Here is a list of some Las Vegas area Day trips. These are trip that would take a whole day or most of a day to do from the Las Vegas Area.
Also be sure to see the Las Vegas Area Ghost Towns section.

• Death Valley National Park
  135 miles (216 km.) from Las Vegas in Death Valley, CA 92328
  760-786-2331      Has the lowest elevation on North American Continent at 280 feet below sea level (84.93 meters), Zabriskie Point, 20 Mule Canyon, Scotty's Castle.
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• Desert National Wildlife Refuge
  16001 Corn Creek Road, Las Vegas, NV 89124
  702-879-6110      The largest refuge in the contiguous United States encompassing six major mountain ranges and seven distinct life zones.
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• Extraterrestrial Highway
  Nevada State Route 375, Rachel, NV
        In the mood to take a break from all the gambling mayhem? Plenty of big blues open skies and lonely roads sound intriguing you? Well get an early head start and fill your gas tank to full plus because your gonna need it when you take the trip on the mysterious E.T. Highway.
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• Grand Canyon National Park
  2 Albright Ave., Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
  520-638-7888      Named the greatest natural wonder of the world, the Grand Canyon was formed over millions of years by the swift water of the Colorado River, as well as by constant exposure to the wind and sun. The result, miles of formations of rocks and earth, greets the eye in a profusion of striking colors and depths.
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• Kelso Depot Visitor Center
  90942 Kelso Cima Rd., Kelso CA
  760 252-6108      Kelso Depot Visitor Center is a renovated train station that serves as a visitor center for the Mojave National Preserve.
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• Mojave National Preserve
  90942 Kelso Cima Rd, Kelso, CA 92309
  760-252-6100      This is a 1.6 million acre park with Joshua tree forests, Singing sand dunes, volcanic cinder cones, and carpets of wildflowers. A visit to its mountains, canyons, and mesas will reveal long-abandoned mines, homesteads, and rock-walled military outposts.
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