Going to Nevada

[SammyClaws]

We are heading to Henderson (east of Vegas?) Oct 25-28. Our plans include a full day of caching while we are there. We are going to hit some caches in our area to pick up some travel bugs for the trip. However, if anyone else would like to send one, we be happy to take a few hitchhikers along for you.

Also if anyone has cached out there before, we’d love any advice you would care to share.

Thanks!

[Vegas Gamblers]

I would highly recommend checking out Red Rock Canyon, it is east of Vegas but easy to get to on the 215. There are caches in the canyon and in the state park there that will take you to some wonderful views. Here is a bookmark list http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=f8e6e6e1-6709-4a7d-95dc-e341793bb6b8

Also Valley Of Fire State Park which is north of Vegas on 15 is another wonderful SP that has some out of this world rock formations. Here is the book mark list for VOF http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=c74180d6-3f3e-4c3a-a3c6-791111aac8e3

Third Mt. Charleston had some of the most unusual cache containers that we have seen and it is NW of Vegas. The temps at Mt. Charleston were in the 70’s when we were there in July and the temps in Vegas were 100’s. This is one that we did on Mt. Charleston but you can find ones close to it. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=934aad2f-c048-47c6-994a-b75fc4ed1f9b

[SammyClaws]

Wow thanks for the reply, your recommdations beat the 25 caches I selected from the area around the hotel. And we are planning an ATV outing, one of the choices was Valley of Fire. I think you just made the choice for us, as we could do both now.

[LDove]

😯 😯 Have fun, but watch out for snakes! ech – we saw one while there, and beat a hasty retreat! 😮

[kbraband]

I did some geocaching in the desert north of Las Vegas this summer. This one (GCHFZ2) was my favorite location. You’ll need a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The area is very remote but on public land. You just keep going up and up and up during the drive to the cache.

[Vegas Gamblers]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

I would highly recommend checking out Red Rock Canyon, it is east of Vegas but easy to get to on the 215. There are caches in the canyon and in the state park there that will take you to some wonderful views. Here is a bookmark list http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=f8e6e6e1-6709-4a7d-95dc-e341793bb6b8

Also Valley Of Fire State Park which is north of Vegas on 15 is another wonderful SP that has some out of this world rock formations. Here is the book mark list for VOF http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=c74180d6-3f3e-4c3a-a3c6-791111aac8e3

Third Mt. Charleston had some of the most unusual cache containers that we have seen and it is NW of Vegas. The temps at Mt. Charleston were in the 70’s when we were there in July and the temps in Vegas were 100’s. This is one that we did on Mt. Charleston but you can find ones close to it. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=934aad2f-c048-47c6-994a-b75fc4ed1f9b

I should correct my post, Red Rock Canyon is west of Vegas. Enjoy, VOF is a great place.

[Mathman]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

I would highly recommend checking out Red Rock Canyon, it is east of Vegas but easy to get to on the 215. There are caches in the canyon and in the state park there that will take you to some wonderful views. Here is a bookmark list http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=f8e6e6e1-6709-4a7d-95dc-e341793bb6b8

Also Valley Of Fire State Park which is north of Vegas on 15 is another wonderful SP that has some out of this world rock formations. Here is the book mark list for VOF http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=c74180d6-3f3e-4c3a-a3c6-791111aac8e3

Third Mt. Charleston had some of the most unusual cache containers that we have seen and it is NW of Vegas. The temps at Mt. Charleston were in the 70’s when we were there in July and the temps in Vegas were 100’s. This is one that we did on Mt. Charleston but you can find ones close to it. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=934aad2f-c048-47c6-994a-b75fc4ed1f9b

I should correct my post, Red Rock Canyon is west of Vegas. Enjoy, VOF is a great place.

West? East? West? East?? No wonder the Vegas Gamblers are always lost!

[Vegas Gamblers]

I just remembered that if you are on the strip and into waymarking I started a Las Vegas Benchmark category. They are along the strip, on both sides, starting in front of the MGM and go to the north. We located up to 25 of them but only marked one so others could find them and log them. Of course it was number 21. Here is a pic of the one we found in front of the Monte Carlo.

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