Where to shoot within 200 miles of Vegas

LiveAwakeLiveAwake Registered Users Posts: 263 Major grins
edited March 17, 2010 in Location, Location, Location!
I'll be visiting Las Vegas at the end of the month, and I'm hoping to take a little road trip from there to somewhere that I can get some great sunrise/sunset/landscape shots. My first thought was Zion National Park in Utah, but I just thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone has a favorite place in that area they'd like to share.

The ideal would be somewhere I could camp for 1-2 nights. I know there's plenty of beautiful stuff around there to see, so lay it on me! Feel free to post a few of your own shots if you have them . . . .:D
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  • MarcyMarcy Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2010
    there are many to choose from -
    Las Vegas surrounding area - Red Rock State Park , Valley of Fire SP -
    Death Valley - north of LV
    Zion - outside of St George Ut
    Red Cliffs - outside of St George Ut
    Snow Canyon outside of St George
    Virgin River canyon driving to St George
    The new bridge at Hoover Dam - Lake Meade
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2010
    Bryce
    Canyonlands
    Arches
    Rags
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,366 moderator
    edited March 4, 2010
    Red Rock Canyon just to the west of Vegas - http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/.

    Valley of Fire State Park to the east - http://parks.nv.gov/vf.htm.

    Already mentioned, Death Valley and Zion are both favorites of mine.

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  • All things AlpineAll things Alpine Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited March 4, 2010
    you should keep your eyes on the wildflower bloom status in Death Valley. If you're willing to go that far, it might be worth it... they got a TON of rain this winter.
  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2010
    Lots of people going to Vegas. I am going for a trade show. Shoot pictures on the drive up and back.
    If the wildflowers are working in DV i am going there
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  • JSPhotographyJSPhotography Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2010
    The wife and hit the ground in Vegas, grabbed a car and headed to the Grand Canyon, couple quick shots as we crossed the dam, checked the canyon(Indian Reservation), pics at sunset, back to Boulder City, night shots at the dam. Stayed in Boulder City, hit the dam again in the morning for some sunrise shots. Drove up to Zion, spent the day till dark. Drove to Bryce, spent day and a half at Bryce. Shots of Red Rock and others on the way back through Zion and back to Vegas. Great trip
  • LiveAwakeLiveAwake Registered Users Posts: 263 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2010
    Marcy wrote:
    there are many to choose from -
    Las Vegas surrounding area - Red Rock State Park , Valley of Fire SP -
    Death Valley - north of LV
    Zion - outside of St George Ut
    Red Cliffs - outside of St George Ut
    Snow Canyon outside of St George
    Virgin River canyon driving to St George
    The new bridge at Hoover Dam - Lake Meade
    Wow, thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I apparently forgot to "subscribe" to this thread when I posted it, so I didn't realize that anyone had responded!

    I appreciate it!
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