Blue Diamond Park

Mountain biking cross country with some gnar with you take the intermediate trails such as HURL. I followed Ducky and Daytona too for flow-​y goodness. I wore pads due to some sharp rocks and humps/​caterpillar like wave runner fun on the way back! Ms. Mary made me giggle back to trail head. There’s a map available of the trails at the bike shop by the post office– very friendly there and you do not have to hire a guide– trails are marked and if you are adventurous– I did get a bit lost/​disoriented and rode 18 miles since I repeated some cross country type red dirt trails. Be self sufficient– water, (no Bathrooms on my routes), nutrition, two inner tubes just in case my Tires CUT on the sharp rocks (I have tubeless, but just in case!). Found the Bonnie and Clyde car, lots of single tracks off the fire roads. Took 3 days here to explore the trails, found myself walking 2 areas on Hurl. Most delicious descents once you finish the climbs. Very pleased here. only 7 miles from the casino I was staying at… Lots of parking at trail head– look for a «pole» It’s not really marked…

They say a diamond is a girl’s best friend. I say that this diamond is an outdoor enthusiast’s best friend. This is no ordinary diamond; it is the Town of Blue Diamond. At the center of this jewel in Red Rock Canyon is Blue Diamond Park.
Essentially this Unilocal listing is a dual listing for Blue Diamond Park and the Town of Blue Diamond. Many of the pictures show burros and the town sign that are in the town proper.
Blue Diamond Park is the 2-​acre open space in the heart of the town that is a short walk to the hundreds of acres of open space around the town. It is a hop and a skip from Nevada Route 159 via Castalia Street. It is a Clark County managed park that includes a baseball field, playground, restrooms, picnic tables, skateboarding ramp, open grass, and not too long ago burros. It seems that the burros have ran for the trails that I have been hiking from Blue Diamond Park.
Surrounding the park is a tiny rural village where I felt more in rural Pennsylvania than outside of Las Vegas. The village borders the south periphery of the grass. The diminutive buildings include a library, market/​mercantile, bicycle outfitter, post office, fire house, and elementary school. According to Wikipedia the 2010 population was around 900 people. Rising above the town are large hills that can pass as mountains. Walking through the idyllic village is a nice way to start an outdoor adventure.
The both times that I visited Blue Diamond Park was for purposes as a trailhead into the open desert of Red Rock Canyon. The first time, I explored the 2 acre park and village. I was hoping that this was the Hemingway Valley Park of burros. It seems that I will have to go into the desert and find them. I didn’t find them; instead I found Landmine Loop, a trail that carried me from Blue Diamond over a hill summit and to the backyard of Bonnie Springs Ranch. That is a separate review. Blue Diamond Park made it possible to enjoy this hike. There is plenty of unpaved parking parallel to the west border of the park. Just across Castalia Street the town transitions to the Red Rock National Conservation Area with Landmine Loop. Last weekend, I used Blue Diamond Park as a trailhead to a hike that would bring me into the open spaces of the desert and the higher elevations of the bluffs overlooking the town. On this hike, I saw more of the charming village as I cut through the bicycle outfitter and library parking lot, followed Cottonwood Drive and Allegro Street past Cottonwood Spring Park and homes then turned right on Cerrito Street which brought me to the magical world of Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area. In a few minutes I’d climb up the hills to look down on Blue Diamond Park and the Town of Blue Diamond.
Besides being a the starting point to a grand outdoor adventure, Blue Diamond Park is a relaxing place to spend some time. It is around 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Las Vegas. On a boiling summer day it is a nice place to read a book. After the first hike in the summer, I enjoyed spending time in the park reading a biography on Elvis.
When it comes to diamonds, I will take this one over what they sell in a jewelry shop. Those diamonds have a price. But The Town of Blue Diamond (also Blue Diamond Park) is a diamond that is priceless. Blue Diamond Park is the starting point of outdoor adventures in the Red Rock countryside that you cannot attach a price to. However you can attach a rating to it. My rating is four stars with the potential to increase by a star when I see burros.

It was so frikkn hot today the donkeys went into hibernation. Anywas, the park was clean and fun.

I came here to take a picture of a hot little ass. Here is the picture below.
As you can see, it was about 122 degrees today so the little burro got pretty hot.
My Unilocal review apparently brought a ton of people here today. I have never seen more than 2 – 3 people at this park in the past. Today there were tons of people in BMWs and Mercedes hanging out. Obviously, they were all Summerlin residents. A couple of people kept telling me that some woman wrote a review on Unilocal about how the Burros all just had babies and that’s why they came here. A woman?
Due to the fact that most people in Summerlin are illiterate and only have money because they are slightly less mentally disabled than the rest of Las Vegas, they have an inability to read the sign that reads: «$ 500 fine for feeding Wild Burros and Horses». Like every guy was feeding the burros today. Sheriff John McCarthy lives less than 50 feet from this park. And, the ranger and game warden come by every couple of minutes as well. I do not recommend ever feeding the burros here. Don’t even bring food here for yourself. The burros are really persistent! One time they just kept leaning on me and pushing me with their heads until they were finally able to get the sandwich out of my hand. They even ate the meat in the sandwich. I thought burros were herbivores? What the hell is going on around here in Clark County? Next thing we know, these burros are gonna be eating people.
The people at Blue Diamond are mostly all generally really friendly. The welcome center is actually located inside the church but is only open like 3 hours a day.
Every house in Blue Diamond has at least 2 burros hanging out on the lawns. Some of the residents are so sick of them eating all the flowers that they put up wire fences to keep them out.
Let’s not forget that coming to Blue Diamond Park is free. There is no admission fee or donation box. That is great for all you NW Vegas residents who have a net worth of 56 cents. Also, please don’t send me angry messages because there weren’t slot machines and blackjack here. Don’t come here expecting to enjoy anything Las Vegas related. Most people come here for the ass.

The park is lovely, and I like to stop here to take photos of the burros that inhabit this quaint village.
today there were five burros eating grass from the ball field area and there were 3 youngsters lying flat on the grass just taking a nap to rest up from their juvenile hijinks they probably were up to earlier this morning.
A great little park in a town with a rich history because of the Blue Diamond Mine (gypsum mine) which operated across the road on Blue Diamond Hill for many years. That’s in fact where the town originally was located until it was moved to its current site.

I’ve come out here a few times after my visits to Red Rock Canyon. What makes this town unique is that it feels like Mayberry from the Andy Griffin Show.
Blue Diamond is a unique little town, isolated from the noise and the over extravagant Las Vegas. The most amusing part is the random burros that roam around the town. They poop all over the roads and I saw a few in the front yard of a house sleeping near someone’s car.
This is definitely a place to visit before or after Red Rock Canyon. The surrounding views are worth it.