Hoover Dam Las Vegas Tours

Hoover Dam also known as Boulder Dam was started in 1931 and was finished in 1935. Located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.The Hoover Dam is considered within the states of Nevada and Arizona. The Length of the dam is 1244ft, 726 is the hoover dam height. The Dam creates Lake Mead. It is named after President Herbert Hoover. We at hoover dam las vegas tours can guide you through this information while you are on tour with us.

About a million visitors a year take the hoover dam tour, millions more drive across the top - which allows vehicle traffic. Hoover dam las vegas tours can help you with your route to the dam. Some vehicles are not allowed to cross Hoover Dam which are 18-wheel semi-trucks, commercial busses with luggage and moving vans or other vehicles longer than 26.5 feet.

Hoover Dam serves as the Colorado River crossing for the highway U.S. Route 93. There are just two lanes of traffic across the top of the dam, too. Traffic across Hoover Dam is restricted. Some types of vehicles are inspected prior to crossing the dam while semi-trailer trucks, buses carrying luggage, and enclosed-box trucks over 40 feet long are not allowed on the bridge.

It is currently the world's 35th-largest hydroelectric generating station. Traffic around the dam during holidays and weekends are very heavy with delays on the roadways to the site. The dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on US Highway 93 at the Nevada-Arizona border.

Hours of Operation:

Note: All times are for the Pacific Time Zone.

Parking Garage: Open 8:00 a.m. -- Close 6:00 p.m. Parking fee: $7.00 (cash only)

Visitor Center: Open 9:00 a.m. -- Close 6:00 p.m. Tickets sold until 5:15 p.m.

Tours: Summer: first tour is at 9:15 a.m.; last tour is at 5:15 p.m.
(NOTE: We are presently operating under the summer hours schedule.)
              Winter: first tour is at 9:15 a.m.; last tour is at 4:15 p.m.

The Hoover Dam Visitor Center is open every day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas days.

Hoover Dam information above from hoover dam las vegas tours.

.

It took five years to build the dam 1931-1935. Referred to as power plant and appurtenant works. Appurtenant works are the spillways, low level outlets and water conduits. It took 6.5 years to fill Lake Mead. Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake in the U.S. Hoover dam las vegas tours can also arrange a visit to the lake. The lake provides year round recreation to 9 million visitors a year and has a surface area of about 247 square miles when full.

There are 17 main turbines and two station-service units located in a U-shaped structure at the base of the dam. They produce between 2 and 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. The Hoover Dam Visitor Center provides information on the creation of the dam in the form or an audio-visual presentation and numerous exhibits, photographs and memorabilia. There are more than 1 million visitors whom tour Hoover Dam every year. See how Hoover Dam, the Stock Market Crash, the Depression impacted America. Contact hoover dam las vegas tours and we can arrange a tour of this monument.