When you come to Las Vegas, you have to expect to spend the majority of your time indoors to the fact that it is extremely hot outside in the summer and the majority of the casinos wants to make sure you stay on their property. When you’ll find is that almost everything that happens in Las Vegas happens inside, and aside from red rock canyon which is outside the city, there isn’t much to do as far as outdoor exploration. This is why when people come to Las Vegas they will generally plan a tour of a national park somewhere within driving distance. This can actually be more difficult than you expect due to the fact that driving to national parks is a bit on the cumbersome side because they are relatively far from developed areas. The majority of protected spaces surrounding Las Vegas in different states are around for hours drive from downtown. The closest park is Zion which is about 2 ½ hour’s drive, or death valley which is around the same. Death valley isn’t going to visit and the summertime due to the extreme heat, so most people will choose from a few of the roughly seven national parks hounding states that can be reached within about ½ day drive. The reason there are so many do the fact that Las Vegas is a centralized kind of city, essentially being located in the middle of the Mojave Desert. It was created for the fact that people needs to rest and restock before traveling the remainder of the distance across the desert before there was air travel. When people were coming from the East Coast to the West Coast, they needed across the desert in order to get there. This is why Las Vegas was formed in the first place, to give these people a place where they could rest before continuing on their journey. This positioning has made a perfect as the starting point for national parks tours. Because you can fly into Las Vegas and get a hotel room for a decent price, many people use it as the starting point for these types of journeys even when they aren’t visiting Las Vegas on vacation. No matter why you are coming to Las Vegas, it’s a good idea to use the fact that you’re here to visit one of the national parks in the area.
When it comes to tours of national parks from Las Vegas, the most popular ones consist of Zion, Bryce and Monument Valley. Some will also add the Grand Canyon into the mix, but if you only have a few days to spend these three will more than satisfy. You can reach Zion in a short period of time and then travel on to Bryce from there, which essentially gives you the ability to leverage the proximity of parks to one another in order to minimize the drive time. The best thing you can do is simply a range a tour that fits your schedule and leaves from Las Vegas.