Overview

Hype:

The Hoover Dam Visitor Center has a small museum showcasing history of the dam construction. A security screening is required before entering.

Time:

Fees: Admission

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Links: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/

Location

Closest City or Region: Boulder City, Nevada

Coordinates: 36.016159, -114.739461

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April 7, 2023 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Matt Laurendeau, Amanda Laurendeau, Alex Laurendeau, Caleb Laurendeau, Rose Laurendeau, Lila Laurendeau, Trey Laurendeau,

Story

We drove out to the Hoover dam first thing in the morning. We got tickets for the power plant tour and walk through the visitor center. 

Then we went to the parking lot and had another picnic lunch sitting on the ground. We had about a hundred people give us crusty looks when they tried to pull into the stall that was open only to discover that we were sitting in it eating lunch. It was a little bit of a game on our end to see how many people could scowl at us. 

After lunch, we went on our tour down to the power plant. It was pretty sweet. Then we walked across the Hoover dam to the Arizona side and then back, fighting the crowds because one of the sidewalks was closed due to a lming project. 

Tara, Matt, and a couple of their kids made a quick detour to the visitor center while the rest of us went to get our vehicles from the parking stalls, we met in in the middle and then drove as fast as we could back to Las Vegas so we could make it to our magic show in time.

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