Red Rock is a super short 30-minute drive from Las Vegas, so since we were maintaining East Coast hours, it meant that we would finish our workday around 3-4pm PT and have a few hours before the sun set to be able to drive to Red Rock and do a post-work hike. Below are some hikes we did on different days after work.
Calico Tanks
The Calico Tanks trail was the first one we did and definitely our favorite. It has super fun and interesting rock scrambles and ends at the top of a peak where you can see Vegas in the distance and also climb up to a little cave.
Keystone Thrust
Keystone Thrust offered more expansive views of Red Rock because you hike out onto a ridge and can see the Calico Hills in the distance on one side, and the canyons on the other. It was easier and less interesting than Calico Tanks, but still very cool.
Turtlehead Peak
Turtlehead Peak was definitely the most physically challenging, with a really steep ascent at the end. The views are nice, but definitely not as interesting/unique as some of the others in the Calico Hills area.
I did this hike one day after work with two FreeWill coworkers who also happened to be in Vegas for various reasons at the same time, and it was a real workout!
Fun tip: Red Rock is on BLM land so we were able to get entry with our National Parks Annual Pass!