Look for the trails that lead along the base of the bluffs, past Lake Harriet, to the springs. Sandstone Springs via First Creek Trail: You can reach Sandstone Springs via a 5.4-mile out-and-back trail through cactus and rough rocks, and past some historical artifacts left by some of the ranch’s first families.Sandstone Canyon Loop: The Sandstone Canyon Loop is a gentle, 1.2-mile route that follows a creek over some gentle hills and through some woods to reach the Sandstone Spring, the source for most of the water in this area.One of the prettiest views in the park can be seen as you face the lake and the red slopes of the Spring Mountains. The lake is home to the endangered Pahrump poolfish, which date to the Ice Age and have no close relatives in the world.
Lake Harriet Overlook: Rangers lead hikers through the Sandstone Canyon and Lake Harriet Overlook trails, which pass some of the oldest buildings in the state, through some of the beautiful canyons of the Red Rock Escarpment, and on to Lake Harriet, a reservoir created when Spring Mountain was an active ranch.
