This section of the web site is devoted to day trips in and around Southern Nevada.
In addition to the articles listed below, there are two books that I highly recommend: "Out of Las Vegas" by Florine Lawlor and "Afoot & Afield, Las Vegas & Southern Nevada" by Brian Beffort. Both are excellent books. A word of caution: some of the driving directions in "Out of Las Vegas" are very vague and/or outdated.
As with any provided driving directions, use common sense when following them. If something in the articles below looks wrong, don't do it. Preplan and check all driving directions before heading out, no mater who gives them to you.
The articles listed below are reprinted with permission of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. To go to the Review-Journal web site, click on the photo of Margo below.
Margo Bartlett Pesek writes about day trips from Las Vegas and information about the surrounding areas. Her column appears Sundays in the Travel/Living section of the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Trips of the week: 2008
Click on any one of the following to go to that story on our web site:
| Hoover Dam | Fortification Hill |
| Dumont Dunes | Piute Canyon |
| Tule Springs | Colorado River |
| Rainbow Basin Natural area |
Trips of the week: 2007
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