Our Cruise On Lake Mead In Addition To Visiting The Hoover Dam

During our wintertime break, nosotros made a route trip from our dwelling theater inwards Phoenix out to Las Vegas. One of our favorite activities from the calendar week that nosotros spent close the Las Vegas strip was taking a Lake Mead twenty-four hr stream cruise as well as thus presently afterward visiting the Hoover Dam--today, nosotros are sharing all of the details from this Las Vegas twenty-four hr stream trip!

Lake Mead as well as the Hoover Dam stimulate got e'er fascinated me (including learning close the structure of the dam itself during the 1930s, along alongside the role of the Lake Mead reservoir as well as the massive labor it took to build it). My mom as well as I source visited the Hoover Dam acre I was all the same inwards schoolhouse at Arizona State University, as well as nosotros took an extended tour of the within of the dam which was a chip scary but generally incredibly compelling. When I knew Adam as well as I were making plans to route trip out to Nevada, I knew nosotros had to brand a signal to dedicate a twenty-four hr stream to exploring Boulder City thus that Adam could run across the Hoover Dam for himself every bit good every bit stimulate got inwards the beauty of Lake Mead.

Just close 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip, Boulder City is a groovy means to escape the chaos of the strip as well as acquire exterior to savor the beauty of Lake Mead, the peaks on the H2O channeling the Colorado River, as well as a gamble to displace across town to explore the Hoover Dam.

While at that spot are a diverseness of person tours you lot tin forcefulness out stimulate got that volition convey you lot to the Hoover Dam correct from the strip, since nosotros were examination driving the Toyota Prius Four Touring, nosotros hopped inwards the auto as well as made the quick trip from the strip to the Lake Mead waterfront ourselves. We did non stimulate got to worry close gas mileage beingness an effect since nosotros were averaging close 199 miles per gallon inwards the Toyota Prius Hybrid Four Touring, as well as it ended upward beingness a brusk displace simply the same. I also prefer to displace rather than stimulate got a tour bus, every bit I similar to stimulate got the liberty to explore places at my ain speed as well as nosotros oft honor ourselves taking unexpected detours when nosotros honor a cool spot nosotros desire to banking concern tally out farther along the way.

For our twenty-four hr stream trip, nosotros embarked on our twenty-four hr stream cruise on the lake through Lake Mead Cruises. While they produce offering all kinds of specialty cruises, similar a brunch cruise as well as a dinner cruise, nosotros had opted for a midday cruise since nosotros knew nosotros wanted to also stimulate got wages of seeing the Hoover Dam afterward our ride on the lake was over.

Are you lot headed to Lake Mead for a cruise? Just thus you lot know, it is a business office of the U.S. National Park Service as well as you lot tin forcefulness out aspect to pay a fee when entering the area. Typically, the fee is $25 per vehicle, but you lot tin forcefulness out confirm the exact fees as well as rates on their website here.

When nosotros arrived at the dock at Lake Mead, nosotros checked inwards as well as waiting for the horn to signal us to board the boat. The source matter that surprised us when nosotros arrived was simply how beautifully pristine the H2O looked. From afar, I had non noticed that it had an exotic light-green color to it until nosotros walked onto the dock. Right every bit nosotros entered the dock, I looked downward as well as saw thus many large fish all gathered inwards 1 spot along alongside close a handful of ducks swimming approximately them.

As the horn signaled, everyone who was going on the twenty-four hr stream cruise boarded the send inwards a trouble as well as everyone was stopped at the door to stimulate got their photograph taken every bit an optional souvenir. Waiting inwards line, nosotros looked approximately the small-scale store located within the waiting area. While at that spot were a diverseness of drinks as well as snacks you lot could buy, since nosotros knew that they had nutrient as well as drinks available on the boat, nosotros opted to hold off to savor some tiffin until afterward nosotros got on board.

The boat had multiple levels, as well as the survive past times deck was completely outdoors alongside close fifty seats available. Below the survive past times observation deck, where nosotros spent the bulk of our fourth dimension during our cruise, at that spot is a bar expanse alongside food, drinks, as well as trade available for purchase. We did non purchase whatever merchandise, but nosotros did social club a fancy mixed gulp as well as nosotros did part 1 of their yummy double cheeseburgers (which was surprisingly very tasty for a burger on a lake boat!) After nosotros got our snacks, nosotros returned to the observation deck as well as listened to the staff providing us alongside facts close Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, as well as the Hoover Dam over the loudspeaker.

When our ride on Lake Mead Cruises came to an halt as well as nosotros had returned to the harbor as well as disembarked, nosotros jumped dorsum inwards the Toyota Prius Four Touring, plugged inwards the GPS, as well as made our means over to the Hoover Dam.

One matter to acquire out along inwards hear when visiting the Hoover Dam is to aspect traffic heading downward there. We sat inwards the Toyota Prius Four Touring moving inwards bumper to bumper traffic for close 20 minutes (and solely needing to go close ii miles downward the canyon). You tin forcefulness out also aspect to stimulate got to pay to commons inwards their multi-level parking garage, as well as acre the Hoover Dam fees may vary, you lot can check their website for to a greater extent than information (the typical parking fee is $10).

We could stimulate got gone inwards as well as requested a total in-depth tour of the within of the Hoover Dam, but nosotros opted to produce a self-walking tour approximately the walkway as well as sat out on the patio of the cafe looking out over the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge that sits over 850 feet to a higher house the H2O that runs below the Hoover Dam. You tin forcefulness out absolutely stimulate got the tour within of the dam if you lot stimulate got the funds as well as the fourth dimension to allow it, but nosotros opted to non acquire on a tour within during our visit.

If you lot are staying inwards Las Vegas on the strip or looking for an Arizona route trip idea, nosotros definitely recommend making the trip out to Lake Mead for a twenty-four hr stream cruise as well as stopping to run across the Hoover Dam!