Nevadans will soon have yet another hiking option with the first permanent trail coming to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in North Las Vegas.

Officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the 3-mile Tufa Trail this month — a private-public partnership between developer D.R. Horton, the city of North Las Vegas, the Protectors of Tule Springs nonprofit and the National Park Service.

The trail will be open to the public in June 2027, officials said.

“It’s gratifying to see the vision we’ve had for this area coming to fruition,” said Sherri Grotheer, president of Protectors of Tule Springs, in a Monday statement. “Tufa is the remains of ancient streams which once flowed freely in the Las Vegas Wash. As the climate in this area changed over thousands of years, particulates in the st

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