Lake Mead National Recreation Area & Hoover Dam

Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers. It is also home to thousands of desert plants and animals, adapted to survive in an extreme place where rain is scarce and temperatures soar. For more info ...Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Hoover Dam is located on the borders of Nevada and Arizona and is a principal source of flood control, irrigation and electrical power in the Southwest. Hoover Dam was for many years the largest dam in the world. It is now also one of the most interesting attractions in the west and a major tourist attraction. When you drive to the Hoover Dam from the Nevada side there is narrow winding road which takes you down to the dam site. Dark, rocky canyon walls that angle sharply to the bottom of Black Canyon face you as you make hairpin turns along the canyon walls of the Nevada side down to Hoover Dam. For more info ... Hoover Dam