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After leaving the Valley of Fire and taking a nice drive across the desert tundra of North Shores Lake Mead Recreational Area, we'll be getting close to our final destination at Hoover Dam. We'll hit a nice place for photos and then if you signed up for the optional Hoover Dam tour, is next on the list. The tour of Hoover Dam is where you experience the very pit of Hoover's mighty belly, see how it was constructed, and the impact this Dam has on the country. Once we get to the tour of Hoover Dam that is put on by Hoover Dam officials, it will be the end of our day, if your are going on the Discovery Tour. So, feel free to take your time and browse around. You can explore the shops, purchase souvenirs and other trinkets, get a bite to eat at the concession stands, watch a brief film about the history of the dam in a theater or just browse across edge of the dam. There are lots of little places to see around the west side of the Dam. We'll get most or our best photos from the east side, where there is usually lots of free parking. If you are not going on the Discovery Tour we can escort you back into the shop.

  • Hoover Dam Visitors Center is open year round except for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • Tickets can be purchased online or at the Dam.
  • We suggest waiting until you arrive to purchase tickets to see how much time we have before the motorcycle is due back. There is no standing in long tickets lines, there are always plenty of opportunity to purchase the ticket.
  • The length of the Discovery Tour is about 45 minutes.

This Hoover Dam tour used to be .10, as a boy growing up in Las Vegas. Almost funny...

The new Discovery Tour is also included with this admission price. In addition to the Exhibit Hall you will have a lectured presentation by professional guides and the access to the Visitor's Center, the indoor and outdoor observation decks and a trip to the generator room via one of the dam's elevators.

NOTE: The Guided Tour should NOT be taken by anyone who suffers from claustrophobia or those with a pacemaker or defibrillators. The tour will be in confined spaces and around generators emitting electromagnetic frequencies.

Hoover Dam Rules

Discounts: America the Beautiful, Golden Eagle or Golden Age Passports/discounts are NOT accepted for admission to the Hoover Dam Visitor Center or tours. They can be used for admission to parks and facilities that receive benefits from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (like Lake Mead National Recreation Area); however, Hoover Dam is entirely self-funded and does not receive the benefits from this Fund.

Traffic: Commercial trucks (18-wheelers) are prohibited from crossing the dam, and must use the Highway 95 detour through Laughlin, Nevada/Bullhead City, Arizona. Most passenger vehicles are allowed to cross the dam, but all are subject to inspection at security checkpoints. (Note: Contents of moving vans and enclosed campers must be easily inspected.) Motorhomes and other high clearance vehicles cannot park in the Parking Garage and must use parking areas on the Arizona side of the dam. For more information, see "Crossing Hoover Dam: A Guide for Motorists" (Acrobat .pdf file - 73 KB).
 

Double Take: Hoover Dam

Stopping on top of the dam in any vehicle is prohibited. YOU CANNOT STOP YOUR MOTORCYCLE ALONG THE OUTER PATH OF TRAFFIC ON TOP OF THE DAM WITHOUT TAKING THE CHANCE OF BEING FINED!

Pedestrians are not allowed on the top of the dam during hours of darkness.

Pets are not allowed anywhere on site.

Food, chewing gum, canned drinks and drinks in cups are NOT allowed on the Dam or in the buildings. Water bottles are permitted.

Hoover Dam Discover Tour:
What is the "Hoover Dam Discover Tour"? This is a foot-tour with a guide down into the Dam showing you it's internal structure and is only around $11. If you have never done this, we highly recommend it. Just leave the bike in one of the free parking areas or park in the parking garage if they have any parking available and get a ticket. The tour runs all day long.

Tour: Valley of Fire Tour / Hoover Dam
  • On Going: Thursdays - Sundays
  • No Minimum Group Requirements
  • Book The Tour: Click Here
  • On Way Trip Miles: Approximately 145 Miles
  • Mount Up: 6:50am
  • Safety Tips Meeting: 6:55am
  • Leaves: 8am - 1pm or Later
  • Roads: Paved
  • Hoover Dam Discovery Tour: Optional
  • Exhibit Hall: Included
  • State Park Fees: Included
  • Questions: Facts

 

What's Included

 

What's Not Included

  • Food and snacks

  • Beverages

  • Fuel and oil

  • Insurance

  • Tips

  • Personal souvenirs

  • Parking Fees in the Garage at Hoover Dam

 

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Hoover Dam
Seventh Wonder of the World

Who has not heard of the legendary MIGHTY Hoover Dam. Seventh Wonder of the World of engineering. For many years you've been able to drive across the Dam as a throughway from either Arizona to Nevada, or from Nevada to Arizona. Being able to drive across Hoover without paying a fee, will not always be the case I am thinking. Millions and millions drive across this Dam every year and over 1,000,000 people a year frequent the tours. There is a marker on Hoover Dam where you can stand with one foot on the Arizona side and one foot on the Nevada side to visit both states at once!

Below is some information that I've gathered over the years and thought to share it with you, mostly photos from activity around the Dam. Sadly, some of this you may not be aware of, or realize about the recent trials of the great Hoover Dam. It isn't holding much water up these days behind those mighty walls.

We've had 2 marina's located on Lake Mead close recently but the fact is, it doesn't make Hoover Dam a bit less interesting. It's still an amazing wonder of the world, truly a site to behold that will keep you thinking for days to come.

 

 
The photo above was taken December of 2008, the photo below was taken in February of 2006. In the span of just 2 years, notice the water level on the side of Hoover Dam as noted by the arrow below (compare). What does this mean? I don't know about how much water a 10' drop is in 2 years but would guess it to be substantial. The water level even as noted by the alkaline watermark on the side of the rocks attest to one honest fact, Lake Mead is in trouble and residents of Las Vegas are being squeezed harder and harder about water conservation. This is the reason why. We are running out of water. It isn't a joke, it's the real world that we live in today.

If it isn't water level's threatening Hoover, it's the threat of terrorism.

 
 
 
An Outstanding Photo of the Mighty Hoover Dam

 
This is a place people like to visit year round. Over 1,000,000 visitors annually take the tour.

 
Wow you say?

 
As you can imagine, if there was construction happening at Hoover Dam, it would be a very big project and guess what, there is. Construction is everywhere around Las Vegas. You'll see a lot of amazing construction going on around the Dam now days. Recently, due to high winds one of the HUGE cranes shown below collapsed to the ground.

 

Imagine one of these guys coming down.
 
Photo overlooking the west ridge of Hoover Dam near a restricted area.

 
 
The opening of the Hoover Dam overpass will be a welcomed site for those wanting to cross the Dam, as traffic can get to be a problem, as you can see below.

 
The new Hoover Dam visitors center and parking garage location. The parking garage holds only 400 vehicles, parking is very limited. Hoover Dam encourages the use of Tour Buses to come out and visit. We encourage a Motorcycle and stuffing 3 in a parking spot.

 
Many aesthetic improvements have been made around the Dam of recent years to give it's visitors a much more pleasant experience.

 
Check points before and after crossing the dam must be crossed. Large Semi-Trucks are not even allowed over the Dam these days. As you can see, this handsome security guard is there to insure rules are followed and to check vehicles. Vehicles are pulled over and completely searched if they are crossing the Dam with any kind of cargo or Motorhome. If they refuse to be searched, they will not be allowed across and can turn you around.

Security, Projects and Hoover Dam management are by a government controlled agency called the BUREAU OF RECLAMATION and has been handling these affairs, including the tours since 1931.

 
Another construction project on the east side of the Dam. Fortunately we will not traverse this one.
 
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