🏜️ Beyond the Strip

Best Day Trips
from Las Vegas

Drive yourself or book a guided tour. Here's what's worth your time and how to get there without overpaying.

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Hoover Dam
35 miles Β· ~45 min drive
Half day
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Red Rock Canyon
17 miles Β· ~30 min drive
Half or full day
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Grand Canyon
280 miles Β· ~4.5 hrs drive
Full day tour
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Valley of Fire
50 miles Β· ~1 hr drive
Half day
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Lake Mead
30 miles Β· ~40 min drive
Half day
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Mount Charleston
35 miles Β· ~45 min drive
Half day

Drive yourself to any of these with Vay

Car delivered to your hotel. Stop wherever you want. Use code YZRFQI for $30 in free credit.

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Skip the taxi queue at Harry Reid. Book a private transfer in advance and have a driver waiting when you land.

Hoover Dam is the easiest at 45 minutes and works as a half-day. Red Rock Canyon is better for outdoor lovers and even closer at 30 minutes. The Grand Canyon is worth the 4.5-hour drive but book a guided tour so you're not doing that solo.

Yes -- two good options. Book a Viator guided tour (transport included, guide explains everything). Or use Vay: a car is delivered to your hotel remotely, you drive yourself with no rental counter, and you can stop anywhere along the way. Use code YZRFQI for $30 in credit.

About 35 miles southeast via US-93 South, roughly 45 minutes without traffic. Plan 3-4 hours total including the dam tour. Combine it with a Lake Mead stop on the way back for a full half-day.

17 miles west of the Strip, about 30 minutes. The scenic 13-mile one-way loop road is open daily. Entry is $15 per vehicle. Go early -- the parking lots fill up by 9am on weekends.