October has been a great month for outdoor activities with the perfect weather to enjoy it. We went to several of the areas multiple times, as they were free or very low cost.
Red Rock Canyon National Preservation Area
You can either pay $15 for a day pass or get the annual America the Beautiful National Park Pass to enter the area. The scenic 13 mile drive has many pull off areas to hike and explore. The best areas seem to be during the first half of the one way drive. The hikes vary in length and difficulty with some being quite strenuous which we avoided with ease. There was a group on scooters from Red Rock Scooter Tours which would be a fun way to go through the park.
Boulder City
This is a lovely peaceful town with some decent restaurants and tourist activities. The town was started to house the workers building the Hoover Dam. The dam and its tours were closed so we just explored Boulder City.
Springs Preserve
The Springs Preserve is a delightful 180 acre outdoor area that you can enter for $5 and even comes with a free train ride. Amazingly, it is the center of Vegas, yet remains untouched. You can also access the museums, but they were closed for us.
7 Magic Mountains
Roadside art attraction south of Vegas on I-15. Not much there, but fun to walk around and great photo op.
Clark County Wetlands
Another great find on the east side of Vegas, almost Henderson. A free entry to a very delightful wetlands. Great walking trails, ponds, viewing areas, even a small theater with educational short films.
Henderson bird Viewing Preserve
Another free activity that we discovered just before we left Vegas. There are 9 ponds together that you can walk around.
That is it for now. A few more Vegas posts, then we will catch up on California.
Randy and Robin's Roving Retirement 