October 2025 Schedule
Sat., October 4: Docent led nature walk from the Ricardo visitor center. Learn about various plants and their flowers along with the small animals and how they adapted to the harsh desert environment. Meet at the Ricardo visitor center at 9:00am.
Sat., October 11: Paleontology Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers
Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association in partnership with California State Parks Great Basin District invite you to an extraordinary opportunity for local teachers. Professor Jack Tseng, is a California-raised paleontologist, Curator of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and Associate Professor in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley. Dr. Tseng has generously offered to lead this workshop to inspire educators, and to help teachers better understand paleontology in the amazing environs of Red Rock Canyon State Park. The workshop begins at 9:30am and ends at 3:30pm. HIKE AND FIELD LECTURE: Hiking will be on moderate trails for a total 2-mile-round trip. Attendees should be in good condition for hiking and walking on uneven terrain around the park. Discussion on geology and paleontology will take place during the hike and around the park. LIMITED SPACES: Showing school ID will be required at registration for attending educators. Attendees will bring their own sack lunch. WORKSHOP FEE: Early Bird Special - R.S.V.P. BY SEPTEMBER 15 - COST IS $15 (plus fees); R.S.V.P. AFTER SEPTEMBER 15 - COST IS $25 (plus fees). Upon completion of the workshop, you will receive a $15 gift certificate redeemable at the Red Rock Canyon State Park gift shop. REGISTRATION: To register for the workshop, please visit Event Brite.
Sat., October 18: Docent led nature walk from the Ricardo visitor center. Learn about various plants and their flowers along with the small animals and how they adapted to the harsh desert environment. Meet at the Ricardo visitor center at 9:00am.
Sat., October 18: China Lake Astronomical Society will conduct a "Star Party" for viewing planets, constellations, and other celestial objects in the night sky through some amazing telescopes. Meet at the visitor center parking lot at dusk.
Sat., October 25: Docent led nature walk ttiled A Walk Through Time. You will gain information about weather changes, extinct and present wildlife, Native American uses of plants, and geological make up of Red Rock Canyon. Meet at the Desert View trailhead near campsite 50 at 9:00am.
Sat., October 25: Travel across the galaxy with Vic Maris, former Red Rock Canyon State Park Ranger, for a stunning and immersive audio-visual program titled, Majesty of the Night Sky. Following the campfire program, view deep sky objects through numerous telescopes under the dark skies of Red Rock Canyon State Park. Meet at the Campfire Center near the Ricardo visitor center at 7:00pm.
Reminder: Programs are subject to cancellation without notice. For updates, visit our Facebook page or call the Red Rock Canyon State Park Visitor Center at (442) 247-5160.