Middle Oak Creek Trailhead is in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, about 40 minutes from Las Vegas, Nevada, but not in the Scenic Loop Area.
The route starts through a gate heading northwest and down across a hillside that burned during the 2007 Bonnie Spring Fire. It provides a pleasant walk across Red Rock Valley leads into Oak Creek Canyon, Connecting to the regular Oak Creek Canyon Trail.
Access this trail from a dirt pull-out along SR-159 roughly 0.6 miles south of the Scenic Drive exit. Cross the fence and follow this open desert trail as it leads you into Oak Creek Canyon. It features great views of the Red Rock Escarpment.