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Lake Mead

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Parks & Forests

Scenic Areas

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve (18.2 miles)
Mary Jane Falls Trail Head (22.2 miles)
Claim Your Destiny Beer Can (28 miles)
Calville Wash Trail (30 miles)
Historic Railroad Hiking Trail (30.5 miles)
El Dorado Dry Lake Bed (31.3 miles)
Anniversary Narrows Trailhead (31.4 miles)
Gold Strike Hot Springs Trail Head (31.5 miles)
Hoover Dam (33.1 miles)
Arizona Hot Spring Trailhead (36 miles)

The Arizona/New Mexico state line on Interstate 10

Can ChatGPT Plan a Cross-Country Trip?
ChatGPT is all the rage right now, but can it plan a cross-country road trip across the United States?

Welcome to New Mexico Sign on Interstate 10.

An Epic Boston to Los Angeles Cross-Country Drive
A few years back, I picked up and moved across the country from Boston to Las Vegas, and it was the perfect excuse for a cross-country road trip.

Woman looking for money-saving travel tips at the airport

Seven Time and Money-Saving Travel Tips
Here are a few of the most useful money-saving travel tips and time-saving travel tips to help you adjust to an ever-challenging travel environment.

Seven Awesome Day Trips from Las Vegas
Beyond the Las Vegas valley, if you’re looking for adventure around Nevada, there’s plenty of excellent day trips that are well worth the drive.

Rental Car Shortage Causing Price Spike Across U.S.
After a year of shedding unused vehicles, rental car companies have found themselves with a massive shortage in their fleets as we head into the spring and summer travel seasons.

Will Las Vegas' Seven Magic Mountains Be Removed in 2021?
Seven Magic Mountains, a popular art installation just south of Las Vegas off the side of Interstate 15, may be wrapping up its stay in the Nevada desert after a five year run.

Why work from home when you can work from Vegas?
If you're tired of work from home and need a change of scenery, MGM Resorts may have the solution for you. The casino giant has introduced a new package for travelers to work from the desert at one of their signature resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah

The Best Five National Parks in America
Looking to visit your first National Park? While you could visit any of the 62 parks and not likely come away disappointed, there's a few that stand above the pack for their spectacular scenery and awe-inspiring features. Here's our ranking of the best National Parks in America.

Las Vegas Always Delivers at Night
Las Vegas is amazing 24 hours a day, but it's a little more special at night.

Brees Lookout at Hot Creek in Mammoth Lakes, CA

From Vegas to Tahoe - Route 395 Is the Ultimate California Road Trip
Tourists know about the Pacific Coast Highway road trip, and sure, that’s a spectacular oceanside drive. But U.S. Route 395 is the California road less traveled and more spectacular.

Nashville to Las Vegas Road Trip Itinerary
Looking for a road trip with funky dive bars, music history, incredible vistas and enchanting landscapes of the southwest? Take a legendary 10-state road trip from Nashville to Las Vegas, with plenty of wild and wacky stops along the way.

An Epic Denver to Sequoia Road Trip
Planning a Denver to California road trip? There's plenty to see along the way. If you've got 10 days, here's a suggested road trip itinerary that takes you through multiple National Parks, a few awesome hikes, and easy driving between stops.

Panorama Point at Capitol Reef National Park

Three Amazing Underrated National Parks
Perhaps “overlooked” is a better term, because Great Basin National Park, Petrified Forest National Park and Capitol Reef National Park are all under-represented in the popular dialogue about National Parks.

How to Camp for Free Near National Parks
If you want to travel on a budget, camping for free near National Parks can cut your costs dramatically.

Wandering the Twin Cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul
Adventure awaits two times over in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Separated by just seven miles (and the Mississippi River), the two cities each boast their own unique parks, trails, museums, theaters, and sporting venues, giving visitors plenty of things to see and do.

The Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island in New York, New York.

A Tourist's Guide to New York City
From the hustle and bustle of Times Square to the placid Hudson River waterfront, there is never a shortage of things to do and see in this multifaceted city.

Kentucky: The Most Underrated Road Trip State?
Whether you like hiking, horse racing, bourbon—or all of the above—Kentucky has so much to offer.

Beyond the Big Apple: A road trip through Central & Western New York
In just a few days in Central and Western New York, you can experience some truly amazing natural wonders, picturesque scenery, classic Americana, and impactful history.

Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

Wandering the Pacific Northwest for a Weekend Roadtrip
On a recent long weekend, I wandered the PNW with a fantastic drive around the region highlighted by stops at Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, before a fantastic day on the breathtaking Oregon Coast.

Top Five Things To See in Idaho
Most people don’t know much about Idaho beyond its reputation for potatoes. That’s really not fair given how much there is to see in the state.

Underrated Hawaii Road Trips: Big Island and Maui
If embarking on an epic road trip adventure is on your list of things to do, Hawai‘i is not usually the first place to come to mind, a place famously known for having ‘interstate highways’ that never leave the state.