Lone Mountain Discovery Park is a neighborhood park that is a gateway to Lone Mountain. It sits in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley off Jensen Street between Alexander Street and Lone Mountain Road. The scenery is more old West than Sun Belt City.This is a part of Las Vegas that resembles a scene from "The Waltons" more than a scene from "Oceans Eleven". Lone Mountain Discovery Park is surrounded by desert and ranch homes that sit on large lots. This is a neighborhood where the natural landscape keeps back the hyper development along the 215 Freeway and Craig Road (westernmost point is at the park). It is no discovery that if you add a stunning mountain to the landscape that you have a winning park.     Lone Mountain Discovery Park celebrates Lone Mountain. It is connected to a perimeter trail that encircles Lone Mountain. This park is a gateway to Lone Mountain hiking. At the back of the park in the shadow of Lone Mountain, a right turn on the perimeter trail leads to the trail that climbs up to Lone Mountain summit. Follow the perimeter trail to the north facing of the mountain, and when the 215 is to the right, the trail up to the summit will be on the left. At the back of the park, a left turn on the perimeter trail connects to steep trails that lead to caves. The perimeter trail is also a special place for a hike or jog around Lone Mountain.     Lone Mountain Discovery Park is also a nice neighborhood park in the shadow of Lone Mountain. There are plenty of picnic tables (unfortunately with graffiti carved in), trails for walking a dog, and a playground for children. The star of the park is the close up vista of Lone Mountain.    I use Lone Mountain Discovery Park as my base for a hike to the summit of Lone Mountain and a hike around Lone Mountain. There is the perception that the activity here makes it a less risky place to leave my vehicle than the much closer trailhead at the end of Vegas Vista. I feel that the extended scenic hike to Lone Mountain increases the anticipation of the climb and acquaints me with Lone Mountain. If I am getting all this exercise climbing up a mountain, the extended walk is no sweat (not literally). Before and after the hiking, I enjoy relaxing at a picnic table.     I recommend driving a distance to Lone Mountain Discovery Park when it is used as a gateway to hiking up or around Lone Mountain. It is not a discovery that a neighborhood park that is the hub of a trail that encircles a mountain is worthy of 4 stars. And it is no discovery that Lone Mountain Discovery Park is worthy of a place in the "Vegas Is Sun City " list.
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