Westward Vibes — Seasonal Field Guide, Nevada
Weekend: Thursday, November 26 – Sunday, November 29, 2026
Your family is in town. They want to see Las Vegas. You do not want to spend four days walking them past slot machines and club lines.
Good news: the best version of this weekend never touches a casino floor. It runs southeast to Boulder City and Hoover Dam, west to Red Rock, northeast to Valley of Fire, and back into the parts of Las Vegas that were here before the Strip was — the springs that started the city, a garden full of lit-up cactus in Henderson, and a boneyard full of the old signs, seen after dark the way they were meant to be seen.
This is a loose flow, not a forced march. Thursday is short-hours day everywhere, so Thursday is for early starts and evening lights. Friday is the big desert day. Saturday belongs to Boulder City and downtown. Sunday is the slow one. Swap the days around — just watch the three hard rules buried in this guide: Red Rock needs a timed-entry reservation, Springs Preserve is closed on Thanksgiving Day itself, and the Santa Trains in Boulder City only launch on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend.
Everything below is within about an hour of the center of Las Vegas. No casinos. No clubs. No cover charges at a door with a rope.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 — THANKSGIVING DAY
Short hours everywhere. Start early, finish with lights.
1. Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive — go early, it’s a half day on Thanksgiving
What: A 13-mile, one-way scenic loop under red-and-cream sandstone cliffs, 17 miles west of the Strip on Charleston Boulevard / State Route 159. Nine stops, overlooks, and trailheads if you just drive it; add one short walk if the family is up for it.
Where exactly: Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center, 3205 State Highway 159, Las Vegas, NV 89161. About 30 minutes from the Strip.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED (BLM):
- Thanksgiving Day, Thu Nov 26: Scenic Drive open 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM only. Visitor Center 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
- Fri Nov 27 – Sun Nov 29: Scenic Drive 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM (November–February hours). Visitor Center 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Reservations — the rule that trips everyone up: Timed-entry reservations are required October 1 – May 31 for entry between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, booked on Recreation.gov (timed-entry ID 10075177) or by calling (877) 444-6777. A timed reservation and an entry fee are also required to access the Visitor Center in that window. Entering before 8:00 AM avoids the reservation requirement — on Thanksgiving, that is the play: be through the fee station before 8:00 AM and you get the quietest loop of the whole weekend.
Cost: $20 per private vehicle for the day, per the Southern Nevada Conservancy fee schedule (the BLM’s visitor-center operator), plus the Recreation.gov reservation fee when a timed entry is booked. Interagency / America the Beautiful passes cover the entry fee — they do not replace the timed reservation.
How long: 1 hour to drive it with photo stops; 2.5–3 hours with the Visitor Center and one short trail.
Practical tip: BLM flagged the Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend as the most congested, worst between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Download or screenshot your Recreation.gov ticket before you leave — cell service at the fee station is unreliable. If you miss out on reservations entirely, the Red Rock Overlook on SR-159 and the Red Spring picnic area / boardwalk in Calico Basin need no reservation and no fee (BLM) — same cliffs, no ticket.
2. Hoover Dam — the crest and the bridge walk work even on Thanksgiving
What: Walk the crest of Hoover Dam itself, then walk the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge pedestrian path for the straight-down postcard view. This is the “overlook” move — no tour ticket required for either walk.
Where exactly: Hoover Dam, on US-93 at the Nevada–Arizona line, about 40 minutes southeast of Las Vegas via I-11 / US-93 through Boulder City.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation):
- The dam itself is open to the public daily 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM (PST) — including Thanksgiving Day.
- Visitor Center and tours run daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Doors close 4:15 PM; last tour departs 4:10 PM.
- Translation for your weekend: Thursday = crest walk and bridge walk only. Friday–Sunday = the full menu below.
Cost (Fri–Sun, VERIFIED — USBR): Self-Guided Visitor Center Tour $15 per person; Guided Power Plant Tour $25 adult / $15 ages 4–16; Guided Dam Tour $40 per person, sold on site only, first come, first served — the whole group must be present. Children 3 and under free on all three. Parking garage on the Nevada side: $10 per vehicle. Note: interagency passes are not accepted at Hoover Dam (USBR) — do not promise grandma her parks pass works here.
How long: 1 hour for crest + bridge with no tour; 2.5–3 hours with the Visitor Center and a Power Plant Tour.
Practical tip: Every vehicle passes a security checkpoint on the Nevada side and can be inspected — keep the trunk accessible and leave anything prohibited at home. For the Power Plant Tour, USBR says the least busy windows are 9:00–11:00 AM and 2:30–3:45 PM. On Thursday, pair the dam with Move 3 below only if you start early — the trail and the dam share the same corridor.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 — THE BIG DESERT DAY
Pick Valley of Fire OR the Springs Preserve + Seven Magic Mountains combo. Doing all three in one day is how family weekends go wrong.
3. Valley of Fire State Park — the Friday sunrise play
What: Nevada’s oldest state park (established 1935): 2,000-year-old petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock, the Fire Wave’s striped sandstone, Mouse’s Tank, the Cabins, and the White Domes road — the single most photogenic drive in southern Nevada that isn’t Red Rock.
Where exactly: 29450 Valley of Fire Highway, Overton, NV 89040 — about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED (Nevada State Parks): Open 365 days a year, sunrise to sunset; Visitor Center daily 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The park’s annual maintenance closure is December 1–14 — Thanksgiving weekend falls before it, so the park is fully open Thu–Sun. No reservations are required for day use.
The 2026 catch — entrances: Through the end of 2026, the West Entrance (the I-15 Exit 75 side most Vegas visitors use) is closed Monday–Thursday for entrance-lane construction and open Friday–Sunday. The East Entrance, via SR-169 or SR-167 (Northshore Road), is open daily. For this weekend: Thursday arrivals must come in the East Entrance (through Overton, or up Northshore Road past Lake Mead). Friday–Sunday, either entrance works. (Nevada State Parks notice — re-confirm on parks.nv.gov the week of the trip.)
Cost — VERIFIED (Nevada State Parks): Day use $10 per vehicle with Nevada plates / $15 per non-Nevada vehicle; bike-in $2. State park — your national parks pass does not cover it.
How long: Half a day minimum; a full day if you hike Fire Wave / Seven Wonders (those trails close May 15 – September 30 for heat and are open again by Thanksgiving weekend).
Practical tip: Nevada State Parks warns explicitly that rideshare can strand you — there is often no return ride from inside the park. Drive yourselves. Bring water even in November; there is no food for sale in the park, so sandwiches from Boulder City or Overton go in the cooler before you enter.
4. Springs Preserve — the birthplace of Las Vegas, closed Thursday, perfect Friday
What: 180 acres on the original Las Vegas springs: botanical garden, the Nevada State Museum, the Origen Museum, Boomtown 1905 (a recreated early-Vegas street), and miles of easy trails. This is the move for the family member who keeps asking “but why is there a city here?”
Where exactly: 333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89107 — 10 minutes from the Strip, with free parking (overflow at the Meadows Mall for big event days).
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED (Springs Preserve): Open Thursday–Monday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Nevada State Museum same hours; Springs Café 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM. CLOSED Thanksgiving Day (Thu Nov 26) and Christmas Day. So: Fri Nov 27, Sat Nov 28, Sun Nov 29, and Mon Nov 30 are all regular 9–4 days.
Cost — VERIFIED (springspreserve.org): Nevada residents with ID: $9.95 adult / $4.95 child (3–17). Non-residents: $18.95 adult / $10.95 child (3–17). Ages 2 and under free. General admission includes the Nevada State Museum. Heads-up for a December return: the Preserve runs one free child admission per paid adult in December and January, in-person ticket window only.
How long: 2–4 hours. The museum alone eats an hour if anyone in the group reads plaques.
Practical tip: Last entry is effectively mid-afternoon on a 4 PM close — arrive by 11 AM and work backwards from the Café (it closes at 3:30 PM). Out-of-state family pays the non-resident rate; locals should bring the Nevada ID that gets the whole carload’s tickets priced right — no, it doesn’t, tickets are per person. Bring your ID for your ticket.
5. Seven Magic Mountains — 20 minutes, free, on the way back into town
What: Ugo Rondinone’s seven towers of painted, stacked boulders, each over 30 feet high, standing in the Ivanpah Valley desert. Produced by the Nevada Museum of Art and the Art Production Fund. It is the rare Instagram-famous stop that is genuinely better in person, especially in late-afternoon light.
Where exactly: On S. Las Vegas Boulevard, roughly 10 miles south of the M Resort / the south end of the Strip, just off I-15 near Sloan (exit for Jean / Goodsprings). Free on-site parking lot at the artwork.
Thanksgiving weekend status — PARTIALLY VERIFIED, flagged: The official site confirms the work is open and no reservations are necessary, and the barriers around the artwork have been removed. The official site lists no hours and no admission fee — verify before you go at sevenmagicmountains.com. Plan it as a daylight stop (sunrise–sunset is the standard guidance from the producers); there are no restrooms, no water, and no shade on site, so it is a 20-minute stop, not a picnic spot.
Cost: No admission fee is listed by the producers; donations are accepted on the official site.
How long: 20–30 minutes including the walk in from the lot.
Practical tip: Pair it with the drive back from Springs Preserve or as a sunset add-on after a south-side day — at Thanksgiving, sunset lands around 4:30 PM, and the painted rock in low sun is the shot. Go on Friday or Sunday; Saturday pairs better with Boulder City (opposite direction).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 — BOULDER CITY + DOWNTOWN
Small Business Saturday. The Santa Trains launch today. This is the strongest day of the weekend — protect it.
6. Boulder City Historic District — antique row and the free dam museum
What: The town that built Hoover Dam, kept almost exactly as it was: 1930s storefronts along Arizona Street and Nevada Way, and a dense little antique row — Sherman’s House of Antiques (1228 Arizona St), Bella Marketplace (1212 Wyoming St), Goat Feathers Emporium (1300 Wyoming St), and Boulder Vintage (508 California Ave) — most listing daily hours in the 10 AM – 5/6 PM range. Two blocks from all of it, inside the 1933 Boulder Dam Hotel, sits the Boulder City / Hoover Dam Museum (1305 Arizona St): dioramas, photos, and the story of the workers who actually built the dam.
Where exactly: Historic downtown Boulder City, about 30 minutes southeast of Las Vegas via US-93 / I-11. Park once on Arizona Street and walk everything.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — FLAGGED, verify before you go: The museum lists daily hours of 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM and free admission (donations welcome) across current listings, but its own site could not be confirmed for Thanksgiving Day specifically — verify before you go at bchdmuseum.org. The antique shops are independent businesses with no shared holiday schedule: regular listed hours are Sherman’s daily 10 AM – 6 PM and Bella Marketplace Mon–Sat 10 AM – 5:30 PM, Sun 11 AM – 5 PM, but individual shops may close or shorten hours on Thanksgiving Day and some on Friday — verify before you go, and build the antique row on Friday or Saturday, not Thursday, for the best odds everything is open.
Cost: Museum free. Antique row costs whatever your family member with the vintage-sign habit finds. Budget accordingly.
How long: 2–3 hours for the row + museum at a browse.
Practical tip: Do the museum first if you’re also doing Hoover Dam this weekend — 45 minutes here makes everything at the dam itself land harder, and it’s free, unlike the dam’s Visitor Center. Street parking in the historic district is free and plentiful before 11 AM on weekends.
7. Nevada Southern Railway, Boulder City — Santa Trains launch THIS weekend
What: The Nevada State Railroad Museum’s excursion trains on the 1931 Boulder Branch line built to supply Hoover Dam. And the timing on this weekend is perfect: the 2026 Santa Trains launch Saturday, November 28 — Santa and his helpers ride the cars, hand out candy canes, and pose for photos, on a 30–45 minute run toward Henderson and back. In the evening, the North Pole Express adds sing-alongs and a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, plus Santa’s Railyard with cookies and hot chocolate.
Where exactly: Nevada State Railroad Museum, 1000 Boulder City Parkway, Boulder City, NV 89005 — the museum’s new visitor center opened here in September 2026. Five minutes from the antique row (Move 6). Same town, same parking strategy, one Boulder City day.
Thanksgiving weekend schedule — VERIFIED (museum’s official events site + Travel Nevada):
- Santa Trains: Sat Nov 28 and Sun Nov 29, event window 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with departures reported at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM. Fare $12 per person ($6 for museum members; veterans free, per Travel Nevada). Tickets went on sale November 1.
- North Pole Express: Sat Nov 28 and Sun Nov 29, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, evening departures at 5 PM and 7 PM. Fares $39 adult / $32 child (Travel Nevada). The museum’s events page already lists North Pole Express as SOLD OUT for Nov 28–29 as of the November 8 check — treat the Santa Train as the gettable ticket and re-check boulderrailroadmuseum.org for any released seats.
- Museum itself: Thursday–Monday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Museum-only admission $5 adult, children free. Regular (non-Santa) excursion trains run Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:00 PM, September–June, at $15 adult / $6 child including museum admission — that regular pattern is what the Santa schedule replaces this weekend.
How long: Santa Train ride itself 30–45 minutes; give the whole stop 1.5–2 hours with the museum and the outdoor equipment displays.
Practical tip: Book the Santa Train the moment you decide — this is launch weekend of a 20-plus-year tradition and it sells out. Saturday’s 9:30 AM departure pairs cleanly with antique row after (Move 6), or take the 3:30 PM and walk straight into Boulder City’s early dinner options. Arrive at least 20 minutes before departure; trains leave on schedule.
8. Market in the Alley — Small Business Saturday in the Arts District
What: Las Vegas’s flagship local makers’ market takes over the Arts District for Small Business Saturday: local artisans, vintage curators, artists, and food purveyors, free to enter, surrounded by the galleries and shops of S. Main Street. This is the “shop local instead of the mall on Black Friday weekend” move, one day after Black Friday, on purpose.
Where exactly: 1326 S. Main St., Las Vegas, NV 89104, Arts District.
Date and hours — VERIFIED (organizer): Saturday, November 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, per Market in the Alley’s own November schedule and its Eventeny event page. Admission free (Eventeny lists tickets at $0). Note: some Eventbrite discovery listings show a 12:00 PM start — the organizer’s own flyer says 11 AM, so go with 11 and treat the first hour as the quiet one.
Cost: Free entry; bring the gift budget here instead of a mall.
How long: 1–2 hours, plus whatever the Arts District galleries add.
Practical tip: Park once and stack the day: breakfast at PublicUs (Move 12) on Fremont East, market at 11, Neon Museum (Move 11) at 3 PM or after dark — all within about a mile. Street parking tightens by noon; arriving for the 11 AM open is both the calmest shopping and the easiest parking.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 — SLOW MORNING, BIG WALK, LIGHTS OUT
9. Historic Railroad Trail — walk through five tunnels to Hoover Dam
What: The old construction railroad grade, now a flat, wide gravel trail along Lake Mead’s Boulder Basin, passing through five massive tunnels (roughly 25 feet wide, 30 feet high, about 300 feet long each) blasted in 1931 so trains could haul equipment to the dam. It is the best easy walk in southern Nevada, full stop.
Where exactly: Trailhead parking lot on Lakeshore Road, below the Lake Mead Visitor Center, 10 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, NV 89005 — about 35 minutes from Las Vegas, on the way to Hoover Dam.
Thanksgiving weekend status — VERIFIED (NPS), with one flag: The National Park Service trail page confirms the route through all five tunnels to Hoover Dam; NPS place data lists the trail at 3.7 miles one way (about 7.5 miles round trip), open daily — plan daylight hours. Lake Mead National Recreation Area itself is open year-round. Start early and you can walk tunnels-only (about 2.2 flat miles to the last tunnel and back) in 90 minutes, or go the full way to the dam overlook in 3–4 hours round trip.
Cost — VERIFIED (NPS Fees & Passes): Lake Mead charges an entrance pass: $25 per private vehicle, valid 1–7 days ($20 motorcycle; $15 per person on foot or bike ages 16+; under 16 free; Lake Mead annual pass $45; America the Beautiful accepted). The park has been cashless since January 1, 2024 — cards only. One flag: whether the fee is collected for the trailhead lot itself depends on which access point you use — have the pass or a card ready and check the current fee page (nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/fees.htm) before you go.
How long: 1.5 hours (tunnels and back) to 4 hours (full dam round trip).
Practical tip: No water on the trail and almost no shade outside the tunnels — carry water even in November, and start before 10 AM on the weekend; the trailhead lot is small and fills. Strollers and bikes handle the railroad grade fine; that is the point of a railroad grade. Pair it with Hoover Dam (Move 2): the trail ends there.
10. Ethel M Holiday Cactus Garden Lights — the local tradition, open Thanksgiving night
What: The 33rd annual Holiday Cactus Garden: three acres of cactus and desert plants wrapped in a million lights, hot chocolate in hand, Santa on site. If Las Vegas has a hometown holiday ritual that belongs to locals rather than visitors, this is it.
Where exactly: Ethel M Chocolates flagship, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson, NV 89014 — about 20 minutes southeast of the Strip.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED (Ethel M, official page): The 2026 garden runs nightly November 5, 2026 – January 3, 2027. For this weekend: Thu Nov 26 through Sun Nov 29, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM (the Nov 6 – Dec 23 block runs 5–10 PM nightly; the season’s only closure is Christmas Day). No reservations required for the garden. Santa is there daily from 5 PM until one hour before closing, through Dec 23 — line cut-off is 9 PM sharp.
Cost — VERIFIED (Ethel M): $3 per person, cash or card, with a portion going to Help of Southern Nevada and Three Square Food Bank. Children under 2 and seniors 65+ are free. The Santa Express Pass (skip the Santa line, up to 6 people) is $40 via FareHarbor, Nov 6 – Dec 23 — worth it on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, the busiest Santa night of the four.
How long: 45 minutes – 1.5 hours, depending on the Santa line and the hot chocolate line, which are the same decision.
Practical tip: Park in the Ethel M lots or across the street at the Smith’s lot — the official page warns cars in the Green Valley Business Park / Roseman University lots will be towed. No dogs in the garden (exposed cactus at path level; service animals excepted). Thursday night after Thanksgiving dinner is the locals’ move: same lights, thinner crowd than Saturday.
11. The Neon Museum — see the old signs lit, after dark
What: The Neon Boneyard: 250-plus rescued Las Vegas signs in a 2.27-acre outdoor museum, some restored and lit, most glowing only with history. This is the one place in this guide where the casinos show up — as artifacts, in a museum, which is exactly where visiting family should meet them.
Where exactly: 770 Las Vegas Blvd. N., Las Vegas, NV 89101, just north of downtown.
Thanksgiving weekend hours — VERIFIED for the season (Neon Museum, official site), date-flagged: Through December 31, 2026, the museum sells two products: 2026 Daytime Admission, daily 3:00 – 5:00 PM, from $25, and 2026 Evening Admission, nightly 5:00 – 11:00 PM, from $35. (The museum’s September–May pattern is a 3 PM – 11 PM campus, last admission 10 PM.) The official site does not publish a Thanksgiving Day closure in what we could open — the tickets calendar sells by date, so confirm Thu Nov 26 availability on the official tickets page before promising it, and default to a Friday or Sunday evening slot, which is also when the lit signs do their thing. Guided History Tours and the Brilliant! Jackpot show are 45-minute add-ons to admission.
Cost: From $25 daytime / from $35 evening (adult, before processing fees). Book online in advance — evening sessions sell out on holiday weekends.
How long: About 45 minutes for the Boneyard at a walk; 1.5 hours with a tour or Brilliant! Jackpot.
Practical tip: The Boneyard is outdoors and uncovered — a November night visit means jackets, and the 5 PM evening entry catches the signs right as they light. Buy the timed ticket before you buy anything else this weekend; of everything in this guide, this is the one that actually sells out.
12. The breakfast anchors — fuel the weekend locally
Two breakfasts carry this whole guide. Neither takes reservations. Both are worth the early alarm.
The Coffee Cup Cafe — Boulder City. 512 Nevada Way, Boulder City, NV 89005. The World Famous Coffee Cup: family-run diner in the historic district, featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, famous locally for pork chili verde and for the line out the door on weekends. Listings agree on daily hours of 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Verify before you go for Thanksgiving Day — no Thanksgiving-specific hours could be confirmed from the cafe’s own channels; it is the natural fuel stop before the Railroad Trail / Hoover Dam day (Moves 2 and 9) on Friday–Sunday. Tip: arrive before 8 AM on Saturday or accept the wait — the turnaround once you’re seated is fast, per the cafe itself.
PublicUs — Downtown Las Vegas. 1126 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89101. Canteen-style coffeehouse and bakery in Fremont East: order at the counter, brekkie sandwich or breakfast burrito, macadamia nut latte, pastry case with the blueberry cream cheese scone. Listings agree on daily hours of 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Verify before you go for Thanksgiving Day — regular daily hours are consistent everywhere, but holiday hours were not confirmed on the venue’s own site. Tip: this is the Saturday stack — PublicUs at 9, Market in the Alley (Move 8) at 11, Neon Museum (Move 11) after dark, all inside one downtown mile. A second downtown coffee option with the same flag: Vesta Coffee Roasters, 1114 S. Casino Center Blvd. in the Arts District, listed Mon–Fri 7 AM – 4 PM, Sat 8 AM – 4 PM, Sun 9 AM – 4 PM — verify holiday hours at vestacoffee.com.
THE WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
| Day | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Nov 26 — Thanksgiving | Red Rock Scenic Drive, in before 8 AM, out by noon (Move 1) — or Hoover Dam crest + bridge walk (Move 2) | Family dinner. Rest. Nothing on this list needs Thursday afternoon. | Ethel M Cactus Garden Lights, 5–10 PM (Move 10) — open Thanksgiving night, thinnest crowd of the weekend |
| Fri Nov 27 | Valley of Fire via the West Entrance (open Fri–Sun) (Move 3) — or Springs Preserve at 9 AM (Move 4) | The other one of those two, or Seven Magic Mountains on the drive back (Move 5) | Neon Museum Evening Admission, 5–11 PM (Move 11) |
| Sat Nov 28 — Small Business Saturday | Coffee Cup breakfast in Boulder City (Move 12), then the Santa Train, 9:30 AM departure (Move 7) | Boulder City antique row + free dam museum (Move 6) — or drive back for Market in the Alley, 11 AM – 4 PM (Move 8) | North Pole Express if seats release (Move 7) — or Ethel M with the $40 Santa Express Pass (Move 10) |
| Sun Nov 29 | PublicUs breakfast downtown (Move 12), then the Historic Railroad Trail, tunnels and back (Move 9) | Hoover Dam Visitor Center + Power Plant Tour — full menu is back on (Move 2) | Early night. They fly out tomorrow having seen the real map. |
Book first, in this order: (1) Santa Train tickets — launch weekend, sells out. (2) Red Rock timed-entry reservations on Recreation.gov for any 8 AM – 5 PM entry. (3) Neon Museum evening tickets. Everything else in this guide is walk-up.
Total damage, family of four, doing most of it: Red Rock $20/car + Valley of Fire $15/car + Lake Mead pass $25/car + Hoover Dam parking $10 + two dam Visitor Center tickets… call it under $200 in admissions for the whole weekend if the out-of-state grandparents do the $18.95 Springs Preserve tickets and everyone does the Neon Museum at night. The most expensive thing here is the antique your mother-in-law falls in love with on Arizona Street. That one is on you.
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