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Red Rock Canyon Ultra

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USNov 14, 2026100km

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Race date in 31 days: Nov 14, 2026 Sat
City · Distance: Blue Diamond · 100km
Entry fee: $235Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenTBD ~ Fri, November 13, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 14, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This 100K takes place in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas.

Starting at the Red Rock Visitor Center, the course passes through Aztec sandstone canyons and dry washes,

then loops around the quarry and limestone formations millions of years old.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

100K

Entry cost $235

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

50K

Entry cost $195

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

17K

Entry cost $95

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 100km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:00

Event	Start	Time limit
100K100km	07:00	22h 15m
Ultra50km	08:00	11h 30m
Other17km	09:30	—

100K $235 · 50K $195 · 17K $95

START

Red Rock Visitor Center Lower Parking Lot (100K/50K); Blue Diamond Park

17K

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Blue Diamond Park

Cutoff
100K: mile 27.5 cutoff 6:30pm · finish (mile 62.5) by 5:15am the following day / 50K: mile 25.75 cutoff 6:00pm · finish cutoff 7:30pm

The event offers 100K, 50K, and 17K distances.

The start is in Blue Diamond, NV, at 7:00am local time.

Course is a loop course that returns to the starting point.

Field size: First 200 100K registrants confirmed; all later applicants go on the waitlist
Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (50°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Restrooms

Aid stations

Bag drop

Start shuttle

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

CraftHaus Downtown, the day before the race (Friday), 4:30pm–7:30pm

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNone — RTC Transit (Las Vegas public bus system) does not reach Red Rock Canyon on SR-159; nearest RTC…
Getting to the finishTown of Blue Diamond, NV — no scheduled public transit; nearest is Las Vegas via car · rideshare (~20 mi)
Transit cardLas Vegas proper is served by RTC Transit, which uses reloadable Tap & GO cards…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

None — RTC Transit (Las Vegas public bus system) does not reach Red Rock Canyon on SR-159; nearest RTC service is in Summerlin, roughly 20 miles away, then car/rideshare needed

100K and 50K start in front of the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center on the Scenic Loop Drive off SR-159; check-in begins 6:00am, start 7:00am. The 17K starts separately at Blue Diamond Park (no shuttle provided for this distance) Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area / Blue Diamond has no public transit service — RTC buses do not extend this far out SR-159 — car or rideshare is required for all runners, crew, and spectators

Map

Getting to the finish

Town of Blue Diamond, NV — no scheduled public transit; nearest is Las Vegas via car/rideshare (~20 mi)

Both the 100K and 50K finish in the town of Blue Diamond after the course's Hurl climb and Landmine section

Map

Start shuttle

Organizer provides remote parking with a shuttle for 50K/100K runners on race morning, but explicitly does not shuttle spectators or remote-parking vehicles to the start; full details are in the official "2026 Participant Instructions" PDF (not fully accessible via search)

Transit card

Las Vegas proper is served by RTC Transit, which uses reloadable Tap & GO cards (regular fare $4/ride, reduced $2) plus the Deuce on the Strip ($6 for a 2-hour pass, $8 for 24 hours). However, RTC routes do not reach Red Rock Canyon or Blue Diamond directly, so runners still need a rental car or rideshare to get to the actual venue.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Red Rock Canyon 100K has a strict participant limit because it takes place on BLM-managed public land near Las Vegas, Nevada.

In line with the BLM's guidelines for managing group sizes, only the first 200 applicants are confirmed,

while all subsequent applicants are placed on the waitlist and confirmed in order only if cancellations occur or the field size is increased.

Entry fee costs approximately $235 for the 100K, $195 for the 50K, and $95 for the 17K (fees not included), and bib is distributed the day before the race,

Friday, at CraftHaus Downtown from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Race-day check-in begins at 6:00 a.m., with the start at exactly 7:00 a.m.

Time limit is also broken down into detailed distance-specific cutoffs.

For the 100K, the cutoff at the Blue Diamond aid station at mile 27.5 is 6:30 p.m., and the 62.5-mile finish cutoff is 5:15 a.m. the following day.

For the 50K, the Mud Springs aid station at mile 25.75 has a 6:00 p.m. cutoff, and the finish cutoff is 7:30 p.m. The shortest race,

the 17K, is a course with no aid station, so no separate time limit is specified.

Times are local to Blue Diamond. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Experience Soaking Under the Stars at a Secret Hot Spring

$129

Red Rock Canyon Ultra

About Red Rock Canyon Ultra — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run