Mission Hills Park 551 Mission Drive in Henderson in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Arrowhead Trail

Henderson

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2013

1. Arrowhead Trail Marker

Inscription. The name, "Arrowhead Trail" likely originated from the former San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad's logo, an arrowhead. Prior to 1850, New Mexican trading caravans from Santa Fe en route to Los Angeles used this segment of the Old Spanish Trail.

Heading south along this trail toward Bishop Mountain, travelers turned through El Dorado pass, and continued to Nelson, Searchlight, Nipton, Wheaton Springs, and on to San Bernardino.

This section of the trail was popular as an early automobile road (1916-1924) connecting Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Local communities along the route promoted its construction and the tourism possibilities of southern Nevada, including the nearby Valley of Fire, Nevada's first state park.

Erected by State Historic Preservation Office. (Marker Number 197.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Old Spanish National Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 35° 59.841′ N, 114° 57.5′ W. Marker is in Henderson, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Mission Hills

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Park 551 Mission Drive. It is on Arrowhead Trail Road half a mile south of Mission Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 551 Mission Drive, Henderson NV 89002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Greater Las Vegas.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alunite (approx. 3.1 miles away); Railroad Pass (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bootleg Canyon (approx. 5½ miles away); TWA Terminal Building (approx. 6.4 miles away); McKeeversville, Boulder City's Predecessor (approx. 6½ miles away); Hoover Dam Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Frank T. Crowe (approx. 6.8 miles away); “Rag Town Goddess” (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Regarding Arrowhead Trail. Historical marker #197, Arrowhead

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2013

2. Arrowhead Trail Marker

Trail II, once stood at Arrowhead Trail and Horizon Drive on a dirt road that was due for improvements in the 1980's.The original marker was subsequently lost. When a new park was under discussion, Carol Shimer approached the City of Henderson Park Director Steve Rongyocsik about reestablishing the marker within this new park. Other Park Department Staff; Dirk Richwine and Cecilia Freeman were instrumental in plowing through the red tape. The marker now stands in place at the eastern edge of the Mission Hills Park along the short road of Arrowhead Trail. At one time the entire Arrowhead Trail was connected but over the years road and street were cut up and dead ended due to housing growth in this Mission Hills area.

Also see . . . New Amended Text for Marker. The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) recently updated the text of the roughly 260 state historical markers in Nevada. The Nevada SHPO placed the amended text of each individual marker on its website and will change the actual markers in the field as funding allows. Minor changes have been made to this marker for grammar and readability. The link will

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2013

3. Arrowhead Trail Marker

take you to the Nevada SHPO page for the marker with the amended text. (Submitted on October 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,144 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on August 12, 2026, by Carol Shimer of Henderson, Nevada. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.