Day Trips from Las Vegas
Parks, lakes and towns within a drive of the Strip. Each page gives the entrance fees, hours and current closures published by the park or town, and a distance only where an official page states one.
17 pages in this section.
- Barstow, CaliforniaMojave Desert railroad city on I-15 with the restored Casa del Desierto Harvey House, near San Bernardino County's Calico Ghost Town Regional Park in Yermo.
- Boulder City, NevadaAbout 20 miles (City of Boulder City)A small city about 20 miles from Las Vegas, built to house Hoover Dam's workforce, with a historic downtown, a free dam museum and Lake Mead nearby.
- Bryce Canyon National ParkLas Vegas airport (LAS) is about 270 miles from the park (NPS)High-elevation national park in southern Utah known for hoodoos, rock spires seen from rim viewpoints along an 18-mile park road.
- Death Valley National ParkAbout 120 miles and 2 hours via Pahrump and Death Valley Junction (NPS)Desert national park in eastern California with Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level, about 120 miles from Las Vegas via Pahrump per the NPS.
- Joshua Tree National ParkAbout 215 miles southwest of Las Vegas (NPS)Southern California national park where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet, about 215 miles southwest of Las Vegas per the NPS.
- Kingman, ArizonaMohave County town on Historic Route 66 with a city-run visitor center, a Route 66 museum in the Powerhouse building and a pioneer house museum downtown.
- Lake Havasu City, ArizonaAn Arizona lake city on Lake Havasu, home to the 1831 London Bridge, rebuilt there in 1971, and to Lake Havasu State Park.
- Lake Mead National Recreation AreaA 1.5-million-acre National Park Service area in Nevada and Arizona built around two reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, and open 24 hours a day.
- Mojave National PreserveLas Vegas airport (LAS) is 60 miles northeast of the Preserve (NPS)Free-entry 1.6-million-acre National Park Service preserve in eastern California between I-15 and I-40, home to the Kelso Dunes and Cima Dome.
- Page, ArizonaA northern Arizona city by Glen Canyon Dam, close to Horseshoe Bend and to the Navajo Nation's Antelope Canyon, which can only be visited on a guided tour.
- Primm, Nevada40 miles south, per Primm Valley ResortInterstate 15 stop at the Nevada-California line, 40 miles south of Las Vegas, where Primm Valley Resort & Casino reopened in 2026.
- Rachel, Nevada150 road miles, per the Little A'Le'Inn; I-15 north to US-93, then SR-375Tiny town on Nevada State Route 375, the Extraterrestrial Highway, about 150 road miles north of Las Vegas, home to the Little A'Le'Inn.
- Sedona, Arizona278 miles, about 5 hours via US-93, I-40 and Flagstaff (Sedona Chamber)Red-rock city in northern Arizona, about 278 miles from Las Vegas per the Sedona Chamber, surrounded by Coconino National Forest trails and Oak Creek Canyon.
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (Mt. Charleston)A 317,000-acre U.S. Forest Service recreation area northwest of Las Vegas, rising to 11,918 feet at Charleston Peak, with trails, campgrounds and a ski area.
- St. George, UtahThe largest city in Utah's Washington County, a base for Snow Canyon State Park, a dinosaur-track museum and bus service toward Zion National Park.
- Tecopa, CaliforniaAbout 80 miles west via Hwy 160 and Old Spanish Trail Hwy (resort directions)Inyo County hot springs community on the southeastern edge of Death Valley National Park, about 80 miles west of Las Vegas, near China Ranch Date Farm.
- Zion National ParkHarry Reid International Airport is 170 miles away (NPS)National park in southwest Utah known for sandstone cliffs, the Virgin River Narrows and Angels Landing, reached through the town of Springdale.