Article - 15 Best Day Trips From Las Vegas
15 Best Day Trips From Las Vegas — From National Parks to the Extraterrestrial Highway
Stacey Leasca
https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-day-trips-from-las-vegas-7110319
Grand Canyon
Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
Mount Charleston
Valley of Fire
Cathedral Gorge State Park
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Magic Mountains
The Extraterrestrial Highway
Bryce Canyon National Park
Mojave National Preserve
Horseshoe Bend
Death Valley National Park
Willow Beach
Zion National Park
Over the years, I have visited many of these starting out from Las vegas.
Pioneer Saloon.
Boulder City.
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Pioneer Saloon.
Boulder City.
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I don't think most people would appreciate Pioneer Saloon. I liked it, but I like to drink and my friend had a cask there.
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Pioneer Saloon.
Boulder City.
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I don't think most people would appreciate Pioneer Saloon. I liked it, but I like to drink and my friend had a cask there.
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It tips the scale when you throw in the ghost town AND the smallest post office in the U.S.ofA.
What about Bisbee?
Love Ranch
Sheri’s Ranch
Quote: mcallister3200Magic Mountains more appropriate for bottom 15 days trips from Las Vegas imho but good list.
What about Bisbee?
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While worth the ride, it's about eight hours each way, so not a day trip.
I know the article suggests a helicopter ride to the GC, but to me, "day trip" implies driving. If I have an aircraft at my disposal, that opens up a lot more "day trip" options!
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I know the article suggests a helicopter ride to the GC, but to me, "day trip" implies driving. If I have an aircraft at my disposal, that opens up a lot more "day trip" options!
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I agree, if I have an aircraft available would be be going to the beach in San Diego or the La Brea tar pits in L.A.
Quote: JoemanBryce Canyon and Grand Canyon seem like a stretch for what I would consider a "day trip." You'd spend 8-9 hours of your day just driving. That doesn't leave much time for the experience. I would think that an overnight trip would be the minimum to enjoy either of these.
I know the article suggests a helicopter ride to the GC, but to me, "day trip" implies driving. If I have an aircraft at my disposal, that opens up a lot more "day trip" options!
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I've done both. Drove to Bryce and did a one-day bus tour of the Canyon. The bus trip was okay, but I wouldn't want to drive it.
Bryce wasn't that bad a ride. Both were long days. On the road by 6AM, back after midnite.
