Driving between Las Vegas and The Grand Canyon is one of the most popular road trips in the United States. Luckily, there is a lot of great places to stop on the trip. From National Parks, architectural wonders, places filled with history, quirky roadside stops, and even monsters, this drive has it all.
In this video we drive from the Las Vegas Strip and stop at what we think are the best stops on the way to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim.
If you are driving from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas, be sure to use this list in reverse. 🙂
00:00 Intro
01:47 Nevada State Railroad Museum
02:27 Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum
03:47 Lake Mead National Recreation Area
04:31 Hoover Dam
07:21 Arizona Last Stop
07:53 Kingman Visitor Center and Route 66 Museum
08:52 Seligman, Arizona
09:47 Ash Fork Route 66 Museum
10:36 Williams, Arizona
11:46 Raptor Ranch
13:02 Tusayan, Arizona
Williams is really a classic, plus it's near Grand Canyon as you mentioned, plus Amtrak stops there!
“Video doesn’t do it justice”. I tell everyone the same!
BRO ✂️s 😂
Thank you, sincerely
Interesting side trips: Chloride (Roy Purcell's rock art), Oatman (burros roaming main street).
Why didn't you go to the north rim? Its only 258 miles, and the north rim is at a higher elevation, making for lush forests and more wildlife, including California Condors. It is also more natural, with less of the junky signs of civilization that you get on the south rim.
Excellent video and very educational. Thank you for making this video. Will you include fees or ticket price and where we can purchase at the better price.❤👍
Done this trip a couple of times I always stop at the snow cap inn for lunch the family that owns and runs it are a nice family.
OMFG!!! Is this a joke!?! The only thing missing is THE BIG BALL OF YARN…
As of 4/7/24 Lake Mead is now 54% full, thanks to all the massive rainfall we have had in the last two years.
What a difference a year makes, Lake Mead rose 30 ft in just the last year! I got cheated out of my Grand Canyon vacation by the pandemic! While I was home I took a fall and could no longer travel! Thanks again for taking me places I can't go anymore!!
Those birds are raptor birds Great video
Thank you!
It is really surprising what one year will do to the depth of water in Lake Mead's reservoir.
I know it's telling, but Los Vegas has changed so much since I was last there, 50+ years ago. Time flies, when pursuing other lands.
Thank you again!
Obrigado novamente.
Great video explanation!.
Planning to go in July
What is the closest side to see the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas? Is it 280 miles from the strip or is there closer to being able to go and return to the strip on the same day?. Thanks , great work!
Great video. Great information
This is a very helpful and informative video, thank you so much for showing and explaining the nice stops along the way.
Hi!! I love your video and it’s a huge help because I have my itinerary the same as a the video but I would like to do a couple questions to see if you can help me. I’m planning tondo this road trip at the end of may and I would like to know if a take the old Route 66 I lost all this stops from your video? And when you get to the Grand Canyon did you know where rim did you get? I hope you can help me… thanks in advance
Een there done that. Lived in Surprise, AZ for 13 years…left in ‘16
Can I make all the same stops going from Williams to LV??
Great video with good tips for our RV trip this summer. Greeting from Switzerland.
Great video. I have done Las Vegas, Williams and the Grand Canyon, but with wife and kids we were always in a rush to get to our destination. Upcoming life changes will find me relocating to Kingman, AZ and I am looking forward to having more time to explore these areas and more. I think for anyone traveling the USA this is a great roadtrip to make as there is plenty of nature to see, quirky little shops/restaurants and it gives a good representation of the vastness of the USA.
hi, I am from the UK, and have family in Alabama. I was thinking of visiting them and then doing a bucket list trip to Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon.
I have already had some tips, flying into Vegas, driving to Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon…I was hoping to do the visit and the drive in 7 days leave, Just wondering how many days to allocate, the best time of year to go, and how much time in each place?
Can you give me some advice please.
Im planning to do this in a day. Is it enough time? What time should I leave vegas? 6am
Dude you go everywhere! you make that kind of money off of youtube?
Great video!
Great video!
She passed away four years ago. We had good Together
I want to thank you for this video you brought back a lot of good memories when me and my wife went there 1969 or 70 we had a beautiful time there. Thank you again for the video. That’s when I was stationed TRAVIS Air Force force base, California, Fairfield
I thought the Grand canyon was a 20 minute drive from Las vegas! 🤣 My trip from Australia is going to take a bit more research and planning
What a great video! I am from California and have been to both places many a times but always wondered what this route is actually like! Thanks for the fun video!
That was cool
Arriving at the Grand Canyon does actually take your breath away. While the video was exceptionally well done, seeing it in person is a bucket list item.
Afterall, we are all just a compilation of memories over our lifetime.
I used to live on the south Rim of the Grand Canyon back in 79 and 80.
Music is too loud
Can you tell me how long i should plan to land in vegas, make a leisurely trip to the grand canyon and return to vegas in time to fly home? Hopefully getting a night or two in on the vegas strip?
We will have 3 chilren in tow so not nedi g to gamble just see the sights in vegas
Boulder is a side trip now, like Kingman. Not a lost missed to bypass these old relics.
We made the exact same trip from LV to the Grand Canyon last year. Looking for ourselves in your video. 😂
Great video for all the stuff you miss on the interstate,What a way to see the real America,Thanks.
Awesomeness ❤ thank you!
What time you started at the strip and what time you reached the south rim, did you stay over night with all those stops and then head to the GC. next day?
nice video thanks for sharing
What a great job you guys did with your videos! We really enjoyed them,thanks so much
I’m doing this road trip but on the other direction, from South rim to Vegas. Thanks for this video with good advices and recommendations. “Women pee in Arizona, men pee in Nevada” lol
oooh, I did the tour where you go out on a pontoon boat at the base of the dam and I have pictures of them still building the bridge (was about half complete at the time)
Enjoyed this. We were going to do this exact road trip (actually around same time that you filmed this) but had such a blast in Vegas that we were driving along and decided wife and kids were just too tired. Stopped for some food and gas and head on home. But plan to hit the road and explore these stops soon. Great tips and insights, cheers.