2007-02-19 23:50:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
You must mean in the Las Vegas area.
RED ROCK CANYON: Its about 20 miles west of Las Vegas out Charleston Blvd (you can pick up that street at the north end of the Strip) It’s a scenic drive-through park. Go early, not in the heat of the day; there's no shade.
HOOVER DAM: Drive about 30 miles southeast of Vegas and go to Hoover Dam; the National Park Service offers tours there (@ $15.) and its interesting stuff. Go on past Hoover dam to Boulder City and then to Lake Meade for a swim and/or to visit the new casino there. Also, there are tour companies that will take you on a cruise of the river below Hoover Dam. Check the Vegas web sites.
VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK: Drive about 35 miles north of Vegas on I-15 and go to Valley of Fire State Park, another scenic park area.
ZION NATION PARK: It’s a long drive (about 2-3 hours), but you can drive North on I-15 to Zion National Park and back in one day.
DEATH VALLEY: If you like to visit National Parks, drive about an hour and a half south of Vegas on I-15 and take RT-127 to Death Valley National Park (total drive may be 3 hrs each way).
GRAND CANYON: The drive to the Grand Canyon is 5 long hard hours on mostly two lane roads with trucks and campers (only a short way on I-40). You can drive there and back in one day if you leave early morning, like 6:00-7:00 AM. That will put you there about noon and you will have 4 or 5 hrs before starting back and getting back to Vegas about 11:00PM. I recommend staying overnight at the Canyon (there are plenty of motels near there, like Best Western, Ramada, Quality inns) and drive back the next day.
2007-02-21 08:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
Death Valley National Park (CA-NV)
Valley of Fire State Park
Red Rock Canyon Nat'l Rec Area
Lake Tahoe
Laughlin on the Colorado River
2007-02-20 07:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add to the previous list:
Virginia City
Ghost towns by the dozens
Carson City Railroad Museum
Desert scenery
2007-02-20 13:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Canyon, red rick, Joshua Tree forest, hoover dam, lake mead, valey of fire, colorado river, area 51.
Thats what I love about vegas, you can do whatever you have the money to do and most of it is relatively cheap.
2007-02-21 00:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by CA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋