Decision Memo Completed

Upper Kyle Canyon Trails System

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Clark, Nevada Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Improve the Upper Kyle Canyon Trail System by reconstructing the Mary Jane Falls Trail and parking complex to include surveying authorized and unauthorized trails to determine areas of the Mary Jane Falls trail to reconstruct, re-route, or restore.

Location

The Upper Kyle Canyon Complex is approximately 25 miles northwest of Las Vegas, within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, SMNRA. This area is easily accessed by State Route 157.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/15/2025
2
Decision
01/2026 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20); 32.2 (23), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(23)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Trail Management
Upper Kyle Canyon Trails SystemDecision Signed Date: 01/08/2026
ForestsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
DistrictsSpring Mountains National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management