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Las Vegas
Recreation
MT.
CHARLESTON -- 35 miles (56 km.) from Las Vegas, highest elevation
11,918 feet (3,615 meters), winter skiing,
picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, tours available.
BONNIE SPRINGS OLD NEVADA -- An old western town in Red Rock
Canyon 16 miles west of Las Vegas with a motel, shops, activities and
western shootouts.
DEATH VALLEY -- 135 miles (216 km.) from Las Vegas, 40 minutes by
plane, lowest elevation on North American Continent at 280 feet below
sea level (84.93 meters), Zabiske Point, 20 Mule Canyon, Scotty's
Castle, tours available.
ETHEL M CHOCOLATE FACTORY -- Self-guided tours available for
factory and outside botanical garden and cactus display.
GRAND CANYON -- About 300 miles (480 km.) from Las Vegas, 1 1/2
hour flight by plane, tours available.
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA -- Closest point 25 miles (40
km.) from Las Vegas, more than 550 miles (880 km.) of shoreline,
swimming, water skiing, camping, boating, fishing, six marinas, tours
available. Visitors totaled 3.8 million for the first five months of
1995 and 9,913,705 in 1994.
 HOOVER
DAM -- 34 miles (54.4 km.) from Las Vegas, 726 feet high (220.00
meters) from bedrock, wonder of the modern world, tours of inside and
outside of dam available; in July 1994, the 30 millionth visitor toured
the dam since it opened. Visitors touring the dam totaled 279,205 in the
first five months of 1995 and 712,130 in 1994. Black Canyon River Raft
Tours available below dam.
RED ROCK CANYON -- 15 miles (24 km.) west of Las Vegas, 3,000-
foot (910 meters) escarpment produced by thrust fault, Bureau of Land
Management visitors center, scenic area of rock formations and desert.
Visitors totaled approximately 585,600 during the first five months of
1995 and approximately 900,000 in all of 1994.
VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK -- 55 miles (88 km.) from Las Vegas,
scenic landscapes of hidden canyons and unique rock formations,
petroglyphs and remains of ancient Indian civilization, Nevada Park
Service visitors center, tours available. Visitors totaled 66,702 in the
first five months of 1995 and 244,052 in 1994. There is a $3 entrance
fee.
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