With 13 magnificent National Parks located near to Las Vegas the city is the perfect entry point to explore an array of national parks. From Las Vegas…
Zion is one of our country’s most visited national parks, in part because it is within a day’s drive of several metropolitan areas, including Las Vegas (which also happens to be the closest). It is also an all-season destination, with the heaviest visitation coming during the scorching ...
See two of Utah’s national parks, Bryce Canyon and Zion, on a stress-free private or small-group tour of both parks. Known for their grand scenery of cliffs and plateaus, the parks are close together and roughly a 3- to 4-hour drive from Las ...
How We Determined the Best National Parks For Kids From the over 60 national parks, we narrowed down the list down to the most family-friendly parks that your kids should visit before they grow up. Narrowing it down to just 10 of the best national parks for kids was hard, but we used ...
The 63 US national parks cover more than 84 million acres of the United States. Each park has been designated to protect and preserve a specific area’s ecosystems, historic sites, landscapes, and wildlife. Choosing which ones to visit can be daunting, but when traveling to any state — rem...
National parks tend to exist with a built-in paradox. They often depend on tourism for their upkeep, which is stimulated by the public being interested, intrigued and wanting to visit. But the preservation of nature and wildlife depends on minimal interruption. ...
Day 1: Route 93 to Ely Take a look around As you drive north out of Las Vegas along US Rte 93, the Great Basin Highway, the flat desert falls away and the mountains rise up on either side. They are green, then craggy brown, then blue-gray in the distance. This is America at it...
- End your journey with a visit to the Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders - Optional helicopter ride, hikes, or relaxing at the rim before returning to Las Vegas 21:00Return What's included Admission to: National parks
It was also one of the only national parksnot to close completelyduring early coronavirus lockdowns, with some of its scenic vistas and trails staying open to visitors, even if all the amenities were closed. 14: Shenandoah National Park ...
There are twenty-eight National Park Service units, nine of them as National Parks. From the creation of the Yosemite Grant Act in 1864 that would lead to the creation of the first National Park, Yellowstone in 1872, to the vast desert phenomenon of Death Valley National Park. California is...