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
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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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