Mouse's Tank, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
11/3/2026	0.9 miles	49 minutes minutes	7'	1.6 mph	359.8

Parking: 

• Petroglyph Canyon Trailhead, White Domes Road $10 Nevada resident park entry fee, $15 out of state fee.

Map:

• Gai GPS app
• Map available from the visitor center

Directions:

• Take the Petroglyph Canyon Trail to Mouse's Tank. Return the same way.

I am always up for a petroglyph hike! Gaia shows this as a longer loop trail, but it isn't - it's an out and back. Along the trail, especially on the left side, I found petroglyphs in areas where the rocks were black (this is called desert varnish). Some are up high; some you can walk right up to. I took my time searching for them and sketched many of them. At the end of the hike is a pool of water - Mouse's tank. Gaia shows the trail continuing through the tank. It doesn't.

An optical illusion. That's Mouse's Tank, a pool of water reflecting the sky.