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Event Dates: April 8 - 10, 2010
Attractions & Dining Mt. Charleston: 35 miles from Las Vegas, highest elevation 11,918 feet, winter skiing, picnicking, hiking, biking, 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 (http://www.bonniesprings.com). Death Valley: 135 miles from Las Vegas, 40 minutes by plane, lowest elevation on North American Continent at 280 feet below sea level Zabiske Point, 20 Mule Canyon, Scotty's Castle, tours available (http://www.nps.gov/deva). Ethel M Chocolate Factory: Self-guided tours available for factory and outside botanical garden and cactus display. Lake Mead National Recreation Center: Closest point 25 miles from Las Vegas, more than 550 miles of shoreline, swimming, water skiing, camping, boating, fishing, six marinas, tours available (http://www.nps.gov/lame). Hoover Dam: 34 miles from Las Vegas, 726 feet high from bedrock, wonder of the modern world, tours of inside and outside of dam available. Black Canyon River Raft Tours available below dam. Also the site of the new Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge due to be completed in 2010 (http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam, http://www.hooverdambypass.org). Red Rock Canyon: 15 miles west of Las Vegas, 3,000-foot escarpment produced by thrust fault, Bureau of Land Management visitors center, scenic area of rock formations and desert. Scenic loop, hiking, camping, rock climbing and biking (http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org). Valley of Fire State Park: 55 miles from Las Vegas, scenic landscapes of hidden canyons and unique rock formations, petroglyphs and remains of ancient Indian civilization, tours available. There is a $3 entrance fee (http://parks.nv.gov/vf.htm). Springs Preserve: Located about 3 miles from downtown the preserves consists of 180 acres dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Springs Preserve includes colorful desert botanical gardens, museum galleries, outdoor concert and event venues, an indoor theater, historic photo gallery and a series of walking trails (http://www.springspreserve.org). |
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