In 2007 National Geographic's Adventure Magazine voted Las Vegas, Nevada the #1 best place to Live+Play. They added in parentheses: (seriously!). This is because most people think of Las Vegas as a gambling destination. However, in a four-hour perimeter around Las Vegas there are six national parks, including Grand Canyon, Zion and Death Valley; two national recreation areas - Lake Mead, and Spring Mountains; two national conservation areas - Red Rock Canyon, and Sloan Canyon; four national wildlife refuges - Ash Meadows, Desert, Pahranagat, and Moapa Valley; 24 wilderness areas, and 2 wilderness study areas.

With over 7 million acres of public land in southern Nevada, it is easy to find new, fun, and energizing things to do.