Dedicated in 1935, Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest State Park. It is located 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas at an elevation of between 2,000 and 2,600 feet and abuts the Lake Mead National Recreation Area at the Virgin River confluence. The park lies in a basin 4 miles wide by 6 miles long, 15 miles southwest of Clark County, Nevada. The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire included the Ancient Pueblo Peoples, also known as the Anasazi, who were farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley. Some scenes of the movie, Star Trek Generations, were filmed in Valley of Fire -- it was here that Captain Kirk fell to his death.