Corn Creek, Nevada

Corn Creek is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The community is located approximately 7.5 miles from the Las Vegas city limits by road is situated south of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge border.

Description

Corn Creek is a small community lying on the Las Vegas Wash with a grid-like road system similar to that of Las Vegas, consisting of dirt roads. There are no commercial businesses, services, or utility buildings in the area.

Viewable looking east are the Sheep Range, Fossil Ridge, Castle Rock, and Gass Peak. To the west are the Spring Mountains.

Recreation

To the northeast up Corn Creek Road is Corn Creek Campsite and the Desert National Wildlife Refuge visitor center and parking lot.[1]

Corn Creek Road

Corn Creek Road is a roughly 4-mile paved road that provides access from the community via Landy Street and the DNWR visitor center to U.S. Route 95.[2] The road has a 45 mph speed limit.

The entire route is in Clark County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Corn Creek0.000.00 US 95 – Downtown Las Vegas, Tonopah, RenoWestern terminus of Corn Creek Road, northern terminus of U.S. 95 freeway segment from Boulder City
1.923.09Landy StreetAccess road to Corn Creek
1.121.80Desert National Wildlife Refuge border roadMarks the DNWR border
3.545.70Service roadAccess road to Corn Creek Field Station
3.705.95Service roadAccess road to Corn Creek Field Station
3.756.04DNWR Visitor Center parking lot
3.856.20Alamo RoadEastern terminus of Corn Creek Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


References
  1. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Desert/visit/Corn_Creek.html
  2. https://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/DNWR/Roads_DNWR/Road_CornCr/_CrnCr_Rd.htm www.birdandhike.com
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