The best day trips from Las Vegas — Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Red Rock, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, and Zion. Drive times + booking links.
2h15m each way · The closest Grand Canyon view from Vegas. Skywalk is the attention-grabber; Guano Point is the actual view.
4h15m each way · Longer drive, bigger canyon. Worth the overnight if you can.
45 min each way · The actual dam tour is 90 minutes. Combine with Lake Mead.
30 min each way · 13-mile loop, pullouts, short hikes. Our go-to Vegas morning.
1h each way · Underrated red-rock state park. Less crowded than Red Rock, more dramatic.
45 min each way · Pine trees, snow in winter, 30 degrees cooler in summer. Vegas's local reset.
2h each way · October-April only. Lowest point in North America, wildest terrain.
2h45m each way · Best done as an overnight in Springdale, UT. Drives you want to do.
25 min each way · Giant neon-rock art installation. 15-minute stop, great photo.
1h30m each way · Cheap rooms, beach, jet skis, buffets. Great weekend away from Vegas.
2h30m each way · Weird roadside stop. You won't see aliens. You will see a lot of Joshua trees.
3h45m each way · Push-yourself long day. Most photogenic national park in the Southwest.