. Turn around walk 250yards back down the road and look for the cairns on your left.

From the cairns, hike up the hill and follow an old 4-wheel drive road. Follow this road up hill for ~20min (.5 miles) and look for a large rock arrow pointing toward the start of the climbers trail. Walk along the climbers trail for another 5min, up and down some hills, ultimately dropping down into a limestone wash. Follow cairns in the limestone wash for around 40 minutes. At this point the cairns should lead you to the right, across the gully and up a steep hill towards the crag. From the start of the climbers trail to the crag is around 1.1 miles and the whole hike takes around an hour and a half.