When looking for your Las Vegas vacation rental, the natural wonders close by were probably not on your radar screen. "Las Vegas" and "natural" are not often used together about this artificial, ersatz-life world famous extravaganza. Las Vegas elevates cliché to an art form and is light years ahead of the rest of the world in doing so. However, to miss out on exploring the fine natural wonders close to Las Vegas vacation rentals would be a big mistake.
Las Vegas is close to marvelous natural wonders and tourists from all round the world flock to vacation rentals in the area to experience them. You can get to them by rental car, short plane trip or by taking advantage of the many excursions offered from Las Vegas.
The Grand Canyon
Although located 300 miles from Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon is simply not to be missed. You have seen the pictures and probably videos but nothing prepares you for the actual experience of this unique natural wonder. Try and make time to visit the North Rim as well as the much more frequented South Rim.
We offer a word of warning to the unfit! It is exciting to hike trails like the Bright Angel Trail to get the Colorado River at the bottom, but the Grand Canyon is an "inverted mountain". You go down then up. You would not be the first to exhaust all your energy going down only to find getting back up is three times as hard.
Death Valley
Located 135 miles from Las Vegas, Death Valley is famous as the hottest place in the world. It is also, at 280 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the USA. From hiking to ranger guided tours and visits to Scotty's Castle, there are ample things to do. A little known fact is that the vertical drop from the highest point of the national park (Telescope Peak) to the lowest (Badwater Basin) is twice that of the Grand Canyon.
Other Canyons
Other canyons are closer to Las Vegas vacation rentals and also offer spectacular desert experiences. We give a sample, with distances from Las Vegas, below:
- Red Rock Canyon: 15 miles
- Zion Canyon: 158 miles
- Bryce Canyon: 210 miles
State Parks
Las Vegas is close to stunning state parks, all with their own distinctive natural attractions:
- Mt. Charleston is 35 miles away and 11,918 feet in elevation. You can hike and picnic on your own, or take tours for hiking and horseback riding.
- The Valley Of Fire State Park, 55 miles away, is famous for remains of Indian civilizations, petroglyphs and unique red rock formations
- Mojave National Preserve, 60 miles away, boasts one of the most diverse environments in the world. Look for high mountains, sand dunes, Joshua tree forests and volcanic cinder cones.
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