Hoover Dam

 

The Hoover Dam is an engineering wonder of the modern world. Constructed between 1931 and 1936 on the Colorado River at the Nevada-Arizona border.

 

The Hoover Dam stands 1,244 feet (379 metres) long, rises 72 stories high and cost $163 million to build. There is a 55-minute tour and exhibit gallery. Hoover Dam is visited by 2,000 to 3,000 people daily, and more than 32 million visitors have toured it since it opened. Tours inside and outside of the dam as well as raft tours below the dam are available. A trip to the Hoover Dam is one of the most popular excursions from Las Vegas.

 

The National Park Service offers tours of the dam for around $15.

 

Other interesting things to do while you are out there, go on past Hoover dam to Boulder City. A city that was created by the workers who built the dam and then to Lake Meade. Also, there are tour companies that will take you on a cruise of the river below Hoover Dam.

 

Getting to the Hoover Dam

 

Distance from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is located approximately 34 miles (54.4 km) southeast of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border.

 

Driving from Las Vegas strip to Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam is about a 45 minute drive from the Las Vegas strip. To get there from the Vegas strip, drive east on Flamingo Road or Tropicana Avenue to U.S. 515 South, which automatically turns into US Highway I-93 South. Continue on US Highway 93 South for about 20 miles to Boulder City.
In Boulder City, take a left at the second stoplight in town (there are only 2 of them)
Continue on US 93 to the Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border (about 7 miles from Boulder City)
(Note: The highway runs right across the top of the dam)

 

Hoover Dam GPS coordinates

The Dam does not have a street address. If your car is equipped with a GPS navigator, use the coordinates: N 36.016222, W -114.737245 to locate the Hoover Dam.

 

Parking at the Hoover Dam

There is a 459-space parking garage located on the Nevada side of the dam tucked into a canyon across the road from the Visitor Center. The parking garage charges a cash-only $7.00 fee.

 

From the parking garage, walk toward the dam and take an escalator or elevator that will take you down to a reception lobby of the Visitors Center where you can purchase your tickets. All visitors are required to go through security screening when entering the Visitor Center.

Call Hoover Dam (866-291-8687), for more information.

 

 

Hoover Dam ByPass

 

The new Hoover Dam bypass bridge officially opened on October 19, 2010. Construction on the Hoover Dam bypass began in late January 2005.

The signature bypass bridge is located approximately 1,500 feet south of the Hoover Dam, and is 1,900 feet long. The arch span stretches 1,060 feet, and the deck stands 900 feet above the Colorado River.

 

Visitors can park their cars and walk the deck of the bridge. The bridge's pedestrian walkway gives visitors expansive views of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, Colorado River, Lake Mead and is a great place to snap photos.

 

Connecting the Arizona and Nevada Approach highways, the Hoover Dam bypass significantly cuts down on drive times to Las Vegas. More Information.

 

Discount Hoover Dam Tour Packages

 

Driving distances from Las Vegas

From	To	Drive Time	Miles	KM
Las Vegas	Grand Canyon South Rim	4.5 hours	275	443
Las Vegas	Grand Canyon West Rim	3 hours	120	193
Las Vegas	Death Valley National Park	2.25 hours	141	227
Las Vegas	Hoover Dam	45 mins.	34	54.4
Las Vegas	Great Basin National Park	4.75 hours	297	478
Las Vegas	Zion National Park	2.5 hours	155	249
Las Vegas	Reno, NV	7.25 hours	448	721
Las Vegas	Laughlin	1.5 hours	97	156
Las Vegas	Los Angeles, CA	4 hours	270	435
Las Vegas	San Diego, CA	5 hours	332	534
Las Vegas	Phoenix, AZ	5 hours	295	475

 

Grand Canyon	Red Rock Canyon
Getting Around	Car Rental
Day Trips from Vegas	Things to do
Las Vegas Shows	Free Stuff

 

 

Share your Hoover Dam experience

 

Comments to date: 2. Page 1 of 1.

Mike	Oct 12, 2011
Not sure what Tour you took, but the Tour Costs don't change whether you book them in advance or pick them up upon arrival at the Visitor's Center?
Jill	Nov 25, 2010
Had a great time in Vegas last week. A word of advice, book your tours in advance. The Hoover Dam tour we took would have cost us more had we not booked in advance on-line.

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