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.
Weekend trips 2–3 nights
Red 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 →
Valley 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 & 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
Zion4 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 →
Grand 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 →
Death 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 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 →
Route 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 →
Sedona6 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 →
Grand Canyon South Rim5 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 562 mi round trip · 11 h 9 min drivingUS-93 to Kingman, I-40 through Williams to the South Rim for two nights, then Kingman again so the last morning is Hoover Dam into Las Vegas.Best season: Apr–Jun, Sep–OctPlan this route →
Zion & Bryce Canyon7 nights, including the last night near the Las Vegas return · 565 mi round trip · 10 h 57 min drivingSt. George, two nights at Zion's south entrance, two nights at Bryce Canyon City on the Highway 20 bypass, then St. George again so the drive home is not one long haul.Best season: Apr–May, Sep–OctPlan this route →Photo credits are on each trip page. Drive times are car times from OSRM routing over OpenStreetMap, without traffic; RVs are slower.