All the bright lights and hustle & bustle of Las Vegas Life have you running in circles?

Need a day off (YES! even on vacation!) and get out of the city to check out these popular areas!

On a budget, why not camp out at Lake Mead and go into town? Like water sports and boating (YES, even in the desert!) then Lake Mead Nation Recreation Center is for you!

Like the mountains? Mt Charleston might suit your fancy and you'd still be only 35 minutes from the Strip!

Bonnie & Clyde Getaway Car

Primm Valley Resort at Stateline
Hours of operation: Open daily, 24 hours. This display at Primm Valley Resort (about 40 miles south of Las Vegas) not only includes the original car that the infamous robber couple of the 1930s died in, but also the shirt Clyde died in, old Barrow family photos, and a few handmade items manufactured by Clyde himself in prison.

Floyd Lamb State Park

9200 Tule Springs Road.

(702) 486-5413
Four stocked ponds, picnic areas, barbecues, scenic paths, volleyball and horseshoe facilities are on this 2,040-acre park northwest of Las Vegas. Visitors can explore the Tule Springs Ranch, known as one of the North American west’s best examples of Pleistocene paleontologic sites. The Tule Springs area was once populated with large mammals, similar to those in Africa. Fossil remains of mammoths, bison, horses, camels, giant sloths and other animals have been found in Tule Springs. More recently, Tule Springs served as a watering hole for Indians and prospectors. In 1916, John Herbert (Bert) Nay became the first non-Indian to file for water rights. From Las Vegas, take U.S. 95 north, about 40 miles to exit right on Durango, then right on Brent.

Hoover Dam

U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City.

(702) 597-5970

Hoover is about 30 mile south east of Las Vegas. The Hoover Dam Visitor Center is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Authorized and funded by Congress in 1928 for flood control and generating electricity, the 727-foot high Hoover Dam is the equivalent of a 70-story building. At base, it is 660 feet thick (about the length of two football fields). Originally tagged Boulder Dam, it was later officially named as a salute to President Herbert Hoover. The Discovery Tour provides glimpses of the power plant generators, the Nevada Intake Tower, the old Exhibit Building, and other vantage points at individual pace. Guides give talks every 15 minutes at each stopping point from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To see it all, visitors should arrive by 3 p.m, since pedestrians are prohibited from the top of the dam when it’s too dark.
 

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
With more than 700 miles of shoreline, Lake Mead and Lake Mojave boast outstanding water recreation.
Callville Bay, (702) 565-8958
Cottonwood Cove, (702) 297-1464
Echo Bay, (702) 394-4000
Lake Mead Cruises, (702) 294-6180
Lake Mead Resort Marina, (702) 293-3484
Visitors Center, (702) 293-8990

Nevada Test Site History Center
Losee Road and Energy Way
North Las Vegas, NV 89036
(702) 295-1198
Hours of operation: Mon. - Fri., noon - 4 pm Reservations: Not necessary, except for free tours the facility offers to the Nevada Test Site every third Thurs. of the month. Call 295-0945 to make arrangements. The Nevada Test Site History Center provides visitors the opportunity to learn the role test site workers played in the defense of the United States. Displayed as a timeline from 1950 to the present, the history center tells the story of the United State's nuclear testing program, with exhibits on Camp Desert Rock, the military's role in atmospheric nuclear testing, NASA's astronaut training and more.

Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area
Red Rock Canyon is located about 17 miles West of the Strip on Charleston Boulevard, If you haven't been there before find out why Red Rock Canyon attracts 1.2 million visitors a year.

VALLEY OF FIRE
Dedicated in 1935, Valley Of Fire is Nevada's oldest State Park. It is located only 50 miles Northeast of Las Vegas.

The rough floor and jagged walls of the park contain brilliant formations of eroded

sandstone and sand dunes more than 150 million years old. These fetures, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays.
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