Driving to Vegas

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Traveling to Las Vegas by car could also be some of the easiest proposition bets a gambler will ever encounter. Main routes from California flow easily into both Las Vegas along I-15 from La and into Reno along I-80 from Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. There's casinos in 38 states, but Las Vegas draws the heaviest stream of car traffic of any gaming center.

Population Boom

Nevada's population has greater than doubled within the last 20 years, so travelers will find 58 Nevada cities that provide casinos! Some have only slot machines, but many have full-scale casinos that rival those present in Reno and other locations around the states.

California to Las Vegas

Las Vegas gets the majority of its vehicle traffic from California, but some hearty souls travel down for Oregon and Washington also. I-5 is the very best route with a variety of rest stops, gas stations and fast food restaurants to whet your thirst along the best way. Once travelers are near Sacramento in Northern California, they are able to take either I-5 or highway 99 south to Bakersfield.

Taking highway 58 to Barstow is the quickest route, but there's more open country and less rest stops in this leg of the adventure (remember: Barstow or Bust!). From Barstow, take I-15 east to Las Vegas. Then your only question may be where to park.

From Southern California, below Bakersfield and around San Bernadino/Riverside, you may get on to I-15. The highway is excellent in to Las Vegas with a variety of roadside stops. There aren't any long stretches without gas or fast-food, and cruising at 70 mph or above is standard. It's approximately five hours (280 miles) to Las Vegas from La. Some travelers do choose to take the trip to Pahrump, NV for a more serene casino vacation.

If you end up just about the Arizona border near Blyth, California, it would be best to take I-10 towards Pomona where you may get onto 1-15 east.

Arizona to Las Vegas

From Flagstaff, take I-40 to Kingman where you'll be able to head over to highway 93 north and over Boulder Dam. From Phoenix, start the four hour, 225 mile-ride toward Flagstaff on I-17. Next, take Carefree Highway towards Lake Pleasant after which State Route 74 to Wickenburg, 50 miles from Phoenix.

In Wickenburg, take US 93, the Arizona Joshua Parkway, but bear in mind that that is also the deadliest highway in Arizona. The route is normally just two-lanes with poor visibility as a result of turns and dips within the road.

Highway 93 from Kingman takes the traveler over Boulder Dam to Las Vegas. Taking the Bullhead City exit takes the traveler west on Highway 68 which merges into Arizona Highway 95. Turn right on the Laughlin Bridge and also you are at Casino Row - at Don Laughlin's Riverside.

Traveling from Laughlin to Las Vegas is approximately 100 miles on some very straight, very boring road. 19 miles on NV 163 to Seachlight, after which 55 miles to US 95 north towards Henderson, then directly to Las Vegas.

From Utah to Nevada

From Southern Utah, essentially the most direct path to Las Vegas is thru St. George. I-15 travels through Mesquite, Nevada with several prominent hotel casinos and on into Las Vegas.

Traveling from Salt Lake City towards Reno, drivers travel along I-80 past Wendover on the Nevada border and thru Elko, Battle Mountain, and Winnemucca to Reno. The street isn't ever closed as a result of snow and has only gradual changes in altitude. Each major town has hotel casinos but there are some 50-miles stretches of barren desert. Highway 93 south will also be traveled from Wendover to Las Vegas.

Reno and Lake Tahoe from California

From Southern or Northern California, travelers will take I-5 or highway 99 to Sacramento. Routes to either Reno or Lake Tahoe are approximately 100 miles. Travelers heading to South Shore Lake Tahoe will take highway 50, a winding mountain highway liable to snow within the winter, but beautiful during all seasons. Those wishing to travel to Reno will take I-80, that is a smoother, quicker path to Nevada, but additionally offers some mountain highway with snow within the winter.

Drivers might also travel along highway 395 which runs past Death Valley, Yosemite, Mono Lake and Bridgeport as much as Nevada at Topaz Lake. The street is normally two-lanes, extremely just about of how especially within the fall, and will be followed from the Nevada border to Carson City. There's a new extension with an attractive archway above Washoe Valley that makes the drive to Reno a snap. Travelers in extreme Northern California too can take highway 395 south from Susanville to Sparks and Reno.

From Idaho to Nevada

Visitors from Idaho are inclined to take highway 93 south to the Nevada state line at Jackpot, which features several hotel casinos. Highway 51 will also be taken directly into Elko.

From Oregon to Nevada

Although Oregon borders Nevada, travelers are inclined to take I-5 south into California before catching highway 395 and driving through Susanville to Sparks and Reno or heading straight down I-5 to Bakersfield after which over to Las Vegas.

Traveling from Reno to Las Vegas

Reno to Las Vegas is approximately 440 miles and far of the route offers 75 mph highway. Leaving Reno, take I-80 east to Salt Lake City. Reno is approximately 30 miles to Fernley where the traveler should take highway 50 another 30 miles to Fallon. AN INSTANTANEOUS path to Las Vegas is obtainable along highway 95 from the center of the city of Fallon. This drive could have stretches of desert that provide no service for as much as 100 miles.

Towns along the route are Hawthorne (135 miles), Tonopah (105 miles), Beatty (94 miles), and directly to Las Vegas, that is another 117 miles.

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