Trips from Las Vegas

Each trip starts in downtown Las Vegas, with day-by-day stops, campgrounds and RV parks at each stop and the RV that fits the route.

In Nov, the desert trips lead. Seasons are our suggestion, based on the park heat and road notes linked on each trip page.

Weekend trips 2–3 nights

Sunset over the sandstone at Red Rock CanyonRed Rock Canyon2 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 38 mi round trip · 1 h 2 min drivingWest on Charleston Boulevard to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the closest big sandstone landscape to the valley.Best nowBest season: Oct–AprPlan this route →A road through the red rock at Valley of FireValley of Fire3 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 96 mi round trip · 2 h 9 min drivingNortheast out of the valley to Valley of Fire State Park, a short overnight in the red Aztec sandstone.Best nowBest season: Oct–Nov, Jan–AprPlan this route →Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge at Lake MeadHoover Dam & Lake Mead3 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 74 mi round trip · 2 h 18 min drivingSouth through Boulder City to Hoover Dam, then two nights at Boulder Beach on Lake Mead.Best nowBest season: Oct–AprPlan this route →

Week-long trips 4–8 nights

The Watchman in Zion National ParkZion4 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 323 mi round trip · 6 h 18 min drivingI-15 to St. George for Snow Canyon, then Highway 9 to Springdale at Zion's south gate.Best nowBest season: Mar–May, Sep–NovPlan this route →Guano Point at Grand Canyon WestGrand Canyon West4 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 307 mi round trip · 7 h 29 min drivingKingman on the first night, then two nights at Grand Canyon West. This is the Hualapai West Rim, not the South Rim.Best nowBest season: Mar–May, Sep–NovPlan this route →Badlands and the Amargosa Range from Zabriskie Point in Death ValleyDeath Valley4 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 245 mi round trip · 5 h 16 min drivingStraight to Furnace Creek for three nights. Badwater and the Mesquite Flat dunes are day trips from the same camp.Best nowBest season: Nov–MarPlan this route →Joshua trees at sunset in Joshua Tree National ParkJoshua Tree4 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 456 mi round trip · 9 h 31 min drivingNeedles on the first night, then two nights at Joshua Tree's west entrance. The north entrance at Twentynine Palms is a day drive, not a second camp.Best nowBest season: Oct–MayPlan this route →Amboy Crater along Route 66Route 664 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 445 mi round trip · 8 h 38 min drivingKingman, then historic Route 66 through Seligman to two nights in Williams. The drive back uses US-93 and Hoover Dam.Best nowBest season: Oct–AprPlan this route →Doe Mountain Trail near SedonaSedona6 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 680 mi round trip · 14 h 7 min drivingKingman, two nights in Sedona by way of Flagstaff and Oak Creek Canyon, one night at Grand Canyon Village, then Kingman again so the last morning crosses Hoover Dam.Best nowBest season: Mar–May, Sep–NovPlan this route →

Photo credits are on each trip page. Drive times are car times from OSRM routing over OpenStreetMap, without traffic; RVs are slower.