Parents, you don’t have to put away your poker chips to enjoy a family-friendly vacation in Las Vegas. The city has everything a family needs for fun, and it’s easy to access most attractions using public transportation.
If you stay in a Las Vegas RV campground, you can take advantage of shuttle services, so you won’t have to worry about RV parking near the Strip. If your campground doesn’t have a shuttle service, several casinos have oversized parking lots.
The Las Vegas Strip has so many things to do and see. Aquarium lovers won’t want to miss the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium. The aquarium is an educational exhibit that features aquatic animals like exotic sharks, stingrays, and endangered green sea turtles, and even a 3D-movie experience.
Thrill-seekers can spend an entire day riding roller coasters like the Big Apple Coaster at New York-New York or the Insanity and X-Scream coasters at the Strat. If roller coasters aren’t enough to get your blood pumping, before leaving the Strat, ride the Big Shot, a giant slingshot that shoots riders skyward off the top of the hotel. One of the best places to take the family for rides could be next door to your RV campground if you stay at the Circus Circus Hotel and RV Park. Most of the attractions at Circus Circus were created for both kids and adults.
With a rental camper in Las Vegas, you can sleep and recreate in one location. Death Valley National Park has much to see and do with plenty of RV-friendly roads, parking lots, and campgrounds located throughout the park. Although the park has outdoor activities like hiking, biking, cycling, and ranger-led tours, you won’t want to miss the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin, which sits at 282-feet below sea level. Because of the extreme summer heat, it’s best to visit the park in the cooler months, between October and April.
Your Las Vegas RV rental wouldn’t be complete without visiting Hoover Dam. The dam straddles the Nevada-Arizona border, and at the time of its completion, was the largest dam in the world. Today, visitors can tour the power plant, check out the visitor center, and view the Colorado River and Lake Mead from above. If you take your RV, you must park in the parking lots on the Arizona side of the dam.