Best Day Trips from Las Vegas
The best day trips from Las Vegas — Grand Canyon West, Grand Canyon South Rim, Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, and Zion
Top Day Trips
Grand Canyon West (Skywalk)
The Hualapai Tribe's rim of the Grand Canyon — home of the glass Skywalk — and the closest canyon view to Las Vegas at 2 hours by car.
Hoover Dam
The 726-foot concrete arch-gravity dam that created Lake Mead — completed in 1936 and 35 minutes from the Strip.
Valley of Fire State Park
Nevada's oldest state park (1935) — 46,000 acres of red Aztec sandstone, petroglyphs, and Mars-like canyons one hour northeast of Vegas.
Death Valley National Park
The hottest, driest, lowest national park in North America — 3.4 million acres straddling the California-Nevada border, two hours from Vegas.
Zion National Park
Utah's flagship national park — Navajo sandstone canyons, the Narrows, and Angels Landing — 2.5 hours northeast of Vegas via I-15.
Eldorado Canyon & Nelson Ghost Town
A 19th-century gold-mining ghost town and the Techatticup Mine, the oldest in southern Nevada, 45 minutes south of the Strip.
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