Day Trips
The desert around Las Vegas holds some of the most dramatic landscape in the American Southwest, all within range of a single day.
Grand Canyon Day Trip From Las Vegas: What To Know
The Grand Canyon is a genuine day trip from Vegas if you plan around which rim and how you're getting there.
Read the guide →Hoover Dam Day Trip From Las Vegas
One of the closest big-name day trips from the Strip — here's how to plan it.
Read the guide →Lake Mead: Boating, Beaches & Water In The Desert
A genuine lake, complete with beaches and boating, less than an hour from the Strip's casino floors.
Read the guide →Mount Charleston: The Cool-Weather Escape From Vegas Heat
A pine forest and cooler temperatures barely 45 minutes from the Strip — Vegas's most underrated day trip.
Read the guide →Red Rock Canyon: The Closest Desert Escape From The Strip
A dramatic red-rock landscape barely half an hour from the Strip, built around a scenic loop drive with hiking off it.
Read the guide →Valley Of Fire State Park: A Red-Rock Day Trip From Vegas
Nevada's oldest state park, and some of the most vividly red sandstone scenery within range of a single day from the Strip.
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