Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is located about 30 miles from Las Vegas. We travel the same road as we take to Valley of Fire and Lake Mead but keep going past the lake turn. We are on Highway 93 which runs (ran) along the top of the dam. We were last there in 2009 before a bridge was completed to take through traffic off the dam. Our visits to the Grand Canyon and Sedona took us along 93-crossing the dam involved a time change as we moved from Nevada into Arizona.

Lake Mead-follow the road to the right of the lake

You know you are nearing the dam when these appear

These photos were from our last visit to the dam in 2009, when the bypass bridge was under construction.

These 4 towers are the inlets for the water from Lake Mead which drives the turbines near the bottom of the dam to make electricity which is sold to Nevada, Arizona and California.

Driving over the top of the dam

 Lake Mead begins 

There are overlooks once you cross the dam into Arizona where you can park your car and take photographs.

If you want to get out on the water there is a boat tour you can take from Lake Mead

The boat will sail up to the Hoover Dam so you'll get pretty much the same view as I showed from the overlook.

It's a pleasant hour on the water

Photos here are from 2003 long before they began to build the bypass bridge

Along the way you get to see some magnificent cliffs

There's a white goat standing on this one. Can you see him?

No hidden goats

You sail through this narrow channel

Beautiful colors in the rocks

Remember-only 30 miles from Las Vegas!

 Can you see the white goat in this one?

The boat returns to the dock

See you back in Las Vegas!